Saturday Clover Kids plant lima beans and chia seeds, trick-or-treat for Food Shelf ...

Saturday Clover Kids met October 15 at the Waukon Wellness Center, hosted by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. A total of 35 youth spent the morning getting a little dirty planting lima beans and chia seeds, building on last month’s concept that everything needs air, water and soil to survive. They learned what happened to lima beans when planted without one of the necessities; they either don’t grow or grew very slowly. Youth also decorated a cup to look like a face and planted chia seeds in it. Chia seeds are linked to many health benefits and once they start to grow, they will look like hair in their cup. They learned chia seeds are great to eat on top of a salad or added to a smoothie or oatmeal. The Clover Kids also went trick-or-treating for the Food Shelf and brought in a generous donation for the local community (as pictured at right and below). For more information about 4-H and upcoming activities, contact Becky Rea at the Allamakee County Extension and Outreach Office at 563-568-6345 or beckyrea@iastate.edu. Submitted photos.