Clarification. 4-H IS offered to city kids. I am still a leader (my 20th year, my own kids grown). I live in the suburbs. My club has the largest showing of dairy cattle at the county fair. How is that done? A wonderful farmer allows the kids to come to his farm, pick out the calf they want to raise for the fair and the kids must go to the farm regularly to take care of the animals. This year, there were TWENTY-EIGHT cows from that farm at the fair. The kids worked very hard.
Milwaukee County, which is pure city has a 4-H program as well, so it's not just in the burbs.
We don't have as many projects shown as we used to, but what is brought to the fair is high-quality. I started quilting a few years ago because I was so impressed with the kids' work.