Flat Aggie, the "cousin" of Flat Stanley came to me via Tales Of A Kansas Farm Mom, which came to her from The House That Ag Built. It is a terrific project that brings geography, history, sociology and agriculture into the classroom. In honor of June Dairy Month, here is Lee Co. Ag in the Classroom's Flat Aggie reporting from Rosy-Lane Holsteins. ...
Where Have All The Teachers Gone?
Mid-April, leaders in Illinois agriculture education met in Springfield to discuss an epidemic plaguing the nation. We don’t have ag teachers. In fact, according to the National Teach Ag Campaign our country is operating at an annual deficit of 400 ag teachers. ...
Dinner & A Movie: A Review of Farmland
Rain on the farm guarantees certain things. 1) My Farmer doesn’t feel the need to escape the house at 5 a.m. 2) The honey-do list is completed. 3) We are more likely to go out to dinner (with a trip to Farm & Fleet included). ...
A Day of Spring Firsts
Today was a good day of firsts. After the longest winter ever (so says the farm princess), I think we deserved a day of firsts. From our first spring flowers . . . ...
#FarmVoices on Earth Day
Nothing original from me today, just a share of a video from FarmOn Foundation, attempting to answer the question, "What is A Farmer?" I think they got pretty close. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZfIOyt5KPU ...
All This Corn & Not A Kernel To Eat
Last summer two college grads, Lake and Catrin, were biking from NYC to California visiting farms along the way. Caught in a sudden summer storm, they ended up on our front porch and we shared an interesting discussion about food and farming over pizza. Interesting, because we came to the table with very different perspectives. ...
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