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!
#LearnAboutAg@Home! 