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Cultivating Agriculture Through Education
Cultivating Agriculture Through Education
may 2021
Did you know?
In 2018 Georgia fruit and nut production contributed $1.9 billion to the Georgia economy and employed 13,000 people. If you want to visit a farm to pick your own fresh fruit and vegetables visit a Certified Farm Market. To find one near you visit https://www.gfb.org/education-and-outreach/farmmarkets.cms
Strawberry Fluff dip
8 ounces cool whip
8 ounces cream cheese (room temperature)
2 tablespoons strawberry jello mix (just the dry mix)
1 cup chopped strawberries
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
Combine all the ingredients in a large bowl until they are mixed. Serve with animal crackers or graham crackers.
class discussion
Can you eat a rainbow? Have the students discuss fruits they eat that are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple and white.
Activity
Show students what DNA looks like! For directions visit www.gfb.ag/strawberryDNA
Visit www.gfb.ag/berryactivities to find berry lessons, videos, book suggestions, class activities and much more.
books and videos for the classroom
BOOKS:
Cook-A-Doodle-Doo by Janet Stevens
The Berry Book by Gail Gibbons
From Seed to Strawberry by Mari Schuh
Little Red Overalls by Aaron Burakoff
VIDEO:
Commissioner Black reading one of our favorite agricultural literacy books: Hey, Hey, Hay by Christy Mihaly. https://youtu.be/r67Cgu9rJk8
Farmers and Ranchers work hard to protect the land that passes down through the generations of their families. This week we look at how farmers steward the land on our learning page. https://www.agfoundation.org/at-home-learning
resource room and seeds
Resource Room
Hey Teachers… Stop by the Cherokee County Farm Bureau and check out our Resource Room loaded with resources for you to check out that will assist you in promoting agriculture in the classroom.
Seeds
We also have seeds donated by the Master Gardeners here at the Cherokee County Farm Bureau office. Teachers please stop by and pick up some seeds today.
march 2021
"Oh Say Can you seed?" Let's read....click on the link below to hear the story...
Did you know?
Agriculture is Georgia's largest industry and contributes $76 billion to the economy. There are over 42,000 farms in Georgia that cover more than 9 million acres. One in seven Georgians work in agriculture.
Pizza Bagel
Ingredients:
Bagels, cut in half
Pizza sauce
Ham
Diced pineapple
Shredded mozzarella cheese
Directions:
Give each student a bagel half. Next have them place a spoonfull of pizza sauce on the bagel and spread it around. Have the students place ham and diced pineapple on top of the sauce. Top off the pizza with mozzarella cheese.
Lets tour the artbarn farm
celebrate national frozen food, noodle, nutrition, peanut, celery, and flour month
BOOKS
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
Videos
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
Ag In The Classroom
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
Hey kids - let's play on my american farm
Let's read
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.
More....
Read by Lori Hohl second Grade Teacher at Avery Elementary School
preserving your fruits and vegetables
University of Georgia Extension Service
University of Georgia Extension Service
University of Georgia Extension Service
Virtual programs that may interest you offered through the University of Georgia Extension Service.
Tomatoes
University of Georgia Extension Service
University of Georgia Extension Service
Fruit
University of Georgia Extension Service
Vegetables
Vegetables
Lets Make Pickles
Vegetables
Jams & Jellies
Lets Make Pickles
Lets Make Pickles
Lets Make Pickles
Lets Make Pickles
Lets Make Pickles
school garden resources
Let's plant a garden
Visit https://extension.uga.edu/programs-services/school-garden-resources.html for information on school garden beds.
Agriculture tips
click on the links for gardening tips from molly guy - 5th grade teacher from Holly springs Elem.
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