Bolivar County Extension Office

🍀🍅Salsa Making Class 2024🍅🍀

These 9 kiddos had a great time learning about canning, how to make salsa, and food preservation.

For more information on canning: http://extension.msstate.edu/sites/default/files/publications/publications/P1152_web.pdf

“How Does Your Garden Grow” met tonight. Advanced Master Gardner, Mary Anna Davis, taught us about Landscaping. If you would like to participate in the series, please call 843 8362. Next is “DIY Irrigation” by another Advanxed Master Gardner, Betsy Abraham.

MHV teaching life skills this morning. Teaching not just to our community youth, but we also had visitors from Virginia and Illinois. Thank you Merigold Methodist Church for having us.

🍀Conservation Camp: Day 3! 🍀 

On day three of camp, kids learned about birds, and why they have hollow bones to fly. They also learned about reptiles such as turtles and alligators. At the end of the day, all youth (who wanted to) had the opportunity to touch a real live, American Alligator. What a fun day!!

That’s a wrap on camp this year. Can’t wait to do it again next year. 

🍀 Conservation Camp: Day 2! 🍀

On day two of camp kids learned about using binomial key, and learning how to make peach cobbler in a dutch oven!

🍀Conservation Camp Day 1!🍀

Kiddos learned about fire making, what to pack when hiking, and how to properly put up and take down a tent! Be on the look out for day 2!

🍀Master chef, 2024 🍀

These kids had a great time learning all about how to measure, working on their knife skills, and trying new foods. Can’t wait until next year!

If your dogs are stressed by the loud noises that accompany fireworks, here are a few things you can do to help ease their anxiety and keep them safe:

🐕Create a pet-approved safe space. Offer them access to an area where they feel safe or an interior room of the house with no windows and turn on a radio, television, or fan to help muffle the noise of the fireworks. This approach is successful with dogs who like to hide to alleviate their fear. Other dogs may need to move around and be active when they are afraid.

👕Use an anxiety vest. You can buy these in most places pet supplies are sold. You can also try a snug-fitting T-shirt.

🦴Try distraction. Offer your pet a treat-delivering toy or play a game your dog enjoys. This works best when your dog is just beginning to feel anxious. You may not be able to hold their attention for the entire duration of the fireworks. Anytime they begin to act anxious, stop the activity -- you could reinforce their fear if you continue the activity.

🎆Consult your veterinarian if your dog has severe anxiety. Get their advice on how to calm your pet. While there are medications that can help, only your veterinarian can help you decide if that approach is safe and helpful for your pet.

☠️Fireworks contain chemicals and heavy metals that are dangerous and potentially deadly to pets and wildlife. Make sure your pets don’t have access to fireworks before or after they’ve been lit.

🍀Okra Camp 2024.... Learning how to make health food and drink choices!🍀

We will be closed Thursday, July 4th & Friday July 5th.
We will reopen Monday, July 8th at 8 am.
Our staff wishes everyone a safe & Happy Independence Day! 🇺🇸

🍀2024 Library Program.... Playing (I mean learning) with Legos is always so much fun!🍀

Updated Private Applicator Training & Testing Info:

Planting with DM Smith Summer Program Students today.

Sign up today by calling
662 843 8362!

Call 662-843-8362 to register!

Next Thursday (6/27) will be session 1: Soil Testing & Amendments! Presented by
John Michael Blankenship - Bolivar County Ag Agent

A little financial education this Saturday morning with these young people. Thank you Judge Thomas for this partnership.

🍀With the school year coming to an end, here is a 4-H recap of May. Look through these pictures and see the fun these Bolivar County classrooms/schools have had this month!!! 🍀

Fitness at The Bridge again today! I don’t know who enjoys it more. Is it us, or the participants?!?! 🎉

It’s not too late to register!
Registration closes May 22!

🍀We are so excited to have camp at HCC this year! Contact Ashley Allison at 662-843-8361 with any questions and to register!! 🍀

🍀⭐️Looking for something FUN to do this SUMMER?? Bolivar County Summer Camp details below! ⭐️🍀

Call the office at 843-8361 with questions or to sign up!

CALL 662-846-8361 IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS!

➡️Register here: https://www.fsnhp.msstate.edu/workshops/servsafe/registration.php

Or call 662-843-8361 if have any questions or need help registering.

🍀👩‍🍳Our cooking club had a great time today making homemade Pop Tarts!!!🧑‍🍳🍀


For the recipe we used to look here :  https://pin.it/WC4Wok1Nj

Cooking Club meeting today (4/22/24) at 4pm!
We will make homemade POP TARTS!
Hope to see you this afternoon!

Fitness goes to The Bridge this morning. What fun we had working our bodies and brains with this adult day care group.

The weather did not keep us from “Steppin’ Into Spring” today for the area MHV Spring Meeting that was held in Bolivar County. Thank you to all those who pitched in to make this day a success! 🎉🎉🎉

🍀 Hope to see you there!🍀

🍀 Looking for a fun family morning? Head out to Leroy Percy State Park, for the Youth Fishing Rodeo, April 6th starting at 9:30. If you have any questions call the park at 662-827-5436. Hope to see yall there!!

PS.... A special guest will be doing a hands-on reptile program at the end of the Rodeo!!🐢🐍🍀