Check Out The Monmouth County 4-H Expo This Saturday

LINCROFT, NJ — Monmouth County 4-H and the Monmouth County Park System invite all local residents to the Monmouth County 4-H Spring Livestock Expo, held from 11 a.m.- 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 15.

The 4-H Livestock Expo will be held at Thompson Park, 805 Newman Springs Road in Lincroft.

Children are invited to learn about livestock animals, play games and create crafts. Activities are free and sponsored by Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Monmouth County 4-H Youth Development.

4-H is a community where members learn through completing hands-on projects in areas of health, science, agriculture and citizenship. During these projects, they are guided and encouraged by adult mentors. For more information about 4-H, please visit http://monmouth.njaes.rutgers.edu/ or call 732-431-7260, ext. 7264.

Also coming up later this summer ... the Monmouth County Park System and Monmouth County 4-H also team up to present the annual Monmouth County Fair each summer. This year’s dates are Wednesday-Sunday, July 24-28. 4-H is a big part of the Monmouth County Fair as Monmouth works hard to retain its strong agricultural roots: There are lots of livestock animals to see at the fair, and huge tents devoted to farming fruits and vegetables and gardening.