Raise your hand if you are ready to be a published author!📗
The Imagine this…Story Writing Contest is OPEN and accepting ONLINE submissions.
All students in grades 3-8 are encouraged to write a story (fiction or nonfiction) incorporating CA agriculture and apply.
⏰Deadline is November 1⏰
Get information & submit stories HERE!
Friday fun at the Yuba-Sutter Farm Day!
Where does this watch come from?
Hint: Everything originates from a farm or a natural resource!
See how much fun these students had while determining where the products we rely on every day come from. Download the Source Search activity HERE!
The team of Jennifer Kinloch, Stephen Kinloch and Leslie Ashby have been developing their outdoor Eco-Lab for eight years! Read their inspiring story HERE!
FOUR days left to apply for the Literacy for Life Grant! 🪴🔬🐓
Start a new project or expand an existing one that promotes agricultural literacy in your classroom! Not sure what to do for your project? Explore a list of project ideas and apply by clicking the link https://learnaboutag.org/grants/life/
Our Imagine this…Story Writing Contest is now accepting submissions online! Submission Deadline: November 1, 2022.
Here are three ways to get students Grades 3-8 excited to submit a story:
2. Winning Students Receive:
3. Need ideas? See past winning stories HERE! and general contest information and resources HERE!
Submit your own story by November 1, 2022. Simply click to submit!
Did you know, one of Ronald Reagan’s favorite physical activities was working on his family’s 688 acre ranch near Santa Barbara?
Register today for the Pre-Conference tour at the CA Ag in the Classroom Conference!
There are only 15 spots left!
Join us to find out more fun facts about Ronald Reagan including how agriculture shaped part of his life!
Click here to register!
While every day is #LearnAboutAg day around here, we are all in on #National Teach Ag Day!
What to make agriculture come alive in your classroom? Start with the below resources, some longtime favorites and some exciting new ones too!
Longtime Favorite Resources:
Agriculture Fact and Activity Sheets
California Grows Map Popular!
California Lesson Plans about Agriculture
New Resources:
Farm to You Posters Popular!
We are packed and ready to head to Ventura next week for our upcoming CA Ag in the Classroom Conference! 
Have you registered? It’s not too late!
Click here for more information and to register!
Processing tomatoes harvest is in full swing in the Sacramento Valley!
California leads the nation in processing tomato production. These tomatoes have a thicker skin and firmer consistency than fresh market tomatoes.
Find out more with our Processing Tomatoes Fact and Activity Sheet.
🥑Avocado toast lovers rejoice.!
Nearly 263 million pounds of California avocados were shipped through August 2022. Read more about how the season is wrapping up here and download our Avocado Fact and Activity Sheet to learn more about this golden state grown fruit. Yes, avocados are a fruit!
#FunFactFriday: It’s National Rice Month!🌾Who knew most rice fields in California are planted by airplane? Or that rice is a great source of amino acids?
Find out more with our rice resources found below! ⬇️
Request FREE resources here!
#FunFactFriday: Last school year, 797 students in California had the opportunity to #LearnAboutAg through the Literacy for Life Grant Program.
From planting gardens, to performing science experiments, to building chicken coops, this grant has provided teachers and students the chance to bring agriculture to life in the classroom! 🪴📚⭐
The grant application is open now until October 1, 2022.
For more information and to apply, click here.
⭐ Pre-Conference Tour Announcement!
Did you know President Ronald Reagan owned a ranch near Santa Barbara? Or that his favorite flavor of Jellybean was Licorice?
Learn all things Ronald Reagan at The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum on the CA AITC Conference’s Pre-Conference Tour! Included on the tour is the Reagan Leadership Experience Center. Spots are limited!
For more information and to register for the pre-conference tour, visit: https://learnaboutag.org/programs/conference/
#CountdownToConference
There’s a farm on Sunset Blvd. in LA! Get the inside scoop on the teacher and the school behind this agriculture oasis.
P.S. This teacher’s favorite AITC resource? The Conference. Read more HERE!
We love these posters so much, we lined our office hallway with them! Originally developed to support Fresno Unified School District’s CDFA’s Farm to Fork Incubator Grant project, the resource features a different California commodity each month! Plus, an accompanying newsletter includes grower interviews, virtual field trips, and engaging classroom activities. All content can be downloaded HERE!
Today is the last day to apply for Taste and Teach!
🍎 Day 5: Why should your classroom participate in Taste and Teach?
⭐ Taste and Teach is a great way to educate students while incorporating hands-on activities they will be EXCITED about!
Apply here.
#LearnAboutAg #TasteAndTeach #TeachAg
#CountdownToConference
🧑🏫 Workshop Alert! We have many fun and engaging workshops planned for Conference that you won’t want to miss!
From learning about beef, to how students can run a school garden, to celebrating food heroes through picture book biographies and other stories, these workshops will make agriculture come alive in your classroom!
Register for the California Agriculture in the Classroom Conference here.
5 reasons why your classroom should participate in Taste and Teach:
Day 4: Why should your classroom participate in Taste and Teach?
Your students will learn the source of their food and fiber and become knowledgeable about California agriculture!
Apply by clicking here.
TOMORROW (8/19) is the last day to apply!
5 reasons why your classroom should participate in Taste and Teach:
🍎 Day 3: Why should your classroom participate in Taste and Teach?
⭐ Your students will be more willing to try new things and encourage healthier eating habits at home!
Apply by clicking here.
🕑 Clock is ticking…3 days left to apply!
#LearnAboutAg #TasteAndTeach #TeachAg
5 reasons why your class should participate in Taste and Teach:
🍎 Day 2: Why should your classroom participate in Taste and Teach?
⭐ It is important to teach students about California agriculture’s role in promoting a healthy economy, while providing a safe and nutritious food supply.
Apply by clicking here.
Deadline to apply is this Friday, August 19th!
#LearnAboutAg #TasteAndTeach #TeachAg
5 Reasons why your class should participate in Taste and Teach:
⭐Day 1: 100% of survey respondents from the 2021-2022 school year, agreed the tastings introduced students to a healthier food choice and increased their appreciation for agriculture!
To apply click here
Deadline to apply is this Friday, August 19th
#LearnAboutAg #TasteAndTeach #TeachAg
: From bloom to tree, to thee!
Pear harvest is here! Did you know pears do not ripen on the tree? Growers pick pears while they are still green, but mature. Ripen your pears in a brown paper bag on your counter for 3-4 days.
Get more fruit facts with our FREE Pear Fact and Activity Sheet.
#CountdownToConference
Have you booked your room for conference? 🏨 Don’t wait, the hotel room block is filling up fast! Check out this video to see the hotel!
⭐Ventura County Fun Fact: Because of its temperate climate, Ventura County produces crops year-round! The most produced crops in the county include strawberries 🍓, lemons 🍋, and nursery stock! 🪴
Click here to register!
#LearnAboutAg #AITC #VenturaCounty #VenturaBeachMarriott
Meet our August Teacher Feature! What’s Mary’s favorite resource?
“The California Ag in the Classroom Conference! I have shared with my fellow teachers that this is the best conference and training I have ever attended in all my years of teaching! I have never gained so much new knowledge in one weekend (plus, so many freebies)!”
Read more about Mary and register for the AITC Conference here!
Your classroom just got tastier! 🍎🥕
California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom partners with Raley’s and Stater Bros. to give teachers the opportunity to Taste and Teach! Selected teachers will receive a binder full of helpful resources, including instructions on how to lead students in a taste test while meeting California Academic Standards. In addition, teachers will receive a $100 gift card to Raley’s or Stater Bros. to purchase featured California-grown commodities.
⭐ The Taste and Teach application is now OPEN through August 19, 2022.
⭐ To find out more information or to apply, click here.
#CountdownToConference We are so excited to share the field trips we have planned for this year!
Founded in Ventura County in 1893, The Limoneira Company is one of California’s oldest and largest citrus growers in the United States, and the largest grower of avocados in the nation! 🍋🥑
Want to learn more? Check out this video, Limoneira Packing House on Living Local.
In addition to the The Limoneira Company tour, we have other locations lined up such as the UC Hansen Agricultural Research & Extension Center, Monte Vista School Garden, Reiter Affiliated Companies Strawberries, and Rancho Bella Vista! 🌱
Have you registered yet? Click here and join us in-person at the California Agriculture in the Classroom Conference and learn what makes Ventura County agriculture so special!
#LearnAboutAg #AITC #VenturaCounty
Literacy for Life Grants, sponsored by the Oreggia Family Foundation, are designed to initiate new projects or expand existing projects that promote agricultural literacy. Grants of up to $500 are provided to California educators to support the integration of agriculture into regular classroom instruction. To explore the list of project ideas and read how recipients have used this grant in the past, go to Literacy for Life Grants (learnaboutag.org). Grant applications are open starting August 2, 2022.
You can find the application here. Deadline to apply is October 1, 2022.
#LearnAboutAg@Home! 