Let’s Learn About Dairy!
Whether it’s ice cream in the summer, whipped cream on your pumpkin pie or a variety of cheese on a charcuterie board, dairy is a product that many families enjoy …
Fall Favorites: Apples, Wild Rice and Squash Focus Area
Fall is in the air as we enjoy the fruits of farmers’ labor. Pumpkin patches and apple orchards are in full swing as many gear up to celebrate with the …
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Virtual Field Trip to Fireside Orchard & Gardens
Did you know that the Honeycrisp Apple is the Minnesota state fruit? On this virtual field trip, we visit Fireside Orchard & Gardens to learn about growing apples and making …
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Gaynor Cranberry Company Virtual Field Trip
Have you ever been curious about how cranberries are grown and harvested? Heidi Slinkman takes us on a tour of her farm, Gaynor Cranberry Company, to teach us more about …
Anoka County Rice Creek Compost Site Virtual Field Trip
Composting is for everyone! We all make waste from our kitchens and gardens that can be reused in our lives again through compost. Join us to explore the important ingredients …
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Intro to Agriculture Focus Area
The Minnesota Agriculture in the Classroom (MAITC) program seeks to improve student achievement by applying authentic, agricultural-based content as the context to teach core curriculum concepts in science, social studies, …
Frequently Asked Questions About AgMags
Minnesota K-6 Teachers! Do you know there is a free, standards-based AgMag for every grade K-6? The AgMag series features non-fiction stories about real farmers from across the state of …
Harvest of the Month Tour
Minnesota Ag in the Classroom hosted the last Summer Teacher Tour of 2023 on July 20th, the focus of this tour was on Harvest of the Month. We traveled down …
Find Food for All Tour
Agriculture relates to so much more than farmers and consumers, it is a larger system that has the ability to support and nourish communities. On this tour we learned …
It’s a Mystery Tour
Educators joined us for a teacher tour where we showcased and experienced the unique and diverse parts of North Central Minnesota; and the best part was they didn’t even know …