By Cheryl Jahn

4-H is back at the BCNE

Aug 19, 2021 | 3:09 PM

PRINCE GEORGE – It’s a bit like Best in Show, but for livestock. It is one of many areas that 4-H has a hand in. And it is all on display at the BC Northern Exhibition.

“4-H is so important because it teaches life lessons, like public speaking, marketing and just how to talk to people because that skill is lost,” explains Liz Ramsay, Vice President of 4-H for this region. “And they’re going to be the reason agriculture continues from a vegetable standpoint to how to fix small engines and, of course, our market animals.”

For those between the ages of 6 and 21, there is much to learn for 4-H. For instance, it teaches self-sufficiency.

“I grow my own food in my 30 by 17-foot garden at home,” explains Jocelyn Kerr, who has dabbled in swine, horse, clover buds, foods, and now gardening. She is also the ambassador for 4-H in the Central Interior.

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Mackenzie Crerar has been involved with 4-H for 11 years and, while it teaches you all kinds of skills, it’s also a business.

“I want to go into biology, specifically the agricultural part of it. So when I sell my animals at the fair, all the money I get goes into my education fund.”

There was no BCNE last year because of COVID. But the pandemic made people more acutely aware of where their food comes from.

“We’ve had a lot of questions from people on our social media as well as phone calls,” says Ramsay. “Just people wanting to know we just deal with animals, we also teach the kids about honey beekeeping, gardening, outdoor living. All sorts of projects are offered.”

So when you head to the BCNE over the next few days, make sure to pop into the agricultural barns because the kids would love to show off their achievements.