North Salem New York Website
North Salem 4-H Club
Contact Us:
Steve Mulligan
914-669-6063
steve@mulliganenterprise.com
steve@mulliganenterprise.com
New Members Welcome
The club is open to North Salem residents (and surrounding communities) aged 6-18 and meets through the generosity of Peter Kamenstein at Three Ponds Farm. Our club is chartered by the U. S. Department of Agriculture and operates under the guidance of the Westchester Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE).
Activities
We learn about and show Black Angus cattle and Southdown sheep.
We develop public speaking skills through presentations.
We develop public speaking skills through presentations.
We have done the following community service projects:
Organized the fight to restore $990,000 in funding for Westchester County CCE
Secured a $3,000 grant from New York State to provide trail benches around town
Cleaned trails and helped to protect Bobolink for the Audubon Society
Improved our community by legislative advocacy and media exposure
Educated the Town of North Salem and local school district about using biofuels
Landscaped the North Salem Town Green
Organized ducks and chickens from Westchester school's hatching programs
Read to kids in the elementary school
Helped out at the Keeler Library Fair, Lion's Harvest Festival, and Strawberry Festival
We have taken field trips to:
Rainbeau Ridge Farm (Cheese making)
Cabbage Hill Farm (Hydroponics)
Stone Barns Farm (Organic vegetables)
Snow Hill Farm (Grass fed beef)
Rockefeller cattle auction
Goldens Bridge Hounds Trials
Stewart Air Force Base C-5 tour
Westmoreland Sanctuary (Winter animal habits)
Duchess County Fair
We have attended the following events at Cornell University:
Vet School Open House
Animal Crackers
Lab of Ornithology Outing
Career Explorations
We have participated in the following fairs:
Farmers Market at John Jay Homestead
Muscoot Farm
Westchester County 4-H
Putnam County
Yorktown Grange
New York State
Next Meetings
Jan 22 @ 3:30PM @ Keeler Library - Presentations
Feb 12 @ 3:30PM @ Keeler Library - Assemble benches, species groups, possible visit to 3 Ponds
Mar 11 @ 3:30PM @ 3 Ponds
April 22 @ 3:30PM @ 3 Ponds - Earth Day Project
May 6 @ 3:30 PM @ 3 Ponds
May 20 @ 11AM - 2 PM @ TBD Clinic
May 28 (Monday) @ 9:45 AM @ Oak Ridge - Memorial Day Parade
June 3 @ 3:30PM @ 3 Ponds
June 24 @ 3:30 PM @ 3 Ponds
Aug 12 @ 11AM - 3PM @ 4-H Fair @ Muscoot Farm
Organized the fight to restore $990,000 in funding for Westchester County CCE
Secured a $3,000 grant from New York State to provide trail benches around town
Cleaned trails and helped to protect Bobolink for the Audubon Society
Improved our community by legislative advocacy and media exposure
Educated the Town of North Salem and local school district about using biofuels
Landscaped the North Salem Town Green
Organized ducks and chickens from Westchester school's hatching programs
Read to kids in the elementary school
Helped out at the Keeler Library Fair, Lion's Harvest Festival, and Strawberry Festival
We have taken field trips to:
Rainbeau Ridge Farm (Cheese making)
Cabbage Hill Farm (Hydroponics)
Stone Barns Farm (Organic vegetables)
Snow Hill Farm (Grass fed beef)
Rockefeller cattle auction
Goldens Bridge Hounds Trials
Stewart Air Force Base C-5 tour
Westmoreland Sanctuary (Winter animal habits)
Duchess County Fair
We have attended the following events at Cornell University:
Vet School Open House
Animal Crackers
Lab of Ornithology Outing
Career Explorations
We have participated in the following fairs:
Farmers Market at John Jay Homestead
Muscoot Farm
Westchester County 4-H
Putnam County
Yorktown Grange
New York State
Next Meetings
Jan 22 @ 3:30PM @ Keeler Library - Presentations
Feb 12 @ 3:30PM @ Keeler Library - Assemble benches, species groups, possible visit to 3 Ponds
Mar 11 @ 3:30PM @ 3 Ponds
April 22 @ 3:30PM @ 3 Ponds - Earth Day Project
May 6 @ 3:30 PM @ 3 Ponds
May 20 @ 11AM - 2 PM @ TBD Clinic
May 28 (Monday) @ 9:45 AM @ Oak Ridge - Memorial Day Parade
June 3 @ 3:30PM @ 3 Ponds
June 24 @ 3:30 PM @ 3 Ponds
Aug 12 @ 11AM - 3PM @ 4-H Fair @ Muscoot Farm
