Reserve Grand Champion Green Bean Plant. (also pips)

[textbookcase]

Yup, it's a thing. And yup, my kid just won it. Hahaha. Sorry, IG friends.



Also her rabbit won Best of Variety and she got a blue ribbon in Showmanship.

[bornbaker]

Awwww! The bean plant is VERY impressive!

And I love the bunny! I have a special place in my heart for bunnies!

[textbookcase]

Mar 1, 2014 18:20:01 GMT -5 bornbaker said:

Awwww! The bean plant is VERY impressive!

And I love the bunny! I have a special place in my heart for bunnies!

Keira's rabbit is SO FREAKING FAT. I love him.

[isabel]

Omg the picture of her and the bunny is so adorable! Too much cute.

[speckledfrog]

Never leave us. I love your posts about your town and your girls' activities.

[noodleskooze]

Your girls are little renaissance women! Love it!

[aussiecrush]

Your girls are darling. Great job!!

[textbookcase]

Mar 1, 2014 18:28:54 GMT -5 noodleskooze said:

Your girls are little renaissance women! Love it!

Or as a good friend said yesterday, "overachievers."

haha, thanks!

[textbookcase]

Mar 1, 2014 18:26:18 GMT -5 speckledfrog said:

Never leave us. I love your posts about your town and your girls' activities.

I will never quit this place! I've just been busy supervising the growing of award-winning green bean plants lately.

[twodogsandababy]

Yeah 4H! I did 4H growing up and am still involved in it. I've told H that as soon as our kids are old enough they will be doing rabbit 4H because those kids are super smart! Congrats to your kid!

[lime]

OMG - the bunny is so freaking cute.

And, the kids, of course.

[milosh]

Love it! Your girls are so sweet!

[cville]

Cutest little farmers ever.

[textbookcase]

Thanks! They have fun with it. Here's a bonus pic of Keira walking a pygmy goat.

[angelaa73]

Excellent work!

[gullterre15]

Awww! Congrats baby girl! I want my son to do 4h when he is old enough. How old do they have to be to do it? What does it entail fr your daughter's chapter?

[textbookcase]

Mar 3, 2014 13:27:03 GMT -5 gullterre15 said:

Awww! Congrats baby girl! I want my son to do 4h when he is old enough. How old do they have to be to do it? What does it entail fr your daughter's chapter?

I don't know what state you're in but I think it's different in different states. Here, they can start at age 5 as "Primary" members, which is more just for experience. They can raise a small animal (guinea pigs, rabbits, poultry, or pygmy goats) and participate in other project areas, like cooking, gardening, etc. but can't go to auction or get awards. When they're 9 they become "Junior" members and can raise a larger animal, go to auction, and receive awards. My girls raise rabbits (Cambria will have a calf next year) and are in the sewing, foods and nutrition, food preservation, arts and crafts, photography, and ornamental horticulture projects.

[gullterre15]

Mar 3, 2014 13:49:03 GMT -5 textbookcase said:

Mar 3, 2014 13:27:03 GMT -5 gullterre15 said:

Awww! Congrats baby girl! I want my son to do 4h when he is old enough. How old do they have to be to do it? What does it entail fr your daughter's chapter?

I don't know what state you're in but I think it's different in different states. Here, they can start at age 5 as "Primary" members, which is more just for experience. They can raise a small animal (guinea pigs, rabbits, poultry, or pygmy goats) and participate in other project areas, like cooking, gardening, etc. but can't go to auction or get awards. When they're 9 they become "Junior" members and can raise a larger animal, go to auction, and receive awards. My girls raise rabbits (Cambria will have a calf next year) and are in the sewing, foods and nutrition, food preservation, arts and crafts, photography, and ornamental horticulture projects.

We are in FL. A small county N of Tampa where ag is pretty mainstream. Thanks for the info!