Raise : what 4-H teaches seven million kids and how its lessons could change food and farming forever / Kiera Butler ; with photographs by Rafael Roy.
When Kiera Butler visits a county fair for the first time, she is captivated by the white-uniformed members of the 4-H club and their perfectly groomed animals. She sets off on a search for a "real" 4-H'er, a hypothetical wholesome youth whom she imagines wearing cowboy boots and livi...
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Oakland, California :
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[2014]
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Table of Contents:
- "I wanted to be a cowgirl"
- Learning by doing
- "I do sheep the way other kids do soccer"
- Bringing up baby
- The big business of 4-H
- "We are praying that DuPont will continue to provide for us"
- Winning champions love root beer
- Grow 'em big
- The Contra Costa County fair
- The Alameda County fair
- "It's in my blood"
- Conclusion: After the fairs.