2023 Illinois 4-H Foundation CloverSeed Annual Report

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Gardening, Agriculture, & Food Access

4-H youth serve as the agricultural innovators of today and tomorrow (Right) Matthias Hacker of Coles County demonstrates the FarmBot’s computeraided farming capabilities at the Mattoon Business Expo. This CNC precision gardening machine developed on an Open-Source platform controlled through a customizable web-based application can produce small-scale vegetables at an average of $9.25 / month.

Photo credit: Rob Stroud Journal Gazette-Times Call

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