The Lawrence Journal-World
Rural Lawrence (Kansas) resident John Pendleton, 50, still recalls the Boys in the Home project that he took as a member of the Meadowlark 4-H Club.“It was like a home ec for the guys to help them with the basics,” said Pendleton, who operates Pendleton’s Country Market with his wife, Karen.
He said he learned to mend a holey sock, clean and cook. His favorite 4-H project was photography, and he earned a state award for it. Pendleton said he still uses those skills when he takes pictures of his family and business. He uses photos of his market’s plants, flowers and vegetables in PowerPoint presentations when he speaks before other growers.
“I learned what makes a good picture,” he said. “Back then the saying was ‘film is the photographer’s cheapest tool.’”
That meant to take plenty of photos so you could get the best one, he said. Pendleton said in today’s digital age, photographers don’t even have to worry about the price of film.
Like most former Douglas County 4-H’ers, Pendleton said the life lessons he learned through 4-H have been priceless. (Read More)
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