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Mowing for Money Leader's Guide1

Kathleen C. Ruppert2

Mowing for Money Leader's Guide (4H PSL 40) is a mowing project that was developed for youth ages 12-18 (refer to "About teaching youth lawn care" for more information regarding age restrictions in this Introduction before beginning this project). Curriculum aimed at educating teens about the basics of operating an entrepreneurial lawn care business. Topics include information on tools needed, safety practices, lawn care, mowing and business basics. Mowing for Money: A Dollar and Sense Guide to Lawn Care Workbook (4H PSM 30) and Mowing for Money: A Dollar and Sense Guide to Lawn Care Business Recordbook (4H PSM 31) are used in conjunction with this leader’s guide.

In EDIS this publication is DLN 4H 193.

Visit the 4-H Youth Development Curriculum Web Site for more information on related project materials.

Click here to view a sample of the project.

Footnotes

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This publication is 4H PSL 40 of the Florida 4-H Youth Development Program, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Printed September 2000; Reviewed January 2009.

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Publication Contact: Nancy Johnson, 4-H Publication Coordinator, 4-H Youth Development Program, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, 32611.

The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) is an Equal Opportunity Institution authorized to provide research, educational information and other services only to individuals and institutions that function with non-discrimination with respect to race, creed, color, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, political opinions or affiliations. For more information on obtaining other extension publications, contact your county Cooperative Extension service.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service, University of Florida, IFAS, Florida A. & M. University Cooperative Extension Program, and Boards of County Commissioners Cooperating. Millie Ferrer-Chancy, Interim Dean.