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Agriculture Literacy Day Registration Open
The 15th annual Florida Agriculture Literacy Day is scheduled for Tuesday, May 1, 2018. This will be the fourth and final book in a series of non-fiction children’s books developed that highlights Florida’s fruit industries. The book, Drive through Florida: Fruit, features the animated red truck named …
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Florida Teacher Wins National Award
Congratulations to Jacqueline Holmes, the overall Florida Excellence in Teaching About Agriculture winner, for being named one of eight the National Agriculture in the Classroom winners. Jacqueline is a third-grade teacher at Triangle Elementary in Lake County, who turned a love of horticulture into a …
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Save the Date: Summer Workshops!
Mark your calendars! We are excited to be hosting a Summer School Garden 2-day Workshop in Orange County on June 4th and 5th and a 1-day Summer School Garden Workshop in Suwannee County on June 8th! Registration and more details to come!
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Seeking FAITC Facilitators
The purpose of a Florida Agriculture in the Classroom (FAITC) facilitator is to have individuals represent FAITC and help them achieve their mission statement; to increase agricultural literacy in K-12 education in the state of Florida. FAITC facilitators present workshops on behalf of Florida Agriculture …
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Florida Agriculture in the Classroom Photo Contest
Purpose : Florida Agriculture in the Classroom conducts advertising and marketing through the use of photographs. To create a photo bank, this photograph contest will allow participants to submit up to three photographs to be eligible for a prize. ALL submitted photographs are eligible for …
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Teacher Workshop and Farm Tour
Jackson County Workshop/Farm Tour – January 4th Florida Agriculture in the Classroom is hosting a Teacher Training at the Jackson County Agricultural Complex and Conference Center in Marianna, Florida. The workshop will feature curriculum connections on the dairy industry and how to incorporate agricultural components into …