Fall 2024
What’s cookin’ with 4-H these days
Teaching kids how to cook has long been a staple of Washington State University Extension’s 4-H programs. » More ...
4-H
Fall 2024
A Greek dinner from 4-H cooking classes
Washington’s 4-H cooking curriculum focuses on international cuisine this year. Find recipes for the Greek dinner prepared by Kitsap County 4-H instructor Valerie Terry and her students below.
Read more about 4-H cooking classes.
Greek Lamb Meatballs with Tzatziki Sauce
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
1 pound ground lamb
½ cup red onion finely chopped
3 cloves garlic minced
1 tablespoon flat-leaf parsley minced
2 teaspoons fresh mint minced
1 egg
2 tablespoons panko breadcrumbs
1½ teaspoons kosher salt
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
For the Tzatziki
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Spring 2024
Substance use and addiction
Substance use disorders and addiction touch everyone’s life, and Washington State University researchers are treating the problems with empathy. » More ...
Winter 2022
Washington state fairs map
Winter 2022
Washington’s state fairs
Winter 2022
Blue ribbon fairs in the Evergreen State
This year Washington’s state fairs were back in the swing. » More ...
Winter 2022
Fair man: Meet Greg Stewart
A friend sent him the quote “probably five years ago,” and it really resonated.
It summed up his feelings for agricultural fairs, declaring they “bring us together, and thereby make us better acquainted, and better friends than we otherwise would be. … the chief use of agricultural fairs is to aid in improving the great calling of agriculture … to make mutual exchange of agricultural discovery, information and knowledge; so that, at the end, all may know everything which may have been known to but one…”
It’s an excerpt from a longer text, and if you talk with Greg Stewart (‘71 Ag.) long enough—and he … » More …
Winter 2019
Gallery: Gardens in Burundi
Schoolchildren in the small, war-torn African nation of Burundi are planting gardens and learning other skills, working with Washington State University Extension and 4-H partners.
Take a look at some of their successful efforts…
Read more in “Gardens of hope in Burundi”
Winter 2019
Gardens of hope in Burundi
Washington State University Extension, 4-H, and nonprofit volunteers work with schools in Burundi to establish garden programs and promote peace as the African country recovers from civil war. » More ...
Spring 2019
Inside outside
As children have more access to smartphones and other devices, it's imperative that we expose them to more time in the natural world. The movement known as biophilia and policies like Washington state's No Child Left Inside can increase the opportunities to see and play in nature. » More ...