Are you interested in certifying your school garden program? Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has created a School Garden Certification Program to help... freshfromflorida.com/Food-Nu…
Early registration for the National Agriculture in the Classroom Conference ends on April 15th! Enjoy farm tours, workshops and networking with teachers across the nation this June! Visit naitcconference.usu.edu/Regi… for details. naitcconference.usu.edu/Regi…
From March 12-26, help celebrate #AgDay19 & share how #trade is important to America’s farm & ranch families—& win up to $500! To enter, tweet your story w/ the hashtag #TradeSupportsMyFarm then visit the contest website to officially enter the contest. xitter.cf/cards/18ce…
Volunteer Grants: DUE THIS FRIDAY!
Organizations seeking funding for projects that educate students about the source of their food, fiber, forest, flowers and fuel are in luck. Florida Agriculture in the Classroom will be offering 2019... faitc.org/volunteer-grants/
Did you know that Amazon will donate .05% of the price of eligible items to non-profits across the nation? Florida Agriculture in the Classroom is on that list! Your purchases could help us teach students about agriculture. Visit smile.amazon.com for details.
The Dairy Council of Florida strives to partner with Florida schools in providing equipment and materials that will help with your school food service needs while focusing on an increase in dairy... floridamilk.com/in-the-schoo…
Our new activity newspaper 'STEMming Up Healthy Eating' is hot off the press! Order class sets of activity newspapers that are fun, informational and all about Florida agriculture! Order for FREE at faitc.org/activity-newspaper…
Florida Agriculture in the Classroom is hosting its 1st Annual Recipe Contest. Learn more at faitc.org/faitcs-first-recip… faitc.org/faitcs-first-recip…
The American Farm Bureau Foundation is hosting a Pollination Challenge to improve and sustain pollinator well-being. It... purpleplow.org/challenges/po…
Florida Agriculture in the Classroom is holding it's first ever recipe contest! Does your garden have what it takes to dream up a healthy recipe? See details at faitc.org/faitcs-first-recip…! faitc.org/faitcs-first-recip…
Teachers we know you are all doing amazing things in your class and we want to reward you for that. Apply for our Excellence in Teaching About Agriculture Award. Winners receive an honorarium and a free trip to the National Ag in the Classroom... facebook.com/222381184511827…
We had a great time at the Florida Farm Bureau annual meeting. Thank you to all the members for your constant support!
We had such a great time working with teachers in Volusia and Escambia that we added MORE FALL WORKSHOPS!
Register today! faitc.org/workshops/
Santa Rosa County - November 6th
St. Lucie County - November 9th
St. Lucie County - December 7th
Its not too late! Register now for our Volusia County and Escambia County Workshops! faitc.org/workshops/
Volusia County Workshop: Saturday, 10/6
Escambia County Workshop: Monday, 10/8
Feel free to tag teachers that may be interested! faitc.org/workshops/
The Excellence in Teaching About Agriculture Award is due November 15th! If you use agriculture to teach the Florida state standards you might be eligible! Feel free to tag teachers who might be interested! faitc.org/awards/ faitc.org/awards/
We had a great time training teachers in Lee county over the weekend! If you are interested in a teacher workshop, visit faitc.org/workshops/ to learn more!
Teacher grants are still available for the 2018-19 school year! Grants are open to general education and agriscience teachers in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade who want to use agricultural concepts to teach core subject areas! Learn... faitc.org/teacher-grants/
Mark your calendars! Agriculture Literacy Day is November 13th, 2018! Registration is available starting October 1st, 2018! This years book is These Florida Farms! faitc.org/ag-literacy-day/ faitc.org/ag-literacy-day/
