Dear Friend of Massachusetts Agriculture
Dear Friends of Massachusetts Agriculture:
This annual report summarizes the activities of Massachusetts Agriculture in the Classroom, Inc. for the calendar year January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 and highlights events of interest for the coming year. MAC finished another exciting and eventful year and we are pleased to share it with you. Many thanks to all of our donors and in-kind contributors. We would not be able to continue without your generosity in annual giving. I send you my heartfelt thanks through this letter.
Massachusetts Agriculture in the Classroom (MAC) is an educational non-profit organization. MAC provides resources and learning opportunities to teachers about agriculture – from food and fiber to life cycles, natural resources, open space and more. The many teachers who attend our programs value agriculture and want to share the basics of growing, harvesting and selling commodities with their students. We provide the information and contacts that give them the background necessary to use agricultural examples as they are teaching young, inquisitive minds. We help teachers meet educational standards. During this process we meet many inspiring teachers.
We appreciate the teachers with whom we work, the farmers who host workshops and act as liaisons to teachers, our donors, our in-kind contributors and the members of our Board of Directors.
We operated with a smaller budget this past year, as did so many organizations, due to the challenging economy. However, people must eat and children must be taught, so we were busy and we continue to reach a larger audience than ever before. We also continue to award mini-grants to teachers. However, sadly the amount in the budget for mini-grants is smaller than it has been in past years.
The number of newsletters printed and mailed increased. Our educational coordinator, Debi Hogan, creates a marvelous newsletter that everyone looks forward to receiving. She also maintains the website and answers volumes of inquiries about the program. She organizes our popular teacher workshops and keeps track of the personal development points for individual workshops and for the graduate course at Fitchburg State College. Thank you Debi for all your hard work.
Board News: Jim Munger raised heirloom tomato plants again this year and Carol Burtt Borglund found new ways to promote this MAC popular fund-raiser. The U.S.D.A. Natural Resource Conservation Service and Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources collaborated with MAC to produce the Massachusetts Agriculture Calendar again this year. My co-president Ed Bougeois devised some new ways to invite farm stands to sell calendars.
The Massachusetts Lottery in the Massachusetts Building at the Big E continues to be our largest donor. Lottery personnel seem to enjoy supporting a group that helps youngsters know more about many of the projects that they see at the Big E. The Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation hosted another Silent Auction at their December Annual Meeting and the proceeds benefitted MAC, Inc. We thank all who were involved.
Our Annual Winter Conference hosted the biggest crowd yet, topping one hundred and fifty participants. Just a week before the conference, we added eight additional workshops to the program to accommodate all who wanted to attend. Classrooms were filled to capacity and participants were pleased with the many lessons presented, hands-on activities and the opportun-ies for networking while increasing agricultural literacy.
One week before this gathering, we lost board member Lenore Paul. She had been instrumental in bringing the annual conference to her home town of Ludlow, where she taught elementary school. Lenore had attended nearly every teacher workshop we’ve offered since 2000. The conference became a celebration honoring a teacher with a huge passion for agriculture.
So, we plan to move forward. We anticipate that the number of educators we serve will continue to increase, and we are looking for new funding sources to support the growth. We thank all of you who supported us in 2008 and we trust in your continued support this year. The volunteer board members, who work in committees to make things happen, are dedicated and invaluable. The Executive Committee met regularly, as did the full board to develop and execute the goals of the organization. These individuals represent every aspect of agriculture and education in our state and are dedicated to keeping the role and importance of agriculture in our curriculum.
Marjorie A. Cooper, President
Massachusetts Agriculture in the Classroom
MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM, INC.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2008
Officers
Ed Bourgeois, Co-President
Marjorie Cooper, Co-President
Lenore Paul, Vice President
Marjorie Cooper, Secretary
Wayne Stuart, Treasurer
Educational Consultant , Debi Hogan
Advisors
Acting Commissioner Scott Soares,
Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources
Jay Slattery, Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation
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Board of Directors
- Jim Alicata, Fitchburg State College
- Diane Baedeker-Petit, USDA NRCS
- Adelia Bardwell, Massachusetts State Grange
- Carol Borglund, Member at Large
- Ed Bourgeois, Pioneer Valley Sheep Breeders Association
- Rita Brennan Olson, Massachusetts Department of Education
- Carrie Chickering Sears, UMass Community Development
- Christine Chisholm, Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources
- Janet Christensen, former staff, Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources
- Marjorie Cooper, Worcester County Farm Bureau
- John Conners, Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation
- Mary Gioiosa, USDA Food and Nutrition Program
- Sherry Guyott, UMass, 4-H Youth and Family Development
- Jay Healy, Former Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources
- Henry Hicks, Massachusetts Council of Social Studies
- June Johnson, Member at Large
- John Kinchla, Massachusetts Nursery and Landscape Association
- Kimberly LaFleur, Massachusetts FFA
- John Lee, Massachusetts Association of Roadside Stands & Pick Your Own
- Mary McBrady, Massachusetts 4-H Foundation
- Mary McCaffrey, Cape Cod Cranberry Growers Association
- Kathleen C. Millett, Massachusetts Department of Education
- James Munger, Bristol County Farm Bureau
- Ken Oles, Mass. Federation of Beekeepers
- Lenore Paul, Massachusetts Teacher, Veterans Park School, Ludlow
- Susan Phinney, Whole Foods Market
- Russell Powell, New England McIntosh Growers Association
- Dianna Provencher, Northeast Organic Farming Association
- Wayne Stuart, Treasurer
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A special thank you to Joan Monaco and the Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation for their bookkeeping support.
Massachusetts Agriculture in the Classroom 2008 Donors
Partners in Progress: Donations of $1,000 or More
Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources *
Mass. State Lottery in Mass. Building at Eastern States *
Middlesex County Farm Bureau *
James Munger, Stoney Meadow Vegetable Farm, S. Dartmouth *
Tranquil Lake Nursery, Rehoboth *
Partners in Progress: Donations of $400 to $999
Bristol County Farm Bureau *
Christensen-Dunn Early Childhood Foundation *
Eastern Mass. Trustee of Eastern States Expo. West Springfield*
North Carolina Farm Bureau Grant
Partners in Progress: Donations between $250-399
Massachusetts Agricultural Fairs Association *
Massachusetts Christmas Tree Growers Association
Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation *
Massachusetts Flower Growers Association *
Massachusetts Fruit Growers’ Association *
Massachusetts Maple Producers’ Association *
Massachusetts State Grange, P of H. *
The Trustees of Reservations
Program Associates: Donations between $150-249
Agri-Mark, Inc.
Lucy G. Carter, Woodleigh Farm, Weston *
Marjorie Cooper, Cooper’s Hilltop Dairy Farm, Rochdale *
Russ French, OESCO, Inc., Conway *
Debi Hogan and Warren Leach, Seekonk *
June and Jim Johnson, Tewksbury *
Norfolk County Farm Bureau *
Tewksbury Garden Club
Worcester Conservation District
Partners in Progress: Donations between $100-149
John and Dorothy Angley, Flax Pond Cranberry Co., Carver *
Allen and Sarah Berry, Boylston *
Cape Cod Cranberry Growers Association
Lawrence H. Cournoyer, Cournoyer Vegetable Farm, Paxton *
Steven Cumming, Bayer Crop Science, Lunenburg *
Marcia Dexter, Taunton *
Robert Haigh, Bobby’s Ranch, Acton
Judith Kimball, Haverhill *
The Koshivas Farmily, Arcadian Farms, Holliston
Gordon and Barbara MacPhee, Holden *
Mary McBrady, Plymouth *
Charles H. McColough, McColough Associates, Bedford *
Barbara W. Meyer, Medfield *
Julian Robinson, Oak Bluffs *
Elizabeth and Richard Rogers, Ward Hill
Wayne and Priscilla Smith, Suburban Enterprises, Abington *
Robert Van Hoof, Bob’s Turkey Farm, Lancaster
Robert Wigmore, First Pioneer Farm Credit
Frederic and Susan Winthrop, Turner Hill Farm, Ipswich *
Friends of MAC Donations up to $50 to $99
Martina Albright, Chestnut Hill *
Sarah L. Barnett, Newton Centre *
Edward & Ellen Batchelder, Southampton
Maria Rose Blewitt, Reading
Ronald and Donna Carriveau, Holyoke *
Jennifer Cermak, Berlin Farms
David and Vickie Cheney, Brimfield
Janet Christensen, Milton *
Susanna Colloredo-Mansfeld, Hamilton *
Warren and Marilyn Cook, Wrentham *
Katherine Conway, Stockbridge School *
Robert Cote, Jr., Pascoag, RI
Carolyn Demoranville, Wareham *
Paul and Claire Desilets, East Sandwich
John Dougherty, Briggs Stable, Hanover
Linwood Erskine, Jr., Paxton *
Elaine Hannula, Oiva Hannula & Sons *
Cheryl Hopson, Blandford *
Robert and Barbara Johnson, Rutland *
Donna Kramer, Holliston
Don and Judy Leab, Hancock
Orrin and Cynthia Mason, Jefferson *
Norton Grange # 218 *
Tim and Mary Nourse, Whately
Rita Brennan Olson, Mass DOE
Donna Pageau, Thompson, CT
Francis H. Phillips, Kingston *
Russell’s Orchard, Inc., Ipswich *
Karen Sirois, Acton *
Kathryn Stevens, Littleton Conservation
Charles & Olivia Tarleton, Winchendon *
Frederick & Virginia Weston, S. Carver *
Friends of MAC Donations up to $49
Margaret Aldrich, Holliston
Jean Anliker, Belchertown
Steven Antunes-Kenyon, Taunton
Alice Armen, Montague
Adelia Bardwell, Whately
Joanne Barrow, Kingston
Alden Booth, Franklin County Brewing *
Robert Borawski, Leeds *
Catherine Botsford Milne, Attleboro *
Robert Cecchi & Sons, Feeding Hills *
Chesterfield Grange # 83
William Craigue, Leominster *
David Crocker, Crocker Nur., Brewster *
Francis DiLuna, Esquire, Woburn
Kathy Downey, Lowell
David Dumaresq, Brox Farm, Dracut *
Caryl A. Dyer, Bernardston *
Christina Eaton, Petersham
Susan Ebitz, Otis
David Eldredge, Wareham
Ann Ely, McCray’s Farm, South Hadley
Luther C. Flanders, Jr., New Braintree *
Victroria Gagnon, Chicopee
Geldmacher Cranberries, Inc., Duxbury *
Dawne Hamel, Braintree *
George & D.D. Harrington, Framingham *
Jean Crum Jones, Jones Family Farm, *
William H. King, West Brookfield *Susan Lozoraitis, Worcester
Bruce MacIver, Lowell
Denise Martin, Grafton
Mayflower North Pomona 40 Grange *
Joanne McQuaid, Lunenburg
Nancy Miller, Sterling
Marianne Neuman, Hudson
Ken and Bobbie Oles, Wrentham
Rosalie Paillard, Cambridge
Jack Pearl, West Boxford
Kenneth Rea, North Andover
Michelle Reid, Franklin
Rochester Grange # 257, Carver *
Edward Rossiter, Land’s Sake, Weston
Yvonne Sabourin, Fairhaven
Lee Salonen, Jr., Sunapee, NH
Robert Schmidt, DVM, South Deerfield
Elisha Smith, Vineyard Haven *
Bobbie Spiegelman, Groton
Richard Starkey, Greenfield *
Stockbridge Grange # 295 *
Swansea Oakhill Grange, Seekonk
Frank Tedesco, Norton
Lori Thornton, Attleboro
Jaime Tidlund, Wagner Wood, Amherst
Ann Tierney, Belmont *
Dawn Marvin Ward, Montague
Judith Wiezbicki, East Longmeadow *
Louise Woodward, North Brookfield *
Memorial Gifts
In Memory of Christine Worthen Eames given by Janet Christensen
In- Kind Donations
The Board of Directors wishes to thank the following individuals and organizations that made in-kind donations throughout the year.
Jim Alicata, Fitchburg State College *
Aristocrat Products, Upton *
Chelsea Barnard, Whole Foods, Providence
Diane Baedeker Petit, USDA NRCS *
Pamela Barch, Ludlow High School *
Adelia Bardwell, Whately *
J. P. Bartlett Company, Sudbury *
Jon Belber, Holly Hill Farm, Cohasset *
Bliss Brother’s Dairy, Attleboro *
Richard and Muriel Boisseau, Westfield *
Carol Borglund, Westborough *
Rebecca Bottomley, Quabbin Regional HS *
Ed Bourgeois, Amherst *
Breezy Gardens, Leicester
Brigham Hill Comm. Farm, North Grafton *
Bristol County Farm Bureau
Brockton Rox Baseball, Brockton
Brook Farm, Westfield
David Brownell, Dartmouth
David Burdick, Dalton
Todd Burdick, Hancock Shaker Village
Leona Butler, Pittsfield
Kathleen Carroll, UMass Extension
Bill Cassell, L.D. Batchelder School *
Jennifer Cermac, Berlin Orchards
David Chandler, Meadowbrook Orchards
Carrie Chickering-Sears, UMass Extension *
Janet M. Christensen, Milton *
Don Conlon, South Deerfield
John Conners, Mass Farm Bureau Federation
Beth Cook, Flav’rs of Cook Farm, Hadley
Marjorie and James Cooper, Rochdale *
Cooper’s Hilltop Dairy Farm, Rochdale
Susan Cornelia, Mass. Farm Bureau *
Robert Cote & Mary Brunell, Pascoag, RI
Country Connect, Elk Grove, IL
Edward Craig, Jr. Eastham
Ken Crater & Peg Ferraro, North Grafton *
Peter Davis, Henrietta’s Table, Cambridge*
Anne Diemand, Miller’s Falls
Diemand’s Egg Farm, Miller’s Falls
Ken Dion, Brigham Hill Community Farm
Alex Dowse, Dowse Orchard, Sherborn
Doyle Conservation Center, TTOR, Leominster
Edaville USA, Carver *
Kelly Erwin, Mass. Farm to School *
Ever So Humble Pie, East Walpole
Warren Facey, Bree-Z-Knoll Farm, Leyden
George Falardeau, Agawam
Fitchburg State College *
Janet Ford, Arlington
Garden Vision, Hubbardston *
Doug Gillespie, Mass. Farm Bureau Federation
Robert Haight, Bobby’s Ranch, Acton
Abby Hamilton, South Hadley HS
Terry Hamilton, Millbury Memorial HS
Ann Hanchett & M. Kalagher, Plainfield *
Hancock Shaker Village, Pittsfield
Stephen Herbert, UMass Dept. of PSS
Lillia Higgins, Mass. Audubon Society
Ted Hirsch, South Shore Charter School *
Debi Hogan & Warren Leach, Seekonk *
Donna Hogan, Principal, Baird Middle Sch. *
Holly Hill Farm, Cohasset
Nan and George Hunt, Orange
Deborah Krause, Perkins School for the Blind
June and Jim Johnson, Tewksbury *
Judy and Don Leab, Hancock *
Rick LeBlanc, MA Dept. of Agri. Resources *
John Lee, Allandale Farm, Brookline
Jane Lucia, Williston Northampton Schools *
Lyons Greenhouses, Foxborough
Manda Farm, Plainfield *
John Mapel, Grafton
Jacob Masenoir, South Hadley High School
Mass. Audubon Society, Lincoln
MA. Department of Agricultural Resources *
Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation *
Mary McBrady, Plymouth *
Charles and Carmen McNamara, Stoughton
Meadowbrook Orchards, Sterling
Sandra Medeiros, Stoughton *
Kim and John Miczek, Breezy Gardens, Leicester
Roy Miller, Monson
Tom Montazano, Mt. Wachusett Comm. Col.
Moon in the Pond Farm, Sheffield
James Munger, South Dartmouth *
Norfolk County Farm Bureau
Mary and Tim Nourse, Whately *
Dick O’Brien, TTOR, Leominster
James O’Brien, Topsfield Fair
Ken & Bobbie Oles, Wrentham *
Rita Brennan Olson, Mass DOE, *
Libby O’Neal, Rehoboth
Dominic Palumbo, Moon in the Pond Farm
Lenore Paul, Ludlow *
Paul R. Baird Middle School, Ludlow *
Perkins School for the Blind, Watertown
Susan Phinney, Whole Foods *
Randall Prostak, Umass, Landscape & Turf
Dianna Provencher, Leicester
Karen Randall & Tammy Marquis, Ludlow *
Randall’s Farm, Ludlow *
Tom Raposa, Attleboro *
Robin Reiner, Billerica
Joyce and Leon Ripley, Blandford *
Chris Rodstrum, TTOR, Leominster
Linda Rohr, Kingston *
Russell’s Orchard, Ipswich *
Warren Shaw, Shaw’s Farm Dairy, Dracut
Shaw’s Farm Dairy, Dracut
Sofra Bakery, Cambridge
Scott Soares, Mass. Dept of Agricultural Res.*
Jim Soloman, Fireplace Rest., Brookline *
Ana Sortun, Oleana Restaurant, Cambridge *
South Hadley High School
Valerie Souza, Rehoboth
John Stowell, Dole and Bailey, Woburn *
Teresa Strong, West Roxbury
Wayne and Joanne Stuart, Brimfield *
Sylvan Nurseries, Inc., Westport *
Carol Szocik, Mass. Dept. of Agricultural Res.
The Trustees of Reservations
Tranquil Lake Nursery, Rehoboth *
Turkey Haven Farm, Pascoag, RI
UMass Crop and Animal Farm, S. Deerfield
Cassie Uricchi, Mt. Everett HS, Sheffield
USDA Food & Nutrition Service, Boston *
USDA Natural Resources Conservation *
Steve Wilkins, Lexington HS
Women’s Committee, Mass Farm Bureau
A Special thanks to the Sponsors of our 2008 Seasonal Workshops
Breezy Gardens, Leicester
Brigham Hill Community Farm, North Grafton
Cooper’s Hilltop Dairy Farm, Rochdale
Diemand Egg Farm, Millers Falls
Doyle Center of the Trustees of Reservations, Leominster
Hancock Shaker Village, Hancock
Holly Hill Farm, Cohasset
Manda Farm, Plainfield
Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation, Ashland
Meadowbrook Orchards, Sterling
Moon in Pond Farm, Sheffield
Mount Wachusett Community College, Gardner
Perkins School for the Blind, Watertown
Randall’s Farm, Ludlow
Shaw’s Dairy Farm, Dracut
South Hadley High School, South Hadley
Turkey Haven Farm, Pascoag, RI
UMass Crop and Animal Farm, South Deerfield
* Indicates 2008 donor who also made a contribution in 2007
Program Overview 2008
Massachusetts Agriculture in the Classroom (MAC) operates under the guidance of a 30-member volunteer Board of Directors who represent Massachusetts’ agricultural commodities, associations, and state and Federal Agencies involved in agriculture education and awareness. Programs include:
Mini-Grant Program
The Massachusetts Agriculture in the Classroom Mini-Grant program is now in it’s fifteenth year. The Mini-Grant Committee awarded $8,091 in 2008, to support thirteen worthy initiatives submitted by Massachusetts educators. Since 1994, MAC has awarded more than $180,000 to more than 220 projects planned and carried out by educators across the State of Massachusetts. Grants of up to $1,500 per project are awarded three times a year. Deadlines are April 1, September 1 and November 1. A MAC Board member serves as a liaison to support each project.
Workshops for Teachers on the Farm
In 2008, MAC conducted nine workshops for educators on farms across the state. Ten professional development points were offered for each of the workshops, reaching over 135 educators. Each session offered a farm tour and the opportunity to meet the farmer and learn about the work that goes on at that farm. Related hands-on activities conducted on the farm helped bring agriculture back to the classroom.
2008 topics included: Beekeeping & Insects in the Class-room; Biofuels & Renewable Energy; Composting & Other Green School Initiatives; Embryology & Heritage Breeds; Goats & Other Small Ruminants; Horticultural Therapy Adaptations; Local Foods & Sustainable Agriculture; Organic Farming & School Gardening; and Renewable Energy & Sustainability. Since 1996, MAC has offered more than 110 workshops on the farm for educators, bringing on-farm education experiences to more than 1,380 educators. We thank our 2008 workshop hosts: Diemand Egg Farm in Millers Falls; Hancock Shaker Village in Hancock; Holly Hill Farm in Cohasset; Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation in Ashgland; Moon in Pond Farm in Sheffield; Mt. Wachusett Community College in Gardner; Perkins School for the Blind in Watertow; South Hadley High School and Turkey Haven Farmin Pascoag, Rhode Island.
Graduate-Credit Course for Teachers
In 2008, Massachusetts Agriculture in the Classroom held our Third Summer Graduate course “Growing Agriculture in the Classroom” in conjunction with Fitchburg State College. Sixteen teachers participated in the program, attending eight educational workshops on farms across the state. Each participant also kept a journal and completed an agricultural project which they presented at the final workshop session on August 13th. To support this graduate course seven additional workshops were planned and held on farms across the state. We thank host farms: Brigham Hill Community Farm, North Grafton; Doyle Center of the Trustees of Reservations in Leominster; Cooper’s Hilltop Dairy Farm, Rochdale and Breezy Gardens, Leicester; the UMass Crop and Animal Farm, South Deerfield; Shaw’s Dairy Farm, Dracut; Meadowbrook Orchards, Sterling; Manda Farm, Plainfield; and Randall’s Farm in Ludlow. The Committee is planning a follow up Graduate-course for summer 2009.
Growing Minds Conference
In February 2008, Massachusetts Agriculture in the Classroom held our 7th Annual Winter Conference titled “Growing Minds Through Massachusetts Agriculture” at The Paul R. Baird Middle School in Ludlow. Ninety five educators attended. Each workshops was presented by a teacher or farm educator, and offered a number of hands-on activities for the classroom. During each of the four workshop sessions, participants chose one of four sessions on a variety of agricultural topics. John Stowell from Dole and Bailey, Inc. in Woburn offered an inspirational keynote talk about making connections tyo locally grown food. Randall’s Farm in Ludlow provided a farm-made feast. During the year, the Board of Directors planned the 2009 Conference, pairing classroom educators with farmers for hands-on workshops linked to the Curriculum Frameworks.
Educational Newsletters
The MAC newsletter is published two to three times a year. Each newsletter focuses on one aspect of the organization and also provides in-depth background materials and activities for one agricultural commodity or issue. Feature articles in our 2008 newsletters described our Summer Graduate Credit Course for educators; Making the Link from the Farm to School; the Massachusetts Agriculture Calendar and honored our 2008 Teacher of the Year, Becky Bottomley from Quabbin Regional High School in Barre. Additional articles described our mini-grant program and the Mass. Agricultural License Plate. Featured Massachusetts agricultural topics included: Biomass Energy, Plants to Resist Drought and Buying Local. We currently print 11,800 copies for distribution and also send the newsletter by e-mail.
Massachusetts Agriculture in the Classroom Web Site
Visit the MAC Web Site at www.aginclassroom.org to find an ever expanding site including information on workshops and conferences; educational information from past newsletters; mini-grant guide-lines and recipients; a regional AITC page, and many links.
Massachusetts Agriculture Calendar
MAC collaborated with the Masschusetts Department of Agricultural Resources and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service to produce the 2009 Calendar of Massachusetts Agriculture. The calendar is a tool to educate teachers, legislators and the general public, while at the same time creating an attractive color calendar to offer a daily reminder of Massachusetts agriculture. A calendar was sent to every public library in the state as well as each legislator.
Other Education Materials
Massachusetts Agricultuire in the Classroom's Farm Field Trip Manual was developed to assist Massachusetts farmers who want to offer field trips on the farm for school groups. It included an outline on how to develop or expand the farm education program, pre-activities and post-field trip activities for the classroom, suggestions for carrying out the field trip and connections to the Mass. Curriculum Frameworks. It was funded by an Agro-Environmental Technology grant from the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources.
The School Community - Green Industry Handbook provides resources to facilitate cooperative gardening efforts between schools, local community groups and businesses. This handbook was reformatted and reprinted in 2004. This handbook was developed by Diane Syverson as part of a Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources & Federal Specialty Crops Grant Program.
Massachusetts Agriculture in the Classroom continues to distribute our “Eight Lesson About Agriculture and the Environment” (a resource with sample activities for elementary and middle school teachers with sample); “Reprints of Ten Past Newsletters”; an “It’s Your World” curriculum for grades K through 12 and our Teacher’s Resource Directory of free and low cost agricultural education materials Massachusetts Agriculture in the Classroom..
For additional information on any of the projects or proposed initiatives in the Annual Report
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