George D. Rendell was born in 1932 in Rialto, California and first became involved with Agricultural Extension as a youngster in Riverside County 4-H, with an interest in dairy cattle and Victory Gardens. After participating in the International Farm Youth Exchange Program, Rendell returned to the US and majored in Animal Science at UC Davis. After completing two years with the Army doing food analysis, he immediately signed up with UC Extension and quickly became a 4H Farm Advisor in 1957. After attending American University in public administration on a 4H Fellowship, Rendell returned to San Bernardino County in 1966 as a 4H advisor before becoming a county director, then a regional director in Riverside in 1978, before becoming an agricultural advisor in Los Angeles County in 1985. Interview topics include: changing goals of 4-H 1950s-1990s; Proposition 13; diversity and ANR; private-public partnerships; urban 4-H.