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Extension reports 4‑H growth, 117,000 lbs of produce from county plots and rising stream nitrate/E. coli levels
Summary
Iowa State Extension’s Bremer County director told supervisors 4‑H enrollment rose to about 330 youth, extension plots and an orchard have yielded roughly 117,000 lbs of food since 2010 (via grants/volunteers), and water‑quality sampling showed elevated nitrate and E. coli levels last year tied to heavy rains.
Ron Lent, Bremer County extension director, and Jenna Stefen, the 4‑H youth assistant coordinator, presented the extension impact statement and updates on programming and environmental monitoring.
Stefen said 4‑H program enrollment increased from about 290 youth last year to about 330 currently, and described school‑based programs, leadership curricula and county‑fair activities that supported that growth. "We serve 650 people" at one recent omelette brunch, she noted…
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