Buncombe County 4-H

05/21/2026

📸 Get your cameras ready! Entries for the 2026 Dr. Kim Ingold 4-H Photography Contest are now open!

This annual competition encourages NC 4-H youth and adult photographers to showcase their creativity, practice photography skills and capture meaningful moments through the camera lens.

Participants can enter photos in the following categories:
🍀 4-H in Action
🌄 Nature’s Beauty
🐾 Animals
⚫ Black and White

All entries must be submitted by August 14, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Participants should review the contest rules, category requirements, judging information and submission guidelines before entering.

Learn more: nc4h.ces.ncsu.edu/youth/4-h-photo-contest

05/20/2026

Last call to register for the 4-H Small Garden project! Youth can spend the summer playing in the dirt while learning about growing their own small garden! Click the link below for more information and to register.

https://buncombe.ces.ncsu.edu/news/4-h-small-garden-project/

05/19/2026

We still have a few spaces remaining for our 4-H Exploring STEM Camp in June! Youth will become scientists for the day as they learn about chemical reactions, coding, robotics and more! Click the link below for more information and to register!

https://buncombe.ces.ncsu.edu/news/2026-4-h-summer-fun-day-camps/

05/18/2026

We are so proud of our 2026 County Activity Day participants! Each of these youth gave an awesome presentation on a variety of topics from livestock showmanship to making movies!

05/15/2026

Save the Date for our Sandy Mush 4-H Club annual Memorial Day ceremony and reception at the Leicester Community Center!

05/14/2026

We had a great time with students at Cane Creek Middle School learning about using macroinvertebrates as bioindicators of stream health!

05/12/2026

Last call! Join us tonight at 6:00pm for our project introduction meeting to learn more about our new Blue Ridge 4-H Rabbit project!

https://buncombe.ces.ncsu.edu/news/blue-ridge-4-h-rabbit-project/

05/11/2026

Last call to register for 2026 presentations! Click the link below to register for a time slot to give your 4-H presentation!

https://forms.gle/v91Po85LPxhpr3YR7

05/01/2026

We would like to give a big shoutout to one of our amazing Buncombe County 4-H volunteers, Jackie Gillespie! Jackie serves as the leader of the Sandy Mush 4-H Club, the longest running 4-H Club in Buncombe County! We are so thankful for all she does to help “Make the Best Better” in Buncombe County!

Meet Jackie Gillespie of Buncombe County!

She and her husband have a Cow/Calf operation with 100 head of commercial cows. They farm both the family farms where they grew up and other leased land. Crops include silage corn and hay for feed. Jackie also works at GE Aerospace as a sourcing/buying specialist.

In addition to her work on the farm, Jackie is an active leader in her community—serving as chair of her county Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee, leader of the Sandy Mush 4-H Club, serving on the Buncombe County Extension Advisory Committee, and an active member of the WNC Beef Cattle Commission.

What inspires or motivates you in your community or professional life?
Opportunities to share my love for agriculture

We are proud to highlight Jackie as part of the International Year of the Woman Farmer and celebrate her dedication to agriculture and leadership across North Carolina!

N.C. Farm Bureau