New this year: join us for an Ag in the Classroom workshop in your area and earn 20 recertification hours. Each workshop begins with registration at 8:30 a.m. followed by a farm tour, lunch, then hands-on application of AITC teaching tools.
Cost: $25 (includes lunch)
Participants will:
- Learn the importance of family farms and farmers
- Discover new ways to make lessons meaningful through practical applications and teaching strategies
- Receive lesson plans aligned to state curriculum standards to use in your own classroom
- Take home resources to teach students about agriculture and the benefits farmers add to the economy, the environment and the community
Dates and Locations:
- June 9: Horry County
- Tour stops include: Southern Palmetto Farms (corn, cotton, soybeans and agritourism) and S&R Sod Farm
- Workshop: Horry County Clemson Extension Office, Conway
- June 11: Chesterfield County
- Tour stops include: McLeod Farms (peaches, fruits, vegetables, roadside market and restaurant)
- Workshop: McBee High School, McBee
- June 18: Newberry and Laurens Counties
- Tour stops include: Satterwhite Dairy
- Workshop: Laurens County Farm Bureau, Laurens
- July 21: Beaufort and Charleston Counties
- Tour stops include: Barrier Island Oyster Co.
- Workshop: TBD
- July 29: Oconee County
- Tour stops include: Ables Family Farm (chickens, beef cattle, hay)
- Workshop: Fair Oak Elementary, Westminster
- July 30: Orangeburg County
- Tour stops include: Hutto Brothers Family Farm (cotton, peanuts, peppers)
- Workshop: Providence Fire Department Administrative Building
Each class is limited to 30 students. If you are accepted, you will receive an email notification with instructions for payment.
