Nearly 1,000 third-graders from Turlock City Schools will learn where their food comes from tomorrow at an educational event at California State University, Stanislaus.
What: At Ag Edventure 2010 students will experience a little bit of everything ag, from fruit production and nutrition presentations to goats, pigs, chickens, dairy cows and tractors. Students will also tour the University’s sustainable garden and plant their own tomatoes.
Who: CSU Stanislaus’ Agricultural Studies’ Professor and Endowed chair, Dr. Mark Bender, is spearheading Ag Edventure 2010.
When: Friday, May 21, 9 to 11:30 a.m.
Where: CSU Stanislaus Sustainable Garden and surrounding areas
One University Circle, Turlock
See map for Gravel Lot 11A and surrounding area
http://www.csustan.edu/Directories/Maps_n_Plans/Campus_Plans/
Why: The primary goal of the event is to educate students about agricultural activities and commodities produced here in the Central Valley, as well as encourage youngsters to eat healthy, locally grown produce.
Visuals: Students planting tomatoes, barnyard animals, equipment and more
Participants:
Almond Board of California
Burchell Nursery
California Poultry Federation
Canning Peach Association
Chathom Elementary
CSU Stanislaus Agricultural Studies
Dave Wilson Nursery
Del Monte
East Stanislaus Conservation District
Garton Tractor
Milk Advisory Board
Modesto Junior College
Pitman High Future Farmers of America
Stanislaus County Department of Agriculture
Stanislaus County Farm Bureau
Tractor Supply
Turlock City Schools
Turlock High School
University of California Cooperative Extension
USDA-NRCS
What: At Ag Edventure 2010 students will experience a little bit of everything ag, from fruit production and nutrition presentations to goats, pigs, chickens, dairy cows and tractors. Students will also tour the University’s sustainable garden and plant their own tomatoes.
Who: CSU Stanislaus’ Agricultural Studies’ Professor and Endowed chair, Dr. Mark Bender, is spearheading Ag Edventure 2010.
When: Friday, May 21, 9 to 11:30 a.m.
Where: CSU Stanislaus Sustainable Garden and surrounding areas
One University Circle, Turlock
See map for Gravel Lot 11A and surrounding area
http://www.csustan.edu/Directories/Maps_n_Plans/Campus_Plans/
Why: The primary goal of the event is to educate students about agricultural activities and commodities produced here in the Central Valley, as well as encourage youngsters to eat healthy, locally grown produce.
Visuals: Students planting tomatoes, barnyard animals, equipment and more
Participants:
Almond Board of California
Burchell Nursery
California Poultry Federation
Canning Peach Association
Chathom Elementary
CSU Stanislaus Agricultural Studies
Dave Wilson Nursery
Del Monte
East Stanislaus Conservation District
Garton Tractor
Milk Advisory Board
Modesto Junior College
Pitman High Future Farmers of America
Stanislaus County Department of Agriculture
Stanislaus County Farm Bureau
Tractor Supply
Turlock City Schools
Turlock High School
University of California Cooperative Extension
USDA-NRCS
