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Volunteers employed creativity, technology during Agriculture Literacy Week Published Saturday, Apr. 17, 2021, 12:10 am Join AFP s 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes and Spotify News, press releases, letters to the editor: [email protected] While Virginia Agriculture in the Classroom’s volunteer reading program was different this year, it was no less successful. Virginia AITC celebrated Agriculture Literacy Week March 15-19 with volunteers reading to students virtually and in socially distanced settings. AITC distributed 2,085 agriculture-themed books to schools, preschools and daycare centers in Virginia, and an estimated 500 volunteers participated in the event. “Each year, this is truly an opportunity for a child to meet someone involved in agriculture,” said Tammy Maxey, Virginia AITC programs director. “Volunteers often get many questions from children who are i ....
Image zoom One Green Bean, Please: Decades ago, dietitian Ellyn Satter, R.D., developed her now-famous method for raising kids who have a healthy relationship with food: Caregivers decide what to serve and when to do it, and kids get to decide whether to eat and how much. | Credit: Priscilla Gragg My kids spent their first couple of years eating anything we put in front of them. “What’s the big deal about getting kids to try new things?” I’d say as I roasted arctic char or stirred a chickpea stew. But then the jig was up. My 5-year-old daughter refused anything except mac ’n’ cheese. Her big brother pushed away his old favorites, from his grandma’s stuffed Lebanese meatballs to his dad’s lemony scallops. ....
How Did That Get in My Lunchbox? named AITC Book of the Year Published Friday, Dec. 25, 2020, 8:58 pm Join AFP s 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP | Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes News, press releases, letters to the editor: [email protected] Front Page » Local/State » Local2 » How Did That Get in My Lunchbox? named AITC Book of the Year Virginia students can learn about agriculture and the food process from the ingredients in their lunch boxes. They will read about the source of their favorite lunch foods in the Virginia Agriculture in the Classroom’s 2021 Book of the Year: ....