Listen: As a matter of course, the Neighborhood Project ends up turning over stones in this city I never even knew existed in the first place. And since one never really gets used to surprises, I'm always in the process of challenging my own expectations. A great example -- I always assumed 4H was a country thing. Something you only found in farming communities. As it turns out, I was only half right -- Walnut Way, a burgeoning farming community in its own right, runs its own small but thriving 4H.
They're based in the Walnut Way Center on 17th and North, but the 4Hers are frequently jaunting around the city and region on field trips, exploring and learning and exposing themselves to new experiences. Honestly, I didn't know too much about what goes on in a 4H club, so I had the unbelievably awesome Merquides, Teneah, and Arieuna fill me in:
Produced b y: Adam Carr