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Sure! 4H is a program in America with the goal of teaching animal husbandry to children. A big event in rural areas is the 4H auction of animals raised within

Sure! 4H is a program in America with the goal of teaching animal husbandry to children. A big event in rural areas is the 4H auction of animals raised within the program. Since these animals are hand-raised they attract premium prices. One of the "difficulties" with this program is that it's very easy for children to get attached to the animals they raise, and the tears flow when the animals are auctioned off. It's an important, formative time in the life of anyone who might raise livestock. Most of the children involved are girls, for whatever reason. Could just be my own regional, temporal experience though!

sillysaurusx 3y ago
Thank you very much! I had no idea that this existed. Those kids are lucky; I’ve always wanted to do something like that, but the closest I got was to be adjacent to a horse farm when I was growing up. I wish that there was some equivalent that I could get our daughter into. We live in Lake Saint Louis, which is about a 7 on a rural-to-city scale of 1 to 10. I wonder if there’s anything within driving distance… She’s 7 months, so it’ll be a year or two before we’d be able to pursue it seriously, but one can dream. (I don’t know why I like goats so much.) Anyway, thanks again. Have a good night.
- thehoff 3y ago
  We live in an area that is kind of rural. Rural in that we have fairly large farms 10-15 minutes from us but we are also fairly close to the city. 4H is around here as well but from random other activities we've taken our son to we found a nature society close to us owns a small farm and allows kids to come in and help with the chickens and couple cows they have (weekend, summer programs). Not exactly the same but maybe works for your family.
jeffhwang 3y ago
This anecdotal info from my part but I regularly visit some close friends from school who now live in a semi-rural area. My friends’ kids raise livestock like sheep for 4H and I joined them at their local 4H annual dinner where I met most of the families participating the town. I’d estimate that it was maybe 60% boys and 40% girls who were raising the livestock for the auctions. Felt very All-American.
- defrost 3y ago
  > Felt very All-American. Seems very West Australian Wheat-belt to me .. probaly quite Greek to someone from that part of the world.

sillysaurusx 3y ago

Thank you very much! I had no idea that this existed. Those kids are lucky; I’ve always wanted to do something like that, but the closest I got was to be adjacent to a horse farm when I was growing up. I wish that there was some equivalent that I could get our daughter into. We live in Lake Saint Louis, which is about a 7 on a rural-to-city scale of 1 to 10. I wonder if there’s anything within driving distance… She’s 7 months, so it’ll be a year or two before we’d be able to pursue it seriously, but one can dream. (I don’t know why I like goats so much.) Anyway, thanks again. Have a good night.

thehoff 3y ago
We live in an area that is kind of rural. Rural in that we have fairly large farms 10-15 minutes from us but we are also fairly close to the city. 4H is around here as well but from random other activities we've taken our son to we found a nature society close to us owns a small farm and allows kids to come in and help with the chickens and couple cows they have (weekend, summer programs). Not exactly the same but maybe works for your family.

jeffhwang 3y ago

This anecdotal info from my part but I regularly visit some close friends from school who now live in a semi-rural area. My friends’ kids raise livestock like sheep for 4H and I joined them at their local 4H annual dinner where I met most of the families participating the town. I’d estimate that it was maybe 60% boys and 40% girls who were raising the livestock for the auctions. Felt very All-American.

defrost 3y ago
> Felt very All-American. Seems very West Australian Wheat-belt to me .. probaly quite Greek to someone from that part of the world.