How
can you combine plant science and field crops knowledge
with service to the community? Here are some ideas.
- help
teach Ag in the Classroom
- host
a farm safety day
- have
a Food and Fiber Fair
- sponsor
a farm tour
- help
conduct research on crops
- assist
senior citizens who want to take a soil sample for testing
- hold
a farm day for preschoolers
- sponsor
a drive to collect cotton blankets, coats, mittens, etc.
for the homeless or for a women's shelter
- donate
produce to the food bank
- sell
dried corn stalks for decorations and use the money to buy
clothes, food, or toys for needy children
- use
dried corn stalks to decorate your town for autumn
- make
yogurt covered soybeans and donate to a women's center for
the nutritional benefits
- for
the library, create a display about the history of tobacco
in Tennessee or the impact of tobacco production on the
Tennessee economy
- put
up educational displays at a Farm Education Day or other
community event
- make
or collect cotton caps for kids with cancer
- write
about the many uses of soybeans and perform it for younger
kids
What other ideas do you have?
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