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Agricultural Education
Agricultural education for grades K - 12 is an important focus of
the Los Angeles County Farm Bureau. Many school children do
not know where their food and fiber come from. Due to budget cuts
and a huge education deficit, the Los Angeles County Farm
Bureau works to provide an agricultural element to as many school
children as possible each year.
It is amazing to watch the faces of children harvesting vegetables
from their own school garden - or see a second grader touch a live
turkey for the first time! Teachers we have worked with praise the
educational value their classes receive by adding an agricultural
element to their teaching curriculum.
The different facets of our agricultural education programs:
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AGdayLA: The Los Angeles County Farm Bureau in conjunction with the Agricultural Commissioner Weights &
Measurers of Los Angeles County, California Women for Agriculture Los Angeles Chapter and the 48th District
Agricultural Association joined forces to implement AGdayLA.
In the Los Angeles area most children, as well as adults, know very little about where their food comes from and
the relationship between their own health, healthy food supply, natural resources and maintaining a healthy
environment. Urban children read books that include farm animals and sing about Old MacDonald, but most
have never been to a farm, met a farmer or traveled outside their zip code. If future generations are going to
care about farms, farming and the preservation of a healthy food supply, they must be directly exposed to the
people and places that produce their food.
A study completed by the University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program
found that farm visits provide a perfect opportunity for students to use all of their senses to learn, the more they
can touch, smell and taste the things they are learning about, the more deeply they will understand and
remember what they learn. Not only do the children learn about agriculture, but the education aspects include
math, science, language arts, social science and art and follow state education standards.
http://www.agdayla.com
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Young Farmers and Ranchers: The Young Farmers & Ranchers Program offers an excellent opportunity for
you to participate in activities designed to develop leadership and communication skills, and share in family
activities through various motivational, educational, and social activities.
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School Gardens: Each year we assist two to three grade schools with the implementation of their school
garden. Our Farm Bureau is able to help schools with 'in-ground' plantings.
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Farmday: Farm Bureau takes the farm animals and farmer to the inner-city school children. We also work with
the Dairy Council and their traveling dairy cow classroom. The cow is always a favorite wherever she goes!
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Teacher Conference Scholarships: Los Angeles County Farm Bureau will provide scholarships for grade
school teachers to attend Ag in the Classroom Conference.
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Summer Teacher Agricultural Tour: 2003 will be our 1st agricultural tour for Los Angeles County
schoolteachers. These teachers will have the opportunity to experience the diverse nature of agriculture both in
an urban setting and in the agricultural area of Antelope Valley. Student research papers: Provide students with
information on agriculture within our county for school projects and research papers.
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Ag in the Classroom: Is a non-profit organization that provides resource & lesson plans which coincide with
state standards to teach students about agriculture. This statewide organization works with all school districts
within California. Click here to visit their website.
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”Imagine This” story writing contest: Any student can enter grades 2nd through 8th. To find out more please
contact us!.
