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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News Record, 2015-04-15, Page 11Marco Vigliotti Postmedia Network Students from across Huron and Perth visited Seaforth on April 8 and 9 for the Huron Perth Agriculture and Water Festival, an annual learning fair that showcases the importance of agriculture and water conservation. The event, hosted at the Agriplex and Seaforth Arena, featured an array of hands-on learning demonstrations and special guests. KIP'S IIELP PHONE CIAP FREE EMERGENCY Cid 141[10411. TOLL FREE /4 HOURS IA p AY RUNWAY, SICK, IN OWINGEJ, IN TRGLlina Wednesday, April 15, 2015 • News Record 11 Local students take in farm and water festival in Seaforth Marco Vigliotti Postmedia Network About 600 elementary school students from across Huron and Perth counties visited Seaforth last week for an interactive educa- tional fair focusing on farm- ing and water conservation. The Huron Perth Agricul- ture and Water Festival, now in its 20th year, took up residency at the Agri- plex and neighbouring Sea - forth Arena on Wednesday and Thursday, providing hands-on learning demon- strations and presentations from a diverse range of speakers, such as farmers, civic organizations and government groups. There were also some barnyard animals on hand, including a bashful calf that appeared to be a big hit with the young attendees. With the number of , ,%: r I M M = = M 1 = OFFICE IIIIIIII r m11111111lmtr ROYAL L.EPAGE. inn f 519-565-5100 �I �i� ��i� 6B Main St. N. 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"There are less and less youths connected with the farm. Even though they live in a rural area, they still don't necessarily live on a farm or see the farm ani- mals or how the farm works," she said in an inter- view with the Expositor. "We find it is important to get this information out to the youth." The festival, she says, mainly targets Grade Four classes, though there was a spattering of both younger and older students, mostly from schools with com- bined grade programs. As part of the proceedings, the students spilt the day between the agriculture por- tion, hosted in the Agriplex, and the water section inside the Seaforth Arena. While the farming side sought to explain the food development process, the water component aimed to illuminate the importance of both conservation and the infrastructure that ensures easy and reliable access to clean water. For example, one exhibit attempted to showcase the struggle early settlers in the region faced transporting water back to their residences in a time before pipelines by handing the students a carrying pole that held two buckets filled with several bottles of water. The water contained in the bucket was only enough for one 10 -minute shower. 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