This year's Mercer County 4-H Fair took place at Howell Historical Living Farm on July 31st and August 1st. It was Mercer County's 102nd 4-H Fair, and the 13th time the event was held at Howell Historical Living Farm. The fair was conducted by Rutgers University, New Jersey.
Activities
There was no shortage of things to do. Highlights included:
- Pony riding
- Pie eating contest
- Horse drawn & steam engine hayrides
- Archery
- Magic shows
Tents
The fair was spread across several tents, each with its own focus: the Dining tent, the Show tent, the Community Exhibitors tent, the Animal tents, the IoT tent, and the Entertainment tent.
Members of the Ashland Innovation 4-H Club and the Robbinsville Innovation 4-H Club presented their projects to fair participants throughout the day. In the IoT tent, local newspaper journalists stopped to interview me about my project, the Water Meter — a device designed to track and measure water usage in real time.
Brian J. Schilling, Director of the Rutgers Cooperative New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, was also present and took time to listen to each club member's project presentation.
Sumedha Sabbani, club president of the Robbinsville Innovation 4-H Club, presented a space rover alongside her fellow club members.
Ribbons
At the end of Day 2, all members of the Ashland Innovation 4-H Club and the Robbinsville Innovation 4-H Club received ribbons — a great close to two full days at the fair.