{"id":6170,"date":"2024-03-28T07:43:18","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T14:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/kittitas\/?page_id=6170"},"modified":"2026-04-17T14:58:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T21:58:26","slug":"4-h-cloverbuds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/kittitas\/youth\/4-h-cloverbuds\/","title":{"rendered":"4-H Cloverbuds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-hero wsu-width--full wsu-pattern--wsu-light-radial-left  wsu-hero--style-boxed \">\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__background\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image-frame--fill\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/04\/website.png\"\n\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/04\/website.png 1366w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/04\/website.png 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/04\/website.png 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/04\/website.png 768w\"\n\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\"\n\t\talt=\"Kittitas County 4-H Youth\"\n\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 56% 23%\"\n\t\t\/>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__overlay\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__inner-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wsu-hero__title\">4-H Cloverbuds<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__content\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"program-contact \">\n\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/kittitas\/wp-content\/plugins\/cahnrs-extension-plugin\/assets\/images\/four-h.png\"\n\t\t\theight=\"75\"\n\t\t\twidth=\"75\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"extension-program-icon\"\n\t\t\talt=\"Program Icon.\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"program-contact-info\">\n\t\t<h2>Program Contact<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\tAmy Alder, 4-H Program Manager<br>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-screen-reader-only\">Phone Number<\/span>509-962-7565\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-screen-reader-only\">Email Address<\/span> \u2022\n\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:amy.alder@wsu.edu\">amy.alder@wsu.edu<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wsu-spacing-before--xmedium\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cloverbuds are 4-H youth who are age 5-7 as of October 1st of the current 4-H year.\u00a0 With the support of adult helpers and club leaders, these youth participate in a number of age-appropriate projects that allow them to explore their interests while laying the foundation for their development as young leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Youth must be 8 by October 1st of the current 4-H year to be eligible for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Competitive situations, such as livestock shows or sales<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enrollment in large animal projects, including Beef, Dairy, Goat, Horse, Sheep, Alpaca\/Llama, and Swine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enrollment in shooting sports projects<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enrollment in projects using motorized vehicles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enrollment in food preservation projects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>While these areas aren\u2019t available to Cloverbuds, that doesn\u2019t mean there isn\u2019t room for them in 4-H!&nbsp; 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