Illinois Farm Girl

a mother's perspective on farm life & farm kids

All About Peanuts

With each Flat Aggie report, I’ll be putting together a list additional resources, websites, recipes, books, and activities.  Use this with Flat Aggie’s visit to the Miller Farm in Alabama to bring this Agmazing Adventures to life! On the Web National Peanut Board:  http://nationalpeanutboard.org/news/new-peanut-activities-bring-learning-and-fun-to-kids-in-your-life.htm Harvesting Peanuts ...

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All About Cotton

With each Flat Aggie report, I’ll be putting together a list additional resources, websites, recipes, books, and activities.  Use this with Flat Aggie’s visit to the Miller Farm in Alabama to bring this Agmazing Adventures to life! Classroom Materials Order cotton bolls for students to hand-gin. Choose from 25 or 100 educational cotton bolls here: ...

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CNN Student News, Chipotle, Antibiotics, Agriculture & Critical Thinking

Last night during dinner, Farm Boy says, "Mom, I need to tell you something." Conversation died off, the farm princess looked worried and my heart sank. We've been on a roll of good behavior, responsible choices, completed homework . . . "Today CNN Student News had a report about ranking restaurants and Chipotle and Panera got 'A's." ...

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All About Watermelons

With each Flat Aggie report, I’ll be putting together a list additional resources, websites, recipes, books, and activities.  Use this with Flat Aggie’s visit to a North Carolina watermelon farm to bring this Agmazing Adventures to life! Classroom Activities & Resources National Watermelon Promotion Board (activities, lessons, coloring pages, recipes) From Illinois Ag in the ...

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Flat Aggie Visits Deans Farm

This summer I traveled back to eastern North Carolina to visit Farmer James at Fresh-Pik Produce. Last year he showed me his strawberry fields. This year he took me to visit fields of watermelons. North Carolina is the eighth largest watermelon grower in the United States.  Farmers can grow seeded, seedless and mini watermelons. Farmer James grows mini, or personal size, watermelons and ...

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5 Reasons Why You Should Attend Your County’s Fair

Forgive me.  I have fair brain.  It is a condition that occurs every year during the month of July when 4-H projects take over our house and my position as secretary for our county fair association moves into overdrive.  We are sleeping, eating, breathing fair in this house.  I usually swear off blogging during the month, but then I got inspired and have to share why everyone should visit their ...

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