Madison County 4-H

04/29/2026

Registration opens TODAY! See full program details and how to get registered at https://madison.ces.ncsu.edu/news/4-h-summer-fun-2026/

04/22/2026

Lego night at the Laurel 4-H meeting! Thank you Laurel Community Club for having us!

04/15/2026

4-H Summer Fun registration is opening soon! Save the date: April 29th at 5:30pm to register in 4-H Online only!

Here's a sneak peak at our camps. The full packet with program details and registration instructions will be available next week!
🎤 Presentations (registration open - contact us!)
🐷 Livestock Judging, Skillathon, and Quiz Bowl: May-Aug (rising 6th-12th grade)
🐟 Creek Ecology: June 2nd (ages 8-10) & June 9th (ages 11-18)
🐴 Horseback Riding at Sandy Bottom Trail Rides: June 10 (ages 8-10)
👩‍🍳 Cloverbud Chefs: June 16-18 (ages 5-7)
🧑‍🍳 Kids as Chefs: June 23-25 (ages 8-18)
🧵 Sewing Camp: July 7-9 (ages 8-18)
🐐 Cloverbud Animal Science Camp: July 15 (ages 5-7)

Contact us if you have further questions: 828-649-2411 or [email protected] and [email protected]

03/25/2026

We had an opportunity to share 4-H on the WNC Heartbeat Podcast recently! We really enjoyed chatting with Anna and Ali about our 4-H programs! Thank you for featuring us!

WNC Heartbeat Podcast · Episode

03/19/2026

It’s time to order berry and vegetable plants for the spring!

The Madison County Extension Center is now taking orders for our annual plant sale!

We’re offering strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, asparagus, and elderberries. Quantities are limited, order early!

📝 Order by March 20, 2026
Order forms (mail-in and online options) are available on our website:
👉 https://madison.ces.ncsu.edu/

📍 Pick-up at the Madison County Extension Center:
• Monday, April 20 | 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
• Tuesday, April 21 | 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

All plants are field grown and sold bare root (blueberries will be in 1-liter pots).

Questions? Call us at 828-649-2411.

03/13/2026

Registration is open for the 2026 4-H Dog Artistic Expression Contest! The deadline to register AND submit your entries to the Madison Extension Center is May 1st.

Registration is in 4-H Online through Events. See all the categories and rules on our website: https://stokes.ces.ncsu.edu/news/2026-4-h-dog-artistic-expression/

03/05/2026

The days are getting warmer and it's time to think about getting chickens! Registration is open for the 4-H Pullet Project through this weekend! See our website to learn more and sign up: https://madison.ces.ncsu.edu/news/madison-4-h-pullet-project/

03/03/2026

02/25/2026

Pizza? Yes please! Use a knife? We got this!

02/17/2026

Week two of our 5-8 year olds cooking spin club. We made breakfast in a muffin Tin!

02/10/2026

We had our first of three cooking classes today with our Cloverbuds. They were AMAZING! We made sugar cookies with royal icing. Yum!