4-H opens history museum in Jackson

JACKSON, MS (Mississippi News Now) - Mississippi Public Broadcasting's "Ed Said" tries not to miss a chance to learn about healthy eating and exercise. He showed up at the 4-H Harvest Fest at the Agriculture Museum on Saturday to talk to all his friends. "We sit around at lunch, we talk about what we learned that day in class. Then we like to go out, exercise and just have a lot of fun. If we exercise we get to play a lot more because we feel so much better," the puppet says.

Keri Horn is his puppeteer. "He tries to get the message out of healthy eating through songs, through raps, all sorts of good things like that," she says.

"Ed Said" and his gang are stationed at the health fair portion of the festival, where children and adults are getting screenings. Outside, they're learning about 4-H robotics and trying out science experiments. "Some of us learn by putting our hands in something, learning by experiencing education," says Susan Holder, State 4-H Program Leader.

Part of the celebration is rolling out the 4-H Museum, which details the history of the youth development program. Inside the museum, children are getting a lesson in ATV safety with an action-packed video game.

And they're learning about farm animals. "I am teaching about cows, cow milking. There's really no limit to what they can learn here," says State Leadership Team Member Jerry Clark.

United Healthcare teamed with 4-H to put on the fun-filled day.

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