Lenoir County 4-H

12/19/2025

Yesterday Lenoir County 4-H spent the day giving back in a big way! Our team of Junior Leadership Lenoir kids baked nearly 290 fresh cookies 🍪 to share with residents at the local Veterans Home and assisted living communities in Lenoir County.

Earlier that day, we also hopped on The Best Better Podcast to talk about the importance of community service and why showing up for others matters now—and in the future.

To top it all off, our local 4-H youth came together to decorate cookie packages and write heartfelt Christmas letters for everyone receiving them. Every cookie was packed with love, gratitude, and holiday cheer.

This season reminds us that the smallest acts of kindness can make the biggest impact. From our 4-H family to yours, we wish everyone a warm, joyful, and service-filled holiday season 🎄✨

12/17/2025

Calling our 4-H Teens!

Join us for the Southeast District 4-H Winter Fling on Saturday, January 10th from 10:00am-3:30pm. This event is for 4-H ages 12-18 and will be held in Wayne County.

There will be leadership workshops, community service projects, and lots of fun! Youth will have the opportunity to meet and make friends across the Southeast District.

The cost is $30 per person.

To register your child, please email [email protected] and bring payment to the Lenoir County Extension office in the form of cash or check only.

DEADLINE to register is January 2nd!

12/15/2025

Don't forget about our service project opportunity THIS THURSDAY 😊

This season, we’re coming together to spread a little extra joy to others! On December 18th, we’ll be hosting a special holiday service project: writing letters and packaging homemade cookies for the residents of our local Veterans Home.

Join us as we craft thoughtful notes of appreciation and assemble sweet holiday treats to brighten a veteran’s day.

AGES 5-18!
📅 Date: December 18th
📍 Location: Lenoir County Cooperative Extension Office
⏰ Time: 4:00pm-6:00pm

CALL 252-527-2191 TO REGISTER so we can have a count for supplies!

We’d love to see you there—together we can make the holidays a little brighter! 🌟

12/09/2025

REGISTRATION IS DUE TOMORROW, DECEMBER 10TH!
8:30A-5:00P

‼️ REMINDER: REGISTRATION IS DUE BY DECEMBER 10TH! It will be here before you know it ‼️

The 2026 Coastal Plains Chicken Project registration is now open! 🐓

Visit https://lenoir.ces.ncsu.edu/2026cp for more information about the project and to access the Registration form.

Birds are $5 with a two bird minimum. This year's layer breed is the Red Star Hen.

Please pay with cash or check only. Checks are to be made out to NCCE-Onslow County with ‘2026 Chicken Project’ in the memo line.

Please turn in registration forms and payment at our office located at 1791 HWY 11/55 Kinston, NC. The office is open Monday-Friday 8:30a-5:00p.

Check out rules and more information on the Project's website here: https://sites.google.com/ncsu.../coastalplainschickenproj...

Registration is DUE by December 10, 2025

12/04/2025

Mark your calendars for our 4-H Achievement Night on Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 6:00PM! ✨

Join us to highlight all the amazing things our 4-H'ers and volunteers have achieved this past year.

If you participated in any 4-H programs, camps, events, or projects in 2025 - we would love to see you at Achievement Night!

Visit https://go.ncsu.edu/lenoir-achieve for more information and to register!

Registrations due January 23, 2026. Must register youth for Achievement Night to have awards available. No cost to attend!

12/03/2025

The beautiful wreaths for our fundraiser are in and we have EXTRA wreaths FOR SALE! ✨

Available to purchase:

(3) 8 inch Mixed Greenery Wreath, $22 each
(3) 8 inch Fraser Fir Wreath, $20 each
(1) 12 inch Fraser Fir Wreath, $26 each
(3) 16 inch Fraser Fir Wreath, $35 each

If you would like to purchase from the extra wreaths, please call to reserve your wreath (252-527-2191) and pick up at our office! Pay by cash or check only.

If you purchased, come by the office to pick up yours!

Monday - Friday 8:30AM - 5:00PM.

12/02/2025

Only 9 days left to register for this project!! The deadline is earlier than normal this year so please don’t let it pass you by!

‼️ REMINDER: REGISTRATION IS DUE BY DECEMBER 10TH! It will be here before you know it ‼️

The 2026 Coastal Plains Chicken Project registration is now open! 🐓

Visit https://lenoir.ces.ncsu.edu/2026cp for more information about the project and to access the Registration form.

Birds are $5 with a two bird minimum. This year's layer breed is the Red Star Hen.

Please pay with cash or check only. Checks are to be made out to NCCE-Onslow County with ‘2026 Chicken Project’ in the memo line.

Please turn in registration forms and payment at our office located at 1791 HWY 11/55 Kinston, NC. The office is open Monday-Friday 8:30a-5:00p.

Check out rules and more information on the Project's website here: https://sites.google.com/ncsu.../coastalplainschickenproj...

Registration is DUE by December 10, 2025

11/25/2025

This season, we’re coming together to spread a little extra joy to others! On December 18th, we’ll be hosting a special holiday service project: writing letters and packaging homemade cookies for the residents of our local Veterans Home.

Join us as we craft thoughtful notes of appreciation and assemble sweet holiday treats to brighten a veteran’s day.

AGES 5-18!
📅 Date: December 18th
📍 Location: Lenoir County Cooperative Extension Office
⏰ Time: 4:00pm-6:00pm

CALL 252-527-2191 TO REGISTER so we can have a count for supplies!

We’d love to see you there—together we can make the holidays a little brighter! 🌟

11/19/2025

‼️ REMINDER: REGISTRATION IS DUE BY DECEMBER 10TH! It will be here before you know it ‼️

The 2026 Coastal Plains Chicken Project registration is now open! 🐓

Visit https://lenoir.ces.ncsu.edu/2026cp for more information about the project and to access the Registration form.

Birds are $5 with a two bird minimum. This year's layer breed is the Red Star Hen.

Please pay with cash or check only. Checks are to be made out to NCCE-Onslow County with ‘2026 Chicken Project’ in the memo line.

Please turn in registration forms and payment at our office located at 1791 HWY 11/55 Kinston, NC. The office is open Monday-Friday 8:30a-5:00p.

Check out rules and more information on the Project's website here: https://sites.google.com/ncsu.../coastalplainschickenproj...

Registration is DUE by December 10, 2025

11/18/2025

Are you interested in learning about horses, competing, and making new friends? If so, Horse Bowl is for you! You don’t need to own a horse to join the fun - just bring your curiosity and team spirit. Open to 4-H age youth (5-18).

Contact Mrs. Abbigail at [email protected] if you’d like to compete on a Horse Bowl team this year!

11/03/2025

🌲ONE WEEK LEFT to order from our 2025 4-H Fresh Wreath Fundraiser🌲

We are selling both Fraser Fir and Mixed Greenery wreaths this year! Wreaths are handmade with fresh Fraser Fir, boxwood, and other greenery clippings.

Please place all orders by November 10, 2025. Pick up will be at the Lenoir County Cooperative Extension Office on November 25, 2025 OR December 1, 2025.

Cash and checks payable to Lenoir County 4-H are accepted. No card payments.

Place your order today! Scan the QR code or visit this link to order: https://forms.gle/MJwZgfQnrYcY3hNTA

10/24/2025

This Halloween, The Best Better Podcast takes a spooky turn! 🎃
Join hosts Joel and Abbigail with guests Paige Petticrew (Horticulture Agent) and Kaelyn Lane (Agriculture Agent) as they explore what’s “Growing in the Dark.”

From eerie ag stories to real-life career paths, we’re uncovering how our Extension agents found their calling — and what keeps them rooted in service. 🌱👻