Tagged With "H.D. Thoreau"
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REACHING TEN MILLION ENGAGED YOUTH WITH EXTENSION
The Cooperative Extension system has a vision of reaching 10 million youth annually through the 4-H program by the year 2025. The goal is to create opportunities for more youth to access 4-H and benefit from positive youth development (PYD) programs that lead to improved economic prosperity and quality of life outcomes for the youth of our nation. A Leading Edge Dialogue (LED) was held on this topic during the 2019 National Urban Extension Conference. The purpose of this LED session was to...
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On a Time for Grit
During these uncertain times when programming has ceased as we know it, as well as most other aspects of our life being upended, it can be discouraging or even overwhelming. It seemed a perfect time to continue my read and study into the concept of “Grit” by renown researcher and author, Angela Duckworth. In her New York Times best-selling book “ Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance” ; she lays out her initial studies at the U.S Military Academy at West Point. Duckworth’s quest was to...
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Re: On a Time for Grit
This is wonderful. Thank you for posting! I'll definitely check out Angela Duckworth's website.
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Re: Social Media Learning Circle w/Dr. Rose Hayden-Smith (Members Only)
Wow! You are good! I was just searching for a way to contact you. This is my Facebook page (such as it is). Thank you for looking at it. Feel free to speak frankly. I am a former newspaper reporter. It does not bother me if someone thinks my stuff stinks. (Well, not too much. ; D!) I can be reached at sweet10@purdue.edu . Thank you so much! https://www.facebook.com/Purdu...odal=admin_todo_tour
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ICYMI: A Virtual Tour: Explore Nutrition Tools and Resources from USDA and HHS Websites
We had a wonderful and very informative webinar yesterday with @Marcia Greenblum & @colleen.sideck from USDA, and @Holly H. McPeak from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services! During the webinar, these panelists guided participants through the different nutrition tools and resources found on the USDA and HHS sites. There were a TON of resources that they covered, and as promised - we wanted to share that list here: If you missed the webinar, you can find a recording of it here...
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Re: Slaughter and processing of poultry
I think sometimes folks RSVP to attend an event here in Connect Extension, but they miss the registration link. I found your registration link where it says "Register in Advance for this Webinar." One suggestion is to put a nice big "REGISTER HERE" right at the top of your post and link that out to your registration page. I've found that to work pretty well. Here's an example: https://connect.extension.org/...d-teamwork-session-2
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Re: Soil Health Digital Cafe Series: Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium Dynamics in a Soil Health System
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June 2020 Story Lead Contest Winner Published In Farm Journal
Congrats @Stacey Stearns from UConn for submitting the winning story lead for the June 2020 Farm Journal Story Lead Contest . And thank you to everyone that submitted last month! The story, COVID-19 Needs Spurs Dairy - UConn Food Pantry Parternship has been published by Farm Journal. You can read the full story here . Today is the deadline for the July 2020 Farm Journal Monthly Story Lead contest here in Connect Extension. Several story leads have already been submitted; if you didn't get a...