The Rural Voice, 1993-05, Page 40A guy could get winded at this job!
Coming face to face with animal agriculture.
Kids learn where food comes from
They came, they saw, and hopefully they went away
with a greater appreciation of where their food comes
from.
Nearly 1400 grade 4 and 5 students from Huron and
Perth counties attended the A Slice of Huron workshops
at the Seaforth Fair Grounds from April 13 to 16 to learn
where their food originated before coming home in
brown paper bags. The Huron Agricultural Awareness
Committee, made up of representatives of three
agricultural societies, three school boards, Centralia
College and OMAF began planning the event last July
and quickly signed up its quota of students (at a cost of
$100 per class). By the time the exhibition took place
there were 70-80 volunteers a day making the show
interesting for the students.
Kevin Kale, who headed the event, says by the time
the week was over, volunteers were glad to see the end,
but they enjoyed it as well. Plans are to hold another
event next year.0
Students learn about raising tomatoes indoors (top)
while they get the whole farm picture (below) and get
right inside food (below left) with a sausage casing.
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