Raise : what 4-H teaches seven million kids and how its lessons could change food and farming forever

Raise : what 4-H teaches seven million kids and how its lessons could change food and farming forever / Kiera Butler ; with photographs by Rafael Roy.

When Kiera Butler visits a county fair for the first time, she is captivated by the white-uniformed members of the 4-H club and their perfectly groomed animals. She sets off on a search for a "real" 4-H'er, a hypothetical wholesome youth whom she imagines wearing cowboy boots and livi...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Butler, Kiera, 1980- (Author)
Other Authors: Roy, Rafael (Photographer)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2014]
Subjects:
4-H clubs > United States.
4-H clubs > Public relations.
Corporate sponsorship > United States.
Agricultural education > United States.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Agronomy > Crop Science.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Agronomy > General.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > General.
4-H clubs
4-H clubs > Public relations
Agricultural education
Corporate sponsorship
United States
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • "I wanted to be a cowgirl"
  • Learning by doing
  • "I do sheep the way other kids do soccer"
  • Bringing up baby
  • The big business of 4-H
  • "We are praying that DuPont will continue to provide for us"
  • Winning champions love root beer
  • Grow 'em big
  • The Contra Costa County fair
  • The Alameda County fair
  • "It's in my blood"
  • Conclusion: After the fairs.

Similar Items