Cultivating Agriculture Through Education
Cultivating Agriculture Through Education
Georgia ranks in the top 10 nationally in the production of bell peppers, onions, sweet corn, cabbage and snap beans. In 2018, Georgia vegetable production contributed $2.6 billion to our economy and provided almost 14,000 jobs. Georgia designated the Vidalia onion as the official state vegetable in 1990.
Ingredients:
1 (14 oz) can chicken broth
1 (11.5 oz) can tomato-vegetable juice
1 cup water
1 can of diced potatoes (drained)
1 can of sliced carrots (drained)
2 stalks celery - diced
2 cans of diced tomatoes
1 can of green beans (drained)
1 can whole kernel corn (drained)
1 onion - diced
salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
Pour the broth, tomato juice and water into the slow cooker. Add the potatoes, onions, tomatoes, celery, carrots, green beans and corn to the slow cooker. Add salt and pepper, to taste, then stir all the ingredients. Cooking times may vary depending on the slow cooker, but 6 hours on high is recommended.
Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert
Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens
The Vegetables We Eat by Gail Gibbons
I will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato by Lauren Child
Oliver's Vegetables by Vivian French
Tomato-How Does It Grow? https://gfb.ag/tomatovideo
Potato-How Does It Grow? www.gfb.ag/potatovideo
Farm Monitor - Carrot Farm www.gfb.ag/fmcarrot
Georgia Farm Bureau Ag In The Classroom - www.gfb.ag/aitc
AFB Foundation for Agriculture - www.agfoundation.org
National Ag In The Classroom Curriculum Matrix - www.agclassroom.org
Are you pursuing an agriculture-related degree? The Georgia Foundation for Agriculture may have a scholarship opportunity that is right for you. Applications for the 2021 cycle are now available at http://www.gafoundationag.org/Scholarships.html Completed applications are due March 1, 2021.
PLEASE NOTE: Applications and supporting materials are to be submitted ONLINE only. Hard copy applications and supporting material will not be accepted.
Join Lauren Goble, GFB's Ag in the Classroom Coordinator, as she reads "Right This Very Minute" a table-to-farm book about food and farming, while on a farm! After the book is over, take a peek at a real strawberry farm and hear from one of its farmers who is also a large animal vet.
Virtual programs that may interest you offered through the University of Georgia Extension Service.
Visit https://extension.uga.edu/programs-services/school-garden-resources.html for information on school garden beds.
Square Foot Gardening: https://youtu.be/HOxl7g-JTRo
Sometimes you have to replant: https://youtu.be/gHx4mX3IxGs
Sometimes You mess up: https://youtu.be/x8i69DvRCc0
Cherokee County Farm Bureau Farm to School Educator Workshop
Cherokee County Farm Bureau joins the Georgia Farm Bureau Foundation in providing scholarships for high school and college students, supporting local 4-H and FFA, supporting elementary and middle school children in ag literacy projects through our Ag In The Classroom program, educational outreach geared towards consumers and creating growth opportunities for future leaders in our community
The success of any organization depends on the goals and activities of its membership. CCFB Committees are Legislative, Women's Promotion and Education and Young Farmers. We welcome everyone to become part of our team.
Thanks to the support of the Board of Directors and many hardworking volunteers, Cherokee County Farm Bureau has a positive impact within the community.
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