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Education | Apr 28, 2016

Where Do Raisins Come From?

We interviewed a raisin farmer to find out what goes into making a raisin!

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Education | Apr 26, 2016

Gardening Life Lessons

Connecting with the earth allowed the students to transport themselves and each other across cultural and language barriers, behavior issues, and stressful home environments.

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Education | Apr 22, 2016

Connecting College Students to Agriculture, A Success Story

What do you do when students make it all the way to college and don't understand where food comes from or why and how it is produced? Dr. Robert Beckstead of UGA did not sit idly by, he created a college level class to get students to think critically about ag.

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Education | Apr 20, 2016

Beefing Up STEM

"American farmers in many ways have surpassed most fields in their use and application of STEM." Denise Johnson, Director, Hollingsworth Science Center, Houston Independent School District writes of her experience with Beefing up STEM 2016.

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Education | Apr 11, 2016

Celebrating Volunteers

We will be celebrating ag literacy volunteers all year by adding more stories to this article! Thank you to everyone who goes out there and helps educate about agriculture!

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Farm Books | Apr 04, 2016

What Makes a Good Ag Book?

Looking For A Good Book About Agriculture? Guest blogger Kevin Daugherty, the Education Director for the Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom program, writes what makes a good "ag" book.

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Classroom Ag | Mar 28, 2016

School Gardens: The Why and How

Resources on getting support from your administration for a school garden, how to start a garden, and getting students excited to plant!

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Education | Mar 15, 2016

Great Greens! A Festive Foods List

We are seeing green! Read about where some of our favorite green foods come from. Perfect for the start of spring! Includes book recommendations, videos and more.

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Education | Feb 29, 2016

The Gifts of Strangers

What do strangers, cranberries, and beef have in common? Author of Time for Cranberries & participant in the On the Farm Author Experience, Lisl Detlefsen writes about being inspired to share the story of agriculture with others.

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Education | Feb 08, 2016

7 Romantic Foods & Where They Come From

How do pomegranates grow? What do pigs have to do with truffles? Are oysters really farmed? What makes these foods romantic?

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