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New York schoolchildren use
high tunnels to grow veggies
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Check out this article from the Cornell Chronicle about Cornell's high tunnels in schools pilot project. NYAITC is a partner on the project working to develop resources for educators to integrate high tunnels into their school garden programs and curriculum.
Read the article here.
Watch the video here.
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Nature's bounty usually provided the settler with everything they needed. Whatever these new farmers didn't know, the Native peoples taught them. Food for the settler shows how they caught it, grew it, and prepared it describing - Native foods: corn, succotash, Johnny cake, and wild rice - tapping trees for maple sugar - how bread and butter were made step-by-step - domestic animals on the farm - workday meals breakfast to supper - fireplaces, stoves, brick ovens, and kitchen gadgets - Thanksgiving and Christmas feasts.
ISBN: 978-0865050129
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This short, colorful insert is perfect during Thanksgiving time. It provides a Turkey Timeline and fun facts to help students better understand their dinner.
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Maps of the United States that showcase the foods produced for a typical Thanksgiving dinner. A good starting place for incorporating climate, geography and food production. Make sure to check out the full poster that incorporates all of the production maps. Production statistics are taken from the 2007 Agricultural Census.
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Kids Growing Food Grants
Deadline: November 11th, 2011
Grant applications are available on our website.
More Information
Regional Workshops
If you are interested in partnering with us to bring agricultural education programs to your area please contact us at NYAITC@cornell.edu or 607-255-9253.
2012 Agriculture Literacy Week
March 19th-23rd, 2012
For more information about Agriculture Literacy Week please visit our website.
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