I talk a lot about how we believe in supporting our community. We try to be involved and educate not only consumers, but also the youth in the community. In the past, I’ve been able to talk to students in their classrooms, showing them pictures from the farm and explaining what we do on a daily basis. Now, we’ll have the classroom coming to us.
Ag in the Classroom is a program coordinated by Wisconsin’s Farm Bureau that provides teachers and K-12 students with the understanding of how their food is made. The goal of the program is to help students gain a greater awareness of agriculture’s role in the economy and society. In addition to the in-class portion where volunteers, local educators and representatives from agricultural organizations and businesses go into the classroom to teach the students about agriculture, in Sheboygan County we also have an on-farm portion.
Our farm will be the new host farm for Sheboygan County’s Ag in the Classroom program. Two days in early May this year, over 1,000 students will visit the farm. While they’re here, they’ll be able to see what they’ve learned at their desks in action. We’ll be able to educate them about the different things we do on the farm for cow care and milk safety and different ways our farm helps the local economy.
We’re excited for this new adventure! We’re very fortunate to have such a great opportunity within our community to contribute to educating our youth and sharing our story — agriculture’s story — with so many people.
