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Food Insider
In honour of Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month, a national organization has received federal money to expand its programming. Photo courtesy of U.S Department of Agriculture / Flickr
A Canada-wide organization that helps teach kids about food systems received a financial boost from the government this week.
On Monday, federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announced $1.6 million for Agriculture in the Classroom Canada, an organization that works with schools across the country to implement food and agriculture into curriculums.
The charity, which has been around for six years, was honoured for Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month. Its programs span from kindergarten to Grade 12 and aim to educate students about where their food comes from and how it’s produced.