Discover what's happening in youth development!
![Smiling curly-haired boy shows off his green mustache. He is in a kitchen.](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/Liam%20Westbrock%20green%20smoothie.jpg?h=085c14ad&itok=pbi8aPkd)
Food and nutrition projects are growing, thanks to Extension’s judges, volunteers, donors and curious young minds.
![A man with glasses and gray hair wearing a suit with a red tie.](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/Nathan%20Diedrich.jpg?h=1e690f68&itok=hGjIHKcN)
4-H allowed alumnus Nathaniel (Nathan) Diedrich the opportunity to discover his “spark”— which, in his case, was aerospace engineering.
![illustration of graduate with diploma and 4-H clover](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/4-h-grad3.jpg?h=9da29a38&itok=Nfby_sCu)
Congratulations to the 15 4-H youth and alumni across Minnesota who stood out among approximately 97 applications.
![graphic showing the words head, heart, hands, health in all capital letters within ribbon banners](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/The%20four%20Hs.jpg?h=c90ba82d&itok=kR7MTCth)
The 4-H pledge plays out in the lives of young people across Minnesota.
![Teen girl smiles while tending omelet on stove](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/girl-cooking-eggs-erica-kazin.jpg?h=a9588665&itok=kIVSQ7fR)
Although prices are rising, this 4-H poultry project member says eggs still pack a lot of nutrition per dollar.