Sarasota News Leader

04/18/2014

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Sarasota County's University of Florida/ Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences (UF/IFAS) Extension staff and volunteers will participate in this year's Florida Agriculture in the Classroom's (FAITC) Literacy Day on Tuesday, April 29, the county has announced. "During this annual event, in elementary class- rooms across the state, volunteers read an agriculture-related book to inform students about the importance of farming in Florida," a news release explains. This year, Extension staff is pairing volunteers with interested teachers to reach an antici- pated 375 children in classrooms throughout Sarasota County, the release points out. Each year, FAITC provides books and supple- mental materials to participating volunteers, the release continues. The current book selec- tion, targeted to elementary-age children, is titled Florida Farms at School, written by Arlette Roberge. This book provides an overview of farmers and uses of their products, the release adds. Extension is a partnership among Sarasota County, UF/IFAS and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), designed "to translate research into community initiatives, classes and volunteer opportunities," the release says. F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t F l o r i d a Agriculture Literacy Day, contact Stacy S p r i g g s , c o m m u n i t y a n d s c h o o l g a r- dens coordinator, at 861-9815, or visit sarasota.ifas.ufl.edu. % AGRICULTURE LITERACY DAY TO BE OBSERVED IN COUNTY Florida's Farm History has been read to students on past observances of Agriculture Literacy Day. Image courtesy Florida Agriculture in the Classroom Don't have your own subscription to The Sarasota News Leader? Subscribe for FREE and receive a weekly notification when the latest issue is available online. FREE SUBSCRIPTION Sarasota News Leader April 18, 2014 Page 94

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