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Resources

2005
Teacher
Resource Guide
A Guide to Educational Materials
About Agriculture
2300 River Plaza Drive
Sacramento, CA 95833-3293
(916) 561-5625 (800) 700-AITC
Fax: (916) 561-5697
E-mail: cfaitc@cfbf.com
Web site: www.cfaitc.org
Publisher
California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom (CFAITC)
Editor
Pamela Emery
Design
Nina Danner
Danner’s PageDesign
with assistance from
CFAITC’s Educational Resources Committee, which includes agriculturalists, educators,
technical experts, CFAITC staff, and other interested individuals who
encourage the agricultural literacy of today’s youth.
The California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) educational
foundation, provides educators with low cost and free materials, training, and
information to promote student understanding of California agriculture.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents ........................................................................................................................................................................ i
How to Use This Book ............................................................................................................................................................... ii
Section 1: California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom
Programs, Services, and Instructional Materials
An Introduction to California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom (CFAITC) ..................................................... 3
CFAITC Programs ...................................................................................................................................................................... 4
CFAITC Instructional Materials Subject Matter Matrix .......................................................................................................... 5
CFAITC Instructional Materials ................................................................................................................................................ 6
CFAITC Materials Order Form .................................................................................................................................................. 9
Section 2: Educational Resources on Agriculture
Resources by Subject Listing .................................................................................................................................................. 13
Section 3: Additional Agricultural Facts and Information
California Agriculture, 2003 ..................................................................................................................................................... 97
#1 Commodities by County ..................................................................................................................................................... 99
California Agriculture Quiz .................................................................................................................................................... 100
Resources in Your Community .............................................................................................................................................. 102
California Counties at a Glance (County Agricultural Offices) .......................................................................................... 103
California Association Future Farmers of America .............................................................................................................. 106
California Country TV Schedule ........................................................................................................................................... 107
Field Trip Ideas ....................................................................................................................................................................... 108
Agriculture in the Classroom National Contacts ................................................................................................................. 117
Grants (Opportunities and Resources) ................................................................................................................................. 120
Agriculture Related Books (An Annotated Book List) ......................................................................................................... 125
Agricultural Web Sites ............................................................................................................................................................ 157
Index by Subject Matter ......................................................................................................................................................... 172
Index by Company or Organization ...................................................................................................................................... 174
Index by Title ........................................................................................................................................................................... 177
Resource Recommendation Form ........................................................................................................................................ 183
Teacher Resource Guide Evaluation Form ........................................................................................................................... 185
©2005 California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom. All rights reserved.
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How to Use This Book
How can I make my lessons meaningful to my students?
How can I make my lessons fun and exciting?
Use lessons that relate to AGRICULTURE!
Materials for teaching about agriculture are plentiful. This 2005 Teacher Resource Guide provides you with
a variety of resources to use with your students. Take a look inside. We are certain you will find an
abundance of useful resources!
The 2005 Teacher Resource Guide is divided into three sections:
Section 1: California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom Programs, Services, and
Instructional Materials provides information about conferences, teacher programs,
newsletters, and lesson plans provided by the California Foundation for Agriculture in the
Classroom.
Section 2: Educational Resources on Agriculture lists resources from various entities on specific topics
and commodities. Contact these organizations regarding the resources listed, or ask
representatives specific questions about their subject matter.
Section 3: Additional Agricultural Facts and Information includes agricultural Web sites, county
agricultural information, field trip ideas, grant opportunities, phone numbers, book lists, a
reproducible California agriculture quiz, and more!
As always, the California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom (CFAITC) likes to hear from
individuals who use our resources. An evaluation form and a resource recommendation page are located
at the back of this guide. Completing and returning these forms will help make the 2006 edition of the
Teacher Resource Guide better than ever! These pages also include an order form for next year’s Teacher
Resource Guide. We look forward to sending you next year’s edition!
Thank you for your interest in educating others about agriculture!
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Section 1
California Foundation for
Agriculture in the Classroom
Programs, Services, and
Instructional Materials
CFAITC Introduction
CFAITC Programs
CFAITC Instructional Materials
CFAITC Instructional Materials Order Form
CFAITC
An Introduction to
California Foundation for
What is Agriculture in the Classroom (AITC)?
Agriculture in the Classroom is designed to help students, kindergarten through twelfth grade, acquire the
knowledge needed to become agriculturally literate. Through various programs and resources, educators
are encouraged to teach more about agriculture and the role it plays in our economy and society.
What is the California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom (CFAITC)?
The California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom (CFAITC), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational
foundation, provides educators with low cost and free materials, training, and information to promote
student understanding of California agriculture.
Why is it important to teach my students about agriculture?
Although less than two percent of our nation’s population is directly involved in agricultural production, a
healthy agricultural system is vital to everyone’s daily life. Agriculture provides the basic necessities of
food, clothing, and shelter, yet many of us take for granted the ease with which we obtain these items.
Additionally, the important economic impact of agriculture in California, the United States, and the world
is often not realized.
Do other teachers use AITC?
Educators at all levels, from classroom teachers to administrators, use or support the use of AITC in both
rural and urban areas. AITC programs and materials are reviewed by CFAITC’s Educational Resources
Committee to determine that their content is accurate and appropriate for classroom use.
How do I get started?
Numerous resources about agriculture are available. Start a small resource kit by ordering materials in this
Teacher Resource Guide. Try some AITC lesson plans and order posters to decorate your classroom. Sign up
to receive Cream of the Crop, CFAITC’s newsletter for educators. Have your students research one aspect of
agriculture and enter CFAITC’s Imagine this . . . Story Writing Contest. Contact the Foundation or your
local county Farm Bureau for educational materials and programs in your area.
Where can I go for additional help?
Talk with the AITC Ambassador at your school. This person receives materials from the Foundation on a
regular basis. Contact AITC if you do not know who your Ambassador is or if you would like to become an
AITC Ambassador at your school. Consider attending the annual AITC Conference in October. Watch for
announcements of upcoming events in the Cream of the Crop newsletter for educators, or sign up to
receive the Foundation’s monthly e-newsletter, Current News, which is full of current news and
opportunities (cfaitc@cfbf.com).
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CFAITC
CFAITC Programs
Teacher Programs
AITC Ambassador Network
Annual Conference, October 20-22, 2005, Sacramento, CA
County Agricultural Seminars
Outstanding Educator of the Year
University Student Teacher Program
Student Programs
Imagine this... Story Writing Contest
Support of County Farm Bureaus for Local Programs
Kids’ Corner (kids.cfaitc.org)
Classroom Resource Materials
CFAITC Web Site
Cream of the Crop Newsletter
Current News Electronic Newsletter
Teacher Resource Guide
What’s Growin’ On? Newspaper
Lesson Plans
Commodity and Natural Resource Fact and Activity Sheets
For More Information Contact:
California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom
2300 River Plaza Drive, Sacramento, CA 95833-3293
(916) 561-5625
(800) 700-AITC
Fax: (916) 561-5697
Name ________________________________________________
Please send materials to my:
Home
School
School Name _________________________________________
School Mailing Address _________________________________
City _____________________ State ______ Zip _____________
School Phone (_____)__________________________________
Place me on the AITC Ambassador mailing list.
Enroll me in Current News, the monthly e-newsletter.
Send an Imagine This...Story Writing Contest brochure.
Update my contact information as completed here.
Send me the educator newsletter, Cream of the Crop.
I teach: K-3
4-6
7-8
9-12
13-16
School District ________________________________________
County ______________________________________________
Subjects:
Math
Resource Teacher
Special Ed
City _____________________ State ______ Zip _____________
Science
Social Studies
Language Arts
Home Phone (_____)___________________________________
Fine Arts
Foreign Language
Vocational
E-mail _______________________________________________
Multiple Subject
Home Address ________________________________________
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A Garden Plot: The Tale of Peter Rabbit
K-1
Red Imported Fire Ants: Facts About These Interesting Insects
2-3
Simple and Complex Machines in Agriculture
2-5
Edible Numbers
3-6
That Was Then, This Is Now
3-6
Imagine This . . . Video
3-8
Science Fair and Lesson Ideas
3-12
Fruits and Vegetables for Health
4-6
What’s Bugging You?
4-6
What’s Growin On? California’s Colorful Bounty
4-8
A “Sour” Subject
5-6
Food Safety: From Farm to Fork
5-7
Where’d You Get Those Genes?
5-7
Commodity and Natural Resource Fact and Activity Sheet
6-12
From Genes to Jeans
7-9
Agricultural Awareness Through Poetry
9-10
An Ag Interview
9-10
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CFAITC
The California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom’s (CFAITC) lesson and units have been written, fieldtested, and reviewed by educators. Cooperative learning, individual and group problem solving, and critical thinking
activities encourage students to learn about California agriculture while developing skills in science, mathematics,
reading-language arts, history-social science, health and nutrition, and the visual and performing arts.
Each unit can be downloaded from CFAITC’s Web site (www.cfaitc.org). A limited number of lesson plan CDs are
available. Contact CFAITC via e-mail (cfaitc@cfbf.com), or by phone (800-700-AITC), to request a copy. The limit is
one copy per educator.
Grades 3-6
Lesson Plans and
Comprehensive Units
Edible Numbers
Grades K-1
by Donica O’Laughlin
This unit uses The Tale of Peter Rabbit and other stories
by Beatrix Potter as a vehicle to teach reading, writing,
and science concepts. This unit encourages students to
think about where their food comes from, distinguish
between fact and fiction, observe roots and soil, and
write about personal experiences they have while caring
for the personal gardens they create. Aligned to the
Content Standards for California Public Schools.
Grades 2-3
Red Imported Fire Ants: Facts About
These Interesting Insects
This booklet is designed to provide teachers with facts
and activities that teach children about the red imported
fire ant, a potentially dangerous and destructive insect to
the people, animals, and plants of California. Math,
reading, and history activities included.
Grades 2-5
Simple and Complex Machines in
Agriculture
by Pamela Emery and Gina Hieb
Edible Numbers provides teachers with lessons that
relate grocery advertisements to classroom mathematics
and nutrition education. Food origins, nutrition,
problem solving, graphing, and grade-level appropriate
mathematics are taught in two separate grade level
units. Aligned to the Content Standards for California
Public Schools.
Grades 3-6
edited by Pamela Emery
Students learn about food prices and how they have
changed over time as they perform mathematical
computations, analyze data charts, and compare and
contrast statistical information. Aligned to the Content
Standards for California Public Schools.
Grades 3-12
by Pamela Emery
This packet includes stimulating questions that teachers
can use when teaching a specific scientific topic; science
fair ideas, in the form of questions, that relate to
agriculture; and Web sites that educators and students
may find useful when preparing a science lesson or a
science fair project.
by Tonja Cargill and Pamela Emery
Through investigation, writing, and experimenting,
students learn about simple machines such as inclined
planes, levers, pulleys, and wedges. They see how these
machines assist people including farmers and ranchers.
Aligned to the Content Standards for California Public
Schools.
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Grades 7-9
From Genes to Jeans
by Brenda Byers and Priscilla Naworski
This comprehensive unit teaches students about the
production, distribution, and nutritional value of
California fresh produce. Geography, language arts,
mathematics, health, and nutrition concepts are
incorporated. Aligned to the Content Standards for
California Public Schools.
by John Vogt and Mary Yale
Students are introduced to the genetic research and
technologies associated with agriculture while they
perform Punnett square activities and create a model of
a DNA molecule. As students learn about strawberries
and cotton, they are provided with the scientific
principles associated with genetics and are encouraged
to use their knowledge to think critically and freely
about the viability and ethics associated with
biotechnology. Aligned to the Content Standards for
Grades 4-6
by Pamela Emery and Ethan Heifetz
Students create a useful definition for the word “pest,”
perform reading and poetry activities on specific
agricultural and garden pests, and create an imaginary
pest who lives in an imaginary habitat. Aligned to the
Grades 5-6
CFAITC
Grades 4-6
Grades 9-10
Students gain an appreciation of the role agriculture
plays in their lives as they read and analyze poetry and
write an agricultural poem of their own. Aligned to the
Students reinforce their skills of observation,
mathematical computation, and written expression by
comparing and contrasting grapefruits and lemons.
Schools.
Grades 5-7
Grades 9-10
An Ag Interview
Students gain a greater awareness of the role agriculture
plays in the American economy, practice oral and
written communication skills, and learn about
numerous agricultural careers. Aligned to the Content
Students learn, through real-life examples and hands-on
activities, that everyone has a responsibility in
minimizing foodborne illnesses. This unit is science and
language arts based. Aligned to the Content Standards
for California Public Schools.
Other Materials
The following materials are available in the quantities
listed. Contact CFAITC via e-mail at cfaitc@cfbf.com or
by phone, (800) 700-AITC.
Grades 5-7
by Beth Brookhart and Pam Schallock
This five-lesson unit teaches students the basic concepts
of genetics using agricultural commodities as examples.
Includes brief biographies on people involved in genetic
research as well as a creative writing assignment.
Schools.
Commodity and Natural Resource Fact
and Activity Sheets
Educators and students learn about the production,
history, economic value, and other information on a
variety of agricultural commodities and resources. The
activity suggestions help educators generate lesson plan
ideas.
Grades 6-12
1 set free
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CFAITC
Imagine this . . . Video
This 30-minute video of colorful, agriculturally-related
stories features winning entries in the Imagine this . . .
Story Writing Contest for grades 3-8. The animation was
created from artwork developed by high school art
students.
Grades 3-8
1 free, while supplies last
What’s Grown’ On? California’s Colorful
Bounty
This 16-page student newspaper educates students
about the many aspects of agriculture. This year’s
edition focuses on health and nutrition. It also includes
specific pages on strawberries, alfalfa, milk, beef,
careers, and weights and measures. Selected activities
encourage students to read their local newspaper daily.
Schools.
Grades 4-8
1 class set free, while supplies last
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CFAITC Materials Order Form
Grades
Description
Price
Qty
K-12
“A is for Agriculture” Stickers
$ .10
K-12
CFAITC Ball Cap
$ 8.00
K-12
Bookmarks
$ .05
K-12
CFAITC Balloons
$ .15
K-12
CFAITC Canvas Bags
$10.00
K-12
CFAITC Lesson Plan CD
Adult
CFAITC Long Sleeve Denim Shirt (Men, Women – S,M,L, XL)
$20.00
K-12
CFAITC Mugs
$ 1.50
K-12
CFAITC Pencils
$ .15
K-12
Commodity and Natural Resource Fact/Activity Sheets
1 set free
5-7
1 set free
3-8
Imagine This . . . Video
1 free while
supplies last
4-8
What’s Grown’ On? California’s Colorful Bounty Student Newspaper
30 free while
supplies last
K-12
Teacher Resource Guide CD
CFAITC
California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom • 2300 River Plaza Drive, Sacramento, CA • 95833-3293
Phone: (916) 561-5625 • (800) 700-AITC • Fax: (916) 561-5697 • E-mail: cfaitc@cfbf.com • Web site: www.cfaitc.org
Total
1 free
1 free
Method of Payment: Cash Check # ___________ Make checks payable to: CFAITC P.O.# _______________
Subtotal
Tax: 7.75% California
Expiration Date _____________
sales tax is calculated at
point of sale.
Card Holder Signature: _____________________________________________________________________________
Grand Total
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School
Business Home
City, State, Zip ____________________________________________________________________
Phone (_______)___________________________________________________
School
County ________________________________________
Fax (_______)_____________________________________________________
Business Home
School
Business Home
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Section 2
Educational Resources
on Agriculture
This guide is designed to help educators locate high quality resources on
agriculture by listing free and low cost educational materials. The
resources were reviewed by CFAITC’s Educational Resources Committee
and are considered suitable for classroom use. However, inclusion in this
guide does not constitute an endorsement. When requesting materials,
mention the California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom.
Resources by Subject Listing
Agriculture - General
X Indicates new for 2005
4-H Youth Development Materials
Grades K-12
Free catalog
University of California
ANR Communication Services Publications
6701 San Pablo Avenue
Oakland, CA 94608
Toll free: (800) 994-8849
Fax: (510) 643-5470
Web site: anrcatalog.ucdavis.edu
E-mail: danrcs@ucdavis.edu
2003-2004 Catalog Publications
Pamphlets, books, slide sets, and videos on agriculture, crops,
livestock, soil, water, and more.
Grades K-12
Free catalog
ANR Communication Services
Oakland, CA 94608
Toll free: (800) 994-8849
Fax: (510) 643-5470
E-mail: danrcs@ucdavis.edu
This report provides farmers with some encouragement and
support on hosting farm visits for children. Information
includes tips on making useful and safe hands-on activities
and tips on how to plan and what to plan for. Available online.
Resources
This catalog provides descriptions and ordering information
on projects and activity materials appropriate for leaders to
work with youth in a variety of settings.
A Farmer’s Guide to Hosting Farm Visits
for Children
Grades K-12
Free, online only
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
Program
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616
Phone: (530) 752-7556
Fax: (530) 754-8550
Web site: www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/Grants/Reports/
Kraus/97-36FarmersGuide.htm
A Guide to Food and Fiber Systems
Literacy
This guide is composed of a compendium of standards,
benchmarks, explanatory narrative, and sample instructional
materials for kindergarten through twelfth grade. It is
intended to provide a road map for infusing Food and Fiber
Systems knowledge into core academic subjects.
Grades K-12
Available online
Food and Fiber Systems Literacy Project
Department of Agricultural Education/
Communications/4-H
448 Agricultural Hall
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK 74078-0484
Phone: (405) 744-8036
Fax: (405) 744-5176
Web site: food_fiber.okstate.edu
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Resources
ABCs of Food
X Ag Experience
This comprehensive book is a compilation of food references,
stories, activities, and other related food information. This
great resource includes factual information and opinions on
information related to food production and food use, from A
to Z!
Teaching kits provide materials and activities for hands-on
lessons about agriculture. Kit titles include California Farm
Facts, Fun Wool Spinning Kit, Cotton Kit, Sheep Booklets,
Sunflower Kit, Corn and the Indians, Almond Kit, Dairy Cattle
Curriculum, Wheat Kit and more.
Grades 4-adult
$24.50
Grades K-12
Free brochure
Louise Ulmer
The ABCs of Food
136 Centre Line Avenue
West End Terraces
Williamsport, PA 17701
Ag Experience
3144 North G Street, #125-141
Merced, CA 94340
Phone: (209) 384-9272
Fax: (209) 384-1378
E-mail: agexper@comcast.net
Ag Alert
Ag in the Classroom Notes
This colorful weekly newspaper, available to California Farm
Bureau Federation members, provides current information
and articles on California’s agriculture sector.
Newsletter published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture
features Agriculture in the Classroom programs and projects
from across the nation and articles about agriculture.
Grades 8-adult
Free subscription to California Farm Bureau members
Selected weekly stories available to the public online
Grades K-adult
Available online
United States Department of Agriculture
1400 Independence Avenue SW, Stop 2251
Washington, DC 20250-2251
Phone: (202) 720-7925
Fax: (202) 690-0062
E-mail: kcullinan@csrees.usda.gov
Web site: www.agclassroom.org
Ag Alert
California Farm Bureau Federation
Phone: (916) 561-5570
Fax: (916) 561-5695
Web site: www.cfbf.com
Ag Bag Lessons
AgExplorerΤΜ
This series focuses on ten different commodities. Each unit
encourages the use of a particular literature book that relates
to the topic and includes activities and lesson ideas.
Commodities include corn, apples, horses, sheep, pork,
pumpkins, dairy, farm safety, pizza, and soybeans.
Multimedia technology and Internet connectivity combine in
AgExplorer™ to bring you the ultimate interactive agricultural
information and diagnostic tool. Diagnose crop disease,
weeds, and insect pests with over 7,000 photographs to choose
from. Hotlink directly to Internet sites on key papers, research,
commodity prices, weather, and news.
Grades K-6
Free; available online only
Illinois Agricultural Association
1701 Towanda Avenue
Post Office Box 2901
Bloomington, IL 61702-2901
Phone: (309) 557-3334
Fax: (309) 557-2098
E-mail: kfrench@ilfb.org
Web site: www.agintheclassroom.org
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Grades 4-12
Prices begin at $45 per issued workstation plus annual
subscription fees
Hamilton-Locke, Inc. – AgExplorer
1902 North Canyon Road, Suite 120
Provo, UT 84604
Toll free: (800) 282-0044
Fax: (801) 226-2971
E-mail: mail@agexplorer.com
Web site: www.agexplorer.com
Agricultural Research
An Ag Interview
Published monthly by the Agricultural Research Service,
United States Department of Agriculture, this magazine
reports on current research in the agricultural industry.
Available online.
Students gain a greater awareness of the role agriculture plays
in the American economy, practice oral and written
communication skills, and learn about numerous agricultural
careers.
Grades 9-adult
Free 1-year subscription to schools and libraries
Limited class sets available
Grades 9-10
Available free online
Free lesson plan CD available, while supplies last
Toll free: (800) 700-AITC
Fax: (916) 561-5697
Agriculture in the Classroom Alphabet
Soup Activities
California Agricultural Resource
Directory
This agriculture activity booklet, has an ag activity for each
letter of the alphabet. It includes agricultural talking points,
activity extensions, recipes, and more.
Includes facts and figures, county-by-county statistics, and an
extensive directory of industry resources and contacts. Also
contains production and export statistics, key facts about
California agriculture, information on CDFA services, and
marketing trends.
Grades PreK-6
$3 includes s/h
Tennessee Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom
Post Office Box 313
Columbia, TN 38402
Phone: (931) 388-7872, ext. 2214
Web site: www.tnfarmbureau.org
Agri-Education, Inc.
Software-based activities about food safety, production
agriculture, soil nutrient management, water conservation
and water quality, animal welfare, and more. Includes
Abundant Food and Fiber on CD-ROM and the Farm and Food
Bytes series with the Introduction to Agriculture program now
on CD-ROM. A new CD-ROM, Helping to Keep Our Water
Clear, is also available.
Grades 3-12
Free listing of software resources
801 Shakespeare
Post Office Box 497
Stratford, IA 50249
Phone: (515) 838-3000
Fax: (515) 838-2788
E-mail: jgalloway@agri-ed.com
Web site: www.agri-ed.com
Grades 4-adult
$15
California Department of Food and Agriculture
California Agricultural Statistics Service
Phone: (916) 498-5161
Fax: (916) 498-5186
E-mail: nass-ca@nass.usda.gov
Web site: www.nass.usda.gov/ca
California Agriculture Publication
Bi-monthly full-color magazine on agriculture research by the
University of California.
Grades 9-12
Free subscription within United States
California Agriculture
Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
1111 Franklin Street, 6th Floor
Oakland, CA 94607-5200
Phone: (510) 987-0044
Fax: (510) 465-2659
E-mail: calag@ucop.edu
Web site: californiaagriculture.ucop.edu/about.html
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Resources
Agricultural Research Magazine
5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Room 1-2232C
Beltsville, MD 20705-5130
Phone: (301) 504-1651
Fax: (301) 504-1641
E-mail: jfrazier@ars.usda.gov
Web site: www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR
California Bingo
X Charlie Greenhand’s Ag Trivia
This bingo game highlights the unique characteristics, people,
environment, and landmarks of California including
agriculture. Set comes with facts to be read during the game,
six artistic bingo cards, and markers. Bug Bingo and other
games available.
Challenge
Resources
Grades 3-adult
$13.95 plus s/h
Lucy Hammett Games
Post Office Box 905
Mineola, Texas 75773
Toll free: (800) 420-7585
Web site: www.lucybingogames.com
Grades 9-12
$49 plus s/h
California Country Magazine
This bi-monthly magazine features information and
enlightening features on California farms and ranches,
gardening and landscaping tips, travel features, and
interesting facts about food production.
Grades 8-adult
Subscription included in annual California Farm Bureau
Federation membership dues, or subscribe online
California Country Magazine
Phone: (916) 561-5570
Fax: (916) 561-5695
Web site: www.cfbf.com
This series of half-hour programs combines stories with fun
facts about California’s $27 billion agricultural industry. Refer
to the online schedule for the viewing station, day, and time of
broadcast in your area.
California Heartland
Post Office Box 6
Sacramento, CA 95812
E-mail: calheart@kvie.org
Web site: www.californiaheartland.org
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National FFA Organization
Indianapolis, IN 42678
Toll free: (888) 332-2668
Fax: (317) 802-6061
E-mail: coreadvice@ffa.org
Web site: www.ffaunlimited.org
Classroom Resources for Agricultural
Education
Plastic bags made of cornstarch, pencil sharpeners, maps,
agricultural fact books, lesson plans, and videos are available
for purchase. Details available online.
Grades K-12
Free order form
Grades K-adult
Free viewing
$14.95 per show on video
This game helps students grades 9-12 achieve agricultural
literacy in a fun and interactive way. Trivia questions cover
agribusiness, agriscience and technology, animal science,
plant science and general agriculture. The board is versatile so
the game can be played on one board with up to 12 people, or
it can be split into four smaller boards with four people at each
board.
American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture
1501 E. Woodfield Road, Suite 300W
Schaumburg, IL 60173-5422
Toll free: (800) 443-8456
Fax: (847) 685-8969
E-mail: bettyw@fb.org
Web site: www.ageducate.org
Cream of the Crop
This newsletter, published twice a year, highlights resources,
activities, lessons, and ideas for incorporating agriculture in
the classroom.
Grades K-12
Free subscription
Available online
Fax: (916) 561-5697
The Cultivar
Farming Game
Newsletter developed by the University of California, Santa
Cruz, Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems,
provides information on current sustainable agricultural
topics including articles ranging from organic gardening to
food systems analysis.
Try your luck at raising crops and livestock. Learn about
family farm economy using a board game format.
Grades 9-adult
Free
Discovering the Food System
This guided experiential learning program is designed
primarily for youth ages 12 to 18 but is adaptable and useful
for all curious about food and how it gets from the farm to the
table. Ten specific activities encourage participants to think
about their involvement in the food system and how local
actions impact global actions.
Grades 7-adult
Downloadable free from Web site
Cornell University
Division of Nutritional Sciences
Division of Horticulture
Web site: www.cce.cornell.edu/foodsys
Farm Service Agency—California
This web site has downloadable materials that can be used
with students. Examples include a coloring book of multiple
crops, fun facts, and trivia.
Grades K-4
Free online materials
United States Department of Agriculture
Farm Service Agency, California
430 G Street
Davis, CA 95616
Phone: (530) 792-5520
Fax: (530) 792-5555
E-mail: erica.szlosek@ca.usda.gov
Web site: www.fsa.usda.gov/ca/agforkids.htm
Web site: www.fsa.usda.gov/fsakids
The Weekend Farmer
Post Office Box 896
Goldendale, WA 98620
Toll free: (800) 222-GAME
Fax: (509) 773-6464
E-mail: farmgame@gorge.net
Web site: www.farmgame.com
Food, Land & People
This program provides educational resources and promotes
approaches to learning which help educators and students in
grades preK-12 to better understand the interrelationships
among agriculture, the environment and people of the world.
Educators who participate in a workshop will obtain FLP’s
Resources for Learning, which contains 55 preK-12 lessons.
Twenty lessons are translated into Spanish. Lessons are
correlated to state subject area standards.
Grades PreK-12
Resources for Learning, $56.25 includes s/h
Resources for Learning CD, $45.00 includes s/h
Spanish Lessons, $22.50 includes s/h
Free information on workshops
California Food, Land & People
Presidio of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA 94129
Phone: (650) 345-5178
Fax: (650) 573-5527
Web site: www.caflp.org
Fun Stuff
In this section of the National Agricultural Library Web site,
students can find information in a student-friendly format on
a variety of topics related to agriculture. Learn about beef,
pork, George Washington Carver, and more!
USDA, ARS National Agricultural Library
Education and Outreach
10301 Baltimore Avenue
Phone: (301) 504-5755
Fax: (301) 504-6927
Web site: www.nal.usda.gov/outreach/fun_stuff.htm
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Resources
CASFS
UC Santa Cruz
Publications Request
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
Phone: (831) 459-3240
Fax: (831) 459-2799
E-mail: mtbrown@ucsc.edu
Web site: www.ucsc.edu/casfs
Grades 4-adult
$31.95 plus $6.50 s/h
$9.95 each for PC version that runs on Windows, plus $4 s/h
Illinois Agricultural Association Materials
Innovations in Agriculture
Contains 60 lessons about agriculture in the areas of math,
science, language arts, social studies, fine arts, health,
nutrition, and safety. Hands-on activities, worksheets, and
resource lists are included.
Kids, Crops, & Critters in the Classroom
Resources
In this highly motivational board game, players with
different ability levels can play together and still be
challenged. Blackline masters included for all subject areas.
Teacher or parent can supply any 20 questions for review or
mastery. The game can be humerous, challenging, and makes
learning fun.
Grades 2-adult
$19.95 plus shipping and handling
Grades 7-8
$25 plus s/h
Contains 60 lessons about agriculture in the areas of math,
science, language arts, social studies, fine arts, health,
nutrition, and safety. Hands-on activities, worksheets, and
resource lists are included.
Grades K-3, 4-6
Request grade level
$25 plus s/h
K.J. Nancraft
Nancy Harris
Post Office Box 802
Hughson, CA 95326
Phone: (209) 522-7982
X Kids’ Corner
This new student-oriented section of the California
Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom Web site features
agricultural-related activities that can be used in the
classroom or at home. Highlighted areas include a commodity
mystery game and selected answers to the annual CFAITC
student newspaper What’s Growin’ On?
1701 Towanda Avenue
Phone: (309) 557-3334
Fax: (309) 557-2098
Grades 3-8
Free online
Imagine this . . . Story Writing Contest
Create a positive learning experience that promotes reading
and writing and furthers the understanding of agriculture in
our lives by having students participate in this award-winning
contest. The Imagine this... story writing contest is an annual
statewide writing program for students in grades three
through eight. Brochure and entry information are available
from the California Foundation for Agriculture in the
Classroom (CFAITC). Contact CFAITC after June 1, 2005, for
this year’s contest details. Regional and state level prizes are
awarded to winning students and their teachers. Copies of
past years’ winning entries are available in an animated video
tape presentation.
Grades 3-8
Video, one free while supplies last
Attn: Imagine this . . . Story Writing Contest
Fax: (916) 561-5697
E-mail: ngutierrez@cfbf.com
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It Takes Cooperation Game
Fax: (916) 561-5697
Nasco Modesto’s Educational Catalogs
Nasco provides free catalogs that cover a wide range of K-12
instructional and curricular areas. This includes
manipulatives, games, and educational toys for math and
early learning; classroom equipment and supplies needed for
teaching science and agricultural science; as well as teaching
aids for health, consumer science, nutrition, and arts and
crafts projects.
Grades K-12
Free
Nasco Modesto
4825 Stoddard Road
Modesto, CA 95356
Toll free: (800) 558-9595
Fax: (209) 545-1669
Web site: www.enasco.com
National Ag Day Planning Guide
Plant Doctor©
The “Ag Day Planning Guide” was developed to help you plan
and host Ag Day events. You’ll find tips, tools, and strategies
that have been successfully used in past years to build
awareness about agriculture in communities all across
America.
This extensive online program provides six lesson plans and
lists supplies necessary for experiments on weed, pest, and
disease control as well as fertilization. Program uses the
science framework to teach children about safe and abundant
agricultural food, fiber, and ornamental production. Program
can include a visit (based on availability) by a Plant Doctor© –
a licensed pest control advisor. The visit can be scheduled
online.
Grades K-12
Free listing of materials by mail or Web site
Grades 3-5
Free online
The Stanley W. Strew Education Fund, Inc.
1143 North Market Boulevard, Suite 7
Phone: (916) 928-1625
Fax: (916) 928-0705
Web site: www.plantdoctor.org
Resources
Agriculture Council of America
11020 King Street, Suite 205
Overland Park, KS 66210
Phone: (913) 491-1895
Fax: (913) 491-6502
E-mail: info@agday.org
Web site: www.agday.org
Resources for agricultural literacy, career awareness,
biotechnology, and other agricultural education information
are available.
Grades 7-12
Free educational resources catalog
Indianapolis, IN 46278-0960
Toll free: (888) 332-2668
Fax: (317) 802-6061
E-mail: coreadvice@ffa.org
Web site: ffa.org
Web site: www.ffaunlimited.org
Pizza Farm
Lesson plans and hands-on activities integrated into the
California teaching standards resources are all related to a
pizza theme.
Grades K-6
Free order form/samples
The Pizza Farm
27877 Avenue 8
Madera, CA 93637
Phone: (559) 439-0606
Fax: (559) 661-2172
E-mail: pizzafarmer@cobbranch.com
Web site: www.cobbranch.com
Project Seasons
Links curriculum to the seasons with over 147
multidisciplinary activities.
Grades K-6
$24.95 plus $3.50 s/h
Shelburne Farms
1611 Harbor Road
Shelburne, VT 05482
Phone: (802) 985-8686
Fax: (802) 985-8123
Web site: www.shelburnefarms.org
Slice Kit
This packet of classroom activities and worksheets assists
teachers and volunteers in educating children about the role
of the farm in providing food and products for the city.
Grades K-6
$7
Attn: Material Orders Department
Phone: (847) 969-2974
Fax: (847) 969-7252
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Ten Things Kids Want to Know About
Farming
University of California Desert Research
and Extension Center
This 22-minute educational video takes students on a series of
field trips to farm and ranch locations throughout the United
States, offering them a firsthand view of what happens to
produce the food and clothing we use everyday.
This extension center provides numerous resources and
programs for teachers and students. It conducts research and
outreach activities that support the agricultural enterprise of
the Imperial Valley and nurtures an awareness of natural and
renewable resources. One program is called Farm Smart.
Resources
Grades 4-6
One copy, $5
Two or more copies, $3 each
Grades K-adult
Programs and prices vary
225 Touhy Avenue
Park Ridge, IL 60068
Phone: (847) 685-8663
Fax: (847) 685-8696
E-mail: marys@fb.org
Video Placement Worldwide
Traditional Red Barn Storage Box
A printed 12” x 13” x 16” box, shaped like a traditional red
barn, can be used for storing classroom supplies. The roofshaped lid lifts off for access into the barn.
Cornell Educational Resources Program (CERP)
Cornell University, Department of Education
Kennedy Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853
Phone: (607) 255-1837
Fax: (607) 255-7905
United States National Agricultural
Library
Contains subject and access information for AGRICOLA, the
bibliographic database produced by the National Agricultural
Library.
USDA, ARS, National Agricultural Library
4th Floor, NAL Building
Phone: (301) 504-5755
Fax: (301) 504-6927
Web site: www.nal.usda.gov
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Offers free, sponsored educational videos on a wide variety of
subjects, including many of interest to agriculture teachers.
Visit the Web site for online descriptions and ordering.
Grades K-12
Free; make request online
Grades K-adult
$10 each plus s/h
$7 each plus s/h for 10 or more
Grades K-adult
Free online access
University of California Desert Research and
Extension Center
Attn: Nancy Wade
1004 East Holton Road
El Centro, CA 92243
Phone: (760) 356-3067
Fax: (800) 358-5218
Web site: www.vpw.com
What’s Growin’ On?
This 16-page newspaper highlights the many careers and
agricultural products of California. Activities, trivia, readings,
and graphics are sprinkled throughout providing a connection
for every learner. Many activities are aligned to the Content
Grades 4-8
Free single or multiple copies, as supplies last
Fax: (916) 561-5697
Air Quality
Blue Sky, Brown Sky . . . It’s Up to You!
This air quality educational curriculum is designed to help
educators teach students about air pollution and the effects it
has on Valley residents. Contains teacher manual, student
activity books, and incentive items such as stickers, pencils,
and rulers.
Grades K-3, 4-6
Free
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Alfalfa
Alfalfa—A Home for Animals and Ice
Cream for People
This interactive lesson teaches students about alfalfa
production in California and how it benefits consumers and
contributes to the economy and the environment. It also
shows how alfalfa production uses water resources efficiently,
how California’s climate gave rise to the development of water
for irrigation, and how this development led to dairy and
cattle industries and the need for alfalfa. Unit is aligned to the
Grades 4-6
Free
California Farm Water Coalition
717 K Street, Suite 510
Phone: (916) 441-7723
Fax: (916) 441-7842
E-mail: info@cfwc.com
Web site: www.cfwc.com
This California specific fact sheet includes information on
alfalfa production, history, nutrition, and economic value. The
activity sheet provides lesson ideas and fun facts about alfalfa.
Grades K-12
Free; also available online
Fax: (916) 561-5697
California Alfalfa and Forage Association
Materials
Alfalfa, Queen of Forages—Enhancing Wildlife
Habitat and Protecting our Soil
This 17” x 24” poster features key points described in the
booklet, described below, and the back contains text about
each of the poster sections.
Grades 6-adult
$2 each
10+ quantities, $1.50 each
Alfalfa, Wildlife and the Environment
This 24-page detailed publication describes the benefits of
alfalfa in the 21st century. It includes chapters about the
history of alfalfa, production methods, and alfalfa’s
importance to society, wildlife, the economy, and the
environment.
Grades 6-adult
$5 each
10+ quantities, $4 each
36 Grande Vista
Novato, CA 94947
Phone: (415) 892-0167
E-mail: akiess@cmc.net
Web site: www.calhay.org
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Resources
San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District
1990 East Gettysburg Avenue
Fresno, CA 93726-0244
Phone: (559) 230-5800
Fax: (559) 230-6064
E-mail: sjvapcd@valleyair.org
Web site: www.valleyair.org
X Alfalfa Fact and Activity Sheet
Almonds
Red Imported Fire Ants: Facts About
These Interesting Insects
Also see Nuts listings
This booklet is designed to provide teachers with facts and
activities to teach children about red imported fire ants, a
potentially dangerous and destructive insect to the people,
animals, and plants of California.
Almond Fact and Activity Sheet
Resources
This California specific fact sheet includes information on
almond production, history, nutrition, and economic value.
The activity sheet provides lesson ideas and fun facts about
almonds.
Grades K-12
Fax: (916) 561-5697
Grades 2-3
Free, online only
1220 N Street
Phone: (916) 654-0462
Fax: (916) 657-4240
Web site: www.fireant.ca.gov
________________________________________________________________
Apples
Almond Information Sheets
Also see Fruits listings
Visit the Blue Diamond Web site for general and nutritional
information about almonds.
X The Appealing Apple
Stories, myths and legends help students discover the rich and
varied history of apples. History, botany, cultivation, and
harvesting are explored through fun hands-on activities.
Learn how to make cider and other interesting facts.
Grades K-12
Available online
Blue Diamond
Phone: (916) 442-0771
Fax: (916) 325-2880
Web site: www.bluediamondgrowers.com
Grades 4-8
$8.50 plus s/h
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Ants
Cornell University
Resource Center
Ithaca, NY 14850-3884
Phone: (607) 255-2080
Fax: (607) 255-9946
Web site: www.cce.cornell.edu/store
Also see Insects listings
X Apple Trees
Ant Homes Under the Ground
These five activities delve into many aspects of these
fascinating social insects. Students learn about ant body
structure, jobs, and homes by observing ants in nature and in
an ant farm. Many role-play activities and games included.
Grades Preschool-1
$18 plus s/h
University of California, Berkeley
GEMS
Lawrence Hall of Science, #5200
Berkeley, CA 94720-5200
Phone: (510) 642-7771
Fax: (510) 643-0309
E-mail: gems@uclink.berkeley.edu
Web site: www.lhsgems.org
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This book is one of four in the Plants: Lifecycle Book Series.
Detailed photographs cultivate young readers as they follow
the lifecycle of apple trees. Supports the standard “The Living
Environment: Diversity of Life” as required by Benchmarks for
Science Literacy: Project 2061. A four-book series is available
which also includes the titles Carrots, Beans, and Sunflowers.
Grades PreK-2
$10.95 plus shipping and tax
4-book set, $41.95 plus shipping and tax
Insect Lore
Shafter, CA 93263
Toll free: (800) LIVE BUG
Fax: (661) 746-0334
E-mail: livebug@insectlore.com
Web site: www.insectlore.com
Apples
Welcome to Our Apple Farm
The U.S. Apple Association provides a variety of materials on
apples and apple nutrition, including lesson plans and
support materials.
Designed specifically as a farm visit handout, this color book
is informative and entertaining. It discusses what happens at
an apple farm and mentions six apple varieties: Empire,
Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Jonathan, McIntosh, and
Red Delicious. Other color books available.
Grades K-6
Free materials list available on Web site or by mail
Apples Here
This picture book clearly describes the lifecycle of apples and
the ways people consume them. Technical information is
provided in the back of the book so teachers can enhance the
book with accurate details.
Grades PreK-1
$15.95 plus s/h and tax
25% discount on orders of 5 or more
Albert Whitman & Company
6340 Oakton Street
Morton Grove, Il 60053
Toll Free: (800) 255-7675
Fax: (847) 581-0039
E-mail: mail@awhitmanco.com
Web site: www.albertwhitman.com
X California Apple Commission
A free information packet provides the history of apples and
the nutritional value of apples. Information is available on the
Web site.
California Apple Commission
4974 East Clinton Way, Suite 125
Fresno, CA 93727-1542
Phone: (559) 456-0900
Fax: (559) 456-0125
Web site: www.calapple.org
Grades PreK-3
$28.80 plus s/h per case of 96
$300 minimum purchase required
Pyramid Publishing
Attn: Tom Kaiser
9 Greenwood Court
Racine, WI 53402
Phone: (262) 752-0184
Fax: (262) 752-0185
________________________________________________________________
Aquaculture
California Aquaculture Association
Web site offers listing of periodicals, books, newsletters,
associations, and government agencies of interest to
aquaculturists. Many Web links are provided.
Grades 9-adult
Free
Sheryl Baldwin
3700 Chaney Court
Carmichael, CA 95608
Phone: (916) 887-8783
Fax: (916) 944-2256
Web site: www.caa-aqua.org
________________________________________________________________
Artichokes
Artichokes Fact and Activity Sheet
This California-specific fact sheet includes information on
artichoke production, history, nutrition, and economic value.
The activity sheet provides lesson ideas and fun facts on
artichokes.
Grades K-12
Fax: (916) 561-5697
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Resources
U.S. Apple Association
8233 Old Courthouse Road, Suite 200
Vienna, VA 22182-3816
Phone: (703) 442-8850
Fax: (703) 790-0845
Web site: www.usapple.org
Cali’s Kids
Aviation
This California Avocado Commission Web site has coloring
pages for children, information on how to grow an avocado
tree, and more! Locate the Cali’s Kids section on avocado.org.
California Agricultural Aircraft
Association Materials
Grades K-6
Available online
Agriculture’s Air Force
A 15-minute video on how aviation is used in agriculture.
Resources
Grades K-12
$5
Elementary-Level Educational Curriculum
Guide
This six-activity lesson guide teaches students about
agricultural aviation.
Grades 1-5
Free
California Avocado Commission
38 Discovery
Irvine, CA 92618
Toll Free: (800) 344-4333
Fax: (949) 341-1970
Web site: www.avocado.org
________________________________________________________________
Bananas
See Fruits listings
Secondary-Level Educational Curriculum Guide
This lesson guide includes lessons, facts and definitions
associated with agricultural aviation.
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Bats
Grades 6-10
Free
California Agricultural Aircraft Association
1404B Flightline Drive
Lincoln, CA 95648
Phone: (916) 645-9747
Fax: (916) 645-9749
E-mail: CAAA@psyber.com
_________________________________________________________________
Avocados
Avocado Fact and Activity Sheet
avocado production, history, nutrition, and economic value.
avocados.
Bats Incredible
Enlighten students to the bat’s unique and indispensable role
in ecosystems. Through hands-on activities and background
information, learn about the physical characteristics of bats as
well as about how they fly and how they use echolocation.
Assessment strategies and curricular correlations are
integrated throughout this book.
Grades 2-4
$18.95 plus s/h and tax; request item # 1125
Free catalog
AIMS Education Foundation
Fresno, CA 93747-8120
Toll free: (888) 733-2467
Fax: (559) 255-6396
E-mail: aimsed@aimsedu.org
Web site: www.AIMSedu.org
Grades K-12
Fax: (916) 561-5697
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Beans
Also see Legumes and Soybeans listings
Bean There Grown That – The Botany Lab
in a Box
Grades 3-6
Prices begin at $39.95 per user
Many licensing options available
Curious Company
2020 Edinburg Avenue
Cardiff, CA 92007
Phone: (760) 942-7450
Email: jtoth@curiousco.com
Web site: www.curiousco.com
Beans
the lifecycle of beans. Supports the standard “The Living
Science Literacy: Project 2061. This four-book series also
includes the titles Carrots, Apple Trees, and Sunflowers.
Grades PreK-2
This California-specific fact sheet includes information on dry
bean production, history, nutrition, and economic value. The
activity sheet provides lesson ideas and fun facts on dry beans.
Grades K-12
Fax: (916) 561-5697
Explore the Magic World of California
Beans
Nutritional information and recipes on dry beans.
Grades 4-adult
Free
California Dry Bean Advisory Board
531-D North Alta Avenue
Dinuba, CA 93618
Phone: (559) 591-4866
Fax: (559) 591-5744
Web site: www.calbeans.com
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Beef Cattle
Also see Livestock listings
Insect Lore
Shafter, CA 93263
Fax: (661) 746-0334
Beef Fact and Activity Sheet
beef production, history, and economic value. The activity
sheet provides lesson ideas and fun facts on beef.
Grades K-12
Fax: (916) 561-5697
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Resources
Bean There Grown That combines a seed-growing kit with an
interactive CD. Aimed to bring the wonder of science to kids,
these ten days of activities prompt students to collect data,
read related material, enter observations, follow lab
instructions, take measurements, graph results, and create
reports via the computer.
Dry Bean Fact and Activity Sheet
California Beef Council Materials
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
Materials
X Caretakers All
Environmental study print kit includes six hands-on lessons
about the care of animals, land, plants, resources, and the
community through a series of full-color photos and activities.
Kit includes photographic study prints with background
information on the reverse side, a 16-page teacher’s guide,
and 12 reproducible masters.
Resources
Grades 3-4
Free
Celebrate America
This program provides students the opportunity to explore the
foods and traditions of their own individual cultural
backgrounds and gather information about how and when
their families came to America. The kit includes a video,
leader’s guide containing activity masters, and a full-color
Food Guide Pyramid poster.
Grades 4-5
Free to qualified teachers
X Celebrate America
This social studies supplement provides students the
opportunity to explore the foods and traditions of their own
individual cultural backgrounds and gather information about
how and when their families came to America. The kit
includes a video, leader’s guide containing activity masters,
and a full-color poster.
Grades 4-5
Free
The Safe Food Journey Poster
This 22"x 32" colorful poster describes the processes that
promote a safe food supply with reproducible worksheets and
activities on the reverse side.
Grades 2-4
$1.95
Things We Can Learn From a Cow and a Worm
X Fit for a King
This kit is designed to teach kids the role of nutrition and
regular physical activity in a healthy lifestyle. The kit includes
a video, leader’s guide, nine reproducible activity sheets
including a video pre/post test, and a full-color poster.
Grades 3-5
Free
X Fueled for Flight
This 22"x 34" poster, with accompanying activities, encourages
students to consider good environmental stewardship in their
daily lives.
Grades 5-6
$1.95
Education Department
Post Office Box 670
Bloomingdale, IL 60108-9917
Toll free: (800) 368-3138
Fax: (800) 368-3136
Web site: www.teachfree.com
This kit uses space travel as a thematic approach to teaching
students how the body uses energy. Students learn math and
science skills as well as key concepts for everyday health and
nutrition. The kit includes a 20-minute video, a 20-page
teacher’s guide, 16 reproducible masters, and a pre/post test.
_________________________________________________________________
Grades 5-6
Free
Bees
X Things We Can Learn From a Cow and a Worm
Also see Insects, Honey, and Mathematics listings
Colorful education poster with accompanying activities
demonstrates the positive role ruminants, especially cattle,
play in our environment. A teacher’s guide and reproducible
master are printed on the reverse side.
ANR Communication Services Materials
Children and Africanized Honey Bees Video
Grades 5-6
Free
California Beef Council
4640 Northgate Boulevard, Suite 115
Phone: (916) 925-2333
Fax: (916) 925-8155
E-mail: askus@calbeef.org
Web site: www.calbeef.org
Cyber catalog: www.teachfree.com
Nutrition: www.beefnutrition.org
Youth web site: www.zip4tweens.com
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Geared for young children, this video shows how honey bees
help us, where wild bees nest, why Africanized honey bees are
dangerous, and what children can do to protect themselves.
Available in English and Spanish.
Grades PreK-2
$10 plus $3 s/h, order #V94
Living with Africanized Honey Bees Video
Berries
Comparison of European and Africanized honey bees with an
explanation of why Africanized honey bees are dangerous,
where they nest, how to bee-proof your home, general safety
precautions, and what to do if you are attacked by bees.
Also see Blueberries, Cranberries and Strawberries
listings
Grades 5-adult
$10 plus $3 s/h, order # V94-N
Welcome to Our Berry Farm
Buzzing a Hive
This guide explores the complex social behavior,
communication, and hive environment of the honeybee
through activities that mix art, literature, role-play, and drama.
Designed specifically as a berry farm visit handout, this color
book is informative and entertaining and discusses the life on
a berry farm. Other color books available.
Grades PreK-3
$28.80 plus s/h per case of 96 books
Resources
ANR Communication Services
Oakland, CA 94608
Toll free: (800) 994-8849
Fax: (510) 643-5470
Pyramid Publishing
Attn: Tom Kaiser
9 Greenwood Court
Racine, WI 53402
Phone: (262) 752-0184
Fax: (262) 752-0185
_________________________________________________________________
Grades K-3
$18 plus shipping and tax
GEMS
Phone: (510) 642-7771
Fax: (510) 643-0309
E-mail: gems@berkeley.edu
Honey Bee Study Prints
Twelve 13” x 18” color enlargements depicting various
honey bee behavioral characteristics and beekeeping scenes.
Instructional materials, printed on the back of each color
photograph, tell what can be observed and learned from the
picture, asks questions, gives additional information on the
subject, and suggest other sources of information.
Grades K-12
Dadant & Sons
2765 South Golden State Boulevard
Fresno, CA 93745
Toll free: (877) 432-3268
Fax: (559) 495-0232
Web site: www.dadant.com
Biotechnology
Also see Genetics and Science listings
X Biotech Knowledge Center
Sponsored by Monsanto, this site contains an evolving
collection of news items, technical reports and other
documents, which represent many points of view on
biotechnology. It promotes a deeper understanding of
agricultural biotechnology.
Biotech Knowledge Center
Web site: www.biotechknowledge.com
Biotechnology Industry Organization
A variety of basic and detailed information on biotechnology,
including genetic engineering, is available.
Grades 7-12
Free
1225 Eye Street, NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 962-9200
Fax: (202) 962-9201
E-mail: info@bio.org
Web site: www.bio.org
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Council for Biotechnology Information
This organization’s purpose is to share information about
biotechnology, relying on scientific research, expert opinion,
and published reports. Free information is available;
including a brochure, Biotechnology: Good Ideas Are Growing,
Look Closer at Biotechnology activity books; and
Understanding Biotechnology multimedia kit.
Also see Berries listing
US Highbush Blueberry Council
Blueberries: A Native American Treasure
This web site provides basic information on the blueberry
industry and information on how these berries are grown.
Grades K-adult
Free
Resources
Blueberries
2390 East Bidwell Street, #300
Folsom, CA 95630
Phone: (916) 933-0570
Fax: (916) 933-0574
Web site: blueberry.org
1225 Eye Street, NW Suite 400
Phone: (202) 467-6565
Web site: www.whybiotech.com
X Food Biotechnology: A
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Communications Guide to Improving
Understanding
Botany
This speaker’s manual, which includes background
information, hands-on activities, power point presentations
and lots more, prepares speakers in the food community
about biotechnology. It discusses the current issues, the
history of biotechnology and more.
Grades 9-adult
$19.95
Quantity discounts available
International Food Information Council (IFIC)
Attn: Communications Guide
1100 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 430
Phone: (202) 296-6540
Web site: ific.org
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Birds
Also see Wildlife listings
Also see Gardening, Horticulture, Nursery Products,
Science, and individual commodity listings
Bean There Grown That – The Botany Lab
in a Box
Bean There Grown That combines a seed-growing kit with an
interactive CD. Aimed to bring the wonder of science to kids,
these ten days of activities prompt students to collect data,
read related material, enter observations, follow lab
instructions, take measurements, graph results, and create
reports via the computer.
Grades 3-6
Prices begin at $39.95 per user
Many licensing options available
Curious Company
2020 Edinburg Avenue
Cardiff, CA 92007
Phone: (760) 942-7450
E-mail: jtoth@curiousco.com
Web site: www.curiousco.com
Native Bird Connections
This organization and Web site has information and lesson
ideas that teach students and the public about the native birds
in nature using birding as the focus.
Grades 2-adult
Free online information
PMB 156-6680 Alhambra Avenue
Martinez, CA 94553-6105
Phone: (925) 947-7044
Fax: (925) 284-5013
Web site: www.nativebirds.org
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The Budding Botanist
Invites students to look at the world around them. It contains
hands-on activities that investigate the world of plants.
Activities with teacher and student pages include information
on seeds, plants, and plant cells.
Grades 3-6
$18.95 plus s/h; request Item #1213
Free catalog
Plants Database
Web site provides teachers with lesson plans and teaching
ideas using the quick growing Wisconsin Fast Plants. Can be
read at and downloaded from the Wisconsin Fast Plants Web
site. Workshops available.
Grades K-12
Downloadable from the Web site
Wisconsin Fast Plants
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1630 Linden Drive
Madison, WI 53706
Toll free: (800) 462-7417
Fax: (608) 263-0744
E-mail: wfp@fastplants.org
Web site: www.fastplants.org
Web site: www.bottlebiology.org
This Web site, maintained by the Natural Resource
Conservation District, provides a single source of
standardized information about plants. It includes a monthly
plant feature and information, both general and technical, on
most plants in North America.
_________________________________________________________________
Grades 4-adult
Online information only
Also see Grains and Wheat listings
Plants Database
Web site: plants.usda.gov
Root-Vue Farm
Observe what plant roots really look like underground with
this specially designed kit that has a root-viewing window.
Comes with seeds and instructions.
Grades 1-6
Insect Lore
Shafter, CA 93262
Fax: (661) 746-0334
Bread
Bread Comes to Life: A Garden of Wheat
and a Loaf to Eat
This 22-minute video narrated by Lily Tomlin with music by
George Winston uses live-action footage, time lapse
photography, and animation to show the full cycle of wheat,
from the wheat patch and home kitchen, to the large scale
farm and production bakery. Suitable for teaching science,
language arts, and nutrition. Includes lesson plans for growing
wheat, baking bread, and a packet of wheat berries.
Grades PreK-4
Video: $49.95 plus $7.95 shipping
Book: $15.95 plus $4.95 shipping
Informed Democracy
Post Office Box 67
Toll free: (800) 827-0949
Fax: (831) 426-2312
E-mail: garden@cruzio.com
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Resources
Fresno, CA 93747-8120
Toll free: (888) 733-2467
Fax: (559) 255-6396
Wisconsin Fast Plants/Bottle Biology
Notes
X Cooking Up Fun: Yeast Breads
Butterfly Sky
Twenty recipes for breads ranging from breadsticks to pitas,
and a six-session cooking series that explores cultural history,
ways of making dough, science, grains, nutrition, and creative
fun.
Provides live Monarch caterpillar and chrysalis kits to enable
close-up classroom study of the amazing lifecycle of this
beautiful butterfly. Complete instructional materials on
raising butterflies accompany each kit. Also offers classroom
presentations with live caterpillars and butterflies.
Resources
Grades 4-8
$7.40 plus s/h
Grades K-12
Free catalog
Cornell University
Resource Center
Ithaca, NY 14850-3884
Phone: (607) 255-2080
Fax: (607) 255-9946
Butterfly Sky Farm
16934 Hofacker Lane
Lower Lake, CA 95457
Toll Free: (888) 700-5030
E-mail: info@ButterflySkyFarm.com
Web site: www.ButterflySkyFarm.com
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Honey Bear Breadmake Box: Bakery Field
Trip in a Box
Candy
In this unforgettable hands-on science and math experience,
each child makes his/her own 1-lb. loaf of honey wheat bread.
Learn about yeast, wheat, and other components of bread
making. Aprons, bowls, measuring utensils, pans, yeast,
honey, and salt included. A 30-page teacher’s guide is also
included. Each box makes 30 loaves.
Grades K-9
$43.95 plus s/h
See Chocolate and Sugar listings
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Careers
Also see Biotechnology listings
Honey Bear Breadmake Box
Phone: (410) 531-5911
E-mail: breadmake@aol.com
Web site: www.breadmake.com
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This 39-page booklet describes many careers that are
associated with animals. It is conveniently divided into ten
interest categories.
Grades 7-adult
$6.95 each plus shipping and tax
Quantity discounts available
Butterflies
Backyard Butterflies
This fact-filled comic book-style story shows butterfly life
cycles, habitats, behavior, host plants, metamorphosis, how to
attract butterflies with plants, and more. A great way to learn
about wildlife and natural resources.
PJ Publications
Madison, WI 53744-5468
Phone: (608) 288-9805
E-mail: paula@pjpublications.com
Web site: www.pjpublications.com
Grades 3-7
1-249 copies, $.70 each
Other quantity pricing available
National Association of Conservation Districts
Service Center
Post Office Box 855
League City, TX 77574-0855
Toll free: (800) 825-5547
Fax: (281) 332-5259
Web site: www.nacdnet.org
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Agriculture—The Natural Choice
California Colleges
This brochure describes ag-related career opportunities,
focusing on six categories and highlighting eight career
choices.
This Web site has a variety of materials about California
colleges and universities. Under the “exploring colleges”
section, one can search for agricultural careers using
“agriculture” as the search topic.
Grades 7-adult
$4.97, package of 50
American Chemical Society Materials
Information on careers in chemistry.
Grades 9-12
Available online
The American Chemical Society
1155 Sixteenth Street NW
Toll free: (800) 227-5558
Fax: (800) 525-5562
Web site: www.chemistry.org/vcz
California Association of Nurseries and
Garden Centers Materials
Choose Horticulture
This brochure on careers in horticulture lists colleges and
universities with programs.
Grades 7-12
Free
Choose Horticulture Video
This 16-minute video on all careers in the field, includes
grower, retailer, landscape design, and more.
Grades 7-12
Call for price
CaliforniaColleges.edu
Web site: www.californiacolleges.edu
Career Opportunities in Applied Science
and Engineering
This pamphlet describes the various careers in wood science
and technology, including manufacturing, marketing, and
research positions.
Grades 7-12
One copy free
Society of Wood Science and Technology
One Gifford Pinchot Drive
Madison, WI 53726
Phone: (608) 231-9347
Fax: (608) 231-9592
E-mail: vicki@swst.org
Web site: swst.org
Careers in Botany
This pamphlet describes the possible careers associated with
botany. It includes high school preparation requirements.
Grades 7-adult
One copy free
2-4 copies, $1 each
5+ copies, $.75 each
Botanical Society of America Business Office
Post Office Box 299
St. Louis, MO 63166-0299
Phone: (314) 577-9566
Fax: (314) 577-9515
E-mail: wdahl@botany.org
Web site: www.botany.org
California Association of Nurseries and Garden Centers
3947 Lennane Drive, Suite 150
Toll free: (800) 748-6214
Fax: (916) 567-0505
E-mail: association@cangc.org
Web site: www.cangc.org
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Resources
1701 Towanda Avenue
Phone: (309) 557-3334
Fax: (309) 557-2098
Grade 6-12
Available online
Careers in Plant Pathology
ProStart School to Career Program
This brochure describes careers in plant pathology, a science
that specializes in plant health.
Two-year curriculum, designed for use by high school juniors
and seniors, to learn how to succeed in restaurant and
foodservice careers. Based upon best industry practices and
standards.
Resources
Grades 7-12
Free
Request English or Spanish version
Grades 7-12
Free brochure
The American Phytopathological Society
3340 Pilot Knob Road
St. Paul, MN 55121-2097
Phone: (651) 454-7250
Fax: (651) 454-0766
E-mail: aps@scisoc.org
Web site: www.apsnet.org
California Restaurant Association
Educational Foundation
1011 10th Street
Toll free: (800) 765-4842
Fax: (916) 447-6182
Web site: www.calrest.org
Careers in Soil Science
This brochure describes several careers in soil science.
Society of American Florists
Grades 7-12
Free
This web site describes the positions available in the
floriculture industry and includes educational guidelines for
these careers.
Soil Science Society of America
677 South Segoe Road
Madison, WI 53711
Phone: (608) 273-8080
Fax: (608) 273-2021
E-mail: lmalison@soils.org
Web site: www.soils.org
Grades 7-12
1601 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Toll free: (800) 336-4743
Fax: (703) 836-8705
Web site: www.safnow.org
Discover Biological and Agricultural
Engineering
This pamphlet is available for students to learn about careers
in these areas.
Grades 9-12
Free
Stewards of the Land
Explore careers in the forest products industry. Brochure
covers educational requirements and job descriptions.
Grades 7-adult
Free
ASAE
2950 Niles Road
St. Joseph, MI 49085-9659
Phone: (269) 429-0300
Fax: (269) 429-0300
Web site: www.asae.org
California Forest Products Commission
853 Lincoln Way, Suite 208
Auburn, CA 95603
Phone: (530) 823-2363
Fax: (530) 823-1850
E-mail: cfpc@calforests.org
Web site: www.calforests.org
Grow Your Future
This brochure describes several careers in crop science.
Grades 7-12
Free
Crop Science Society of America
677 South Segoe Road
Madison, WI 53711
Phone: (608) 273-8086
Fax: (608) 273-2021
Web site: www.crops.org
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Carrots
Cheese
Carrots
Also see Dairy listings
the lifecycle of the carrot. Supports the standard “The Living
Science Literacy: Project 2061. The four-book series also
includes the titles Apple Trees, Beans, and Sunflowers.
Insect Lore
Shafter, CA 93262
Fax: (661) 746-0334
This 16-page student activity booklet, correlated to standards,
provides information on cows, cheese, recycling, and careers
in agriculture.
Grades K-6
$.65 per copy
Hilmar Cheese Company
9001 North Landers Avenue
Hilmar, CA 95324
Phone: (209) 656-1196
Fax: (209) 656-1116
E-mail: dskidmore@hilmarcheese.com
Web site: www.hilmarcheese.com
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Fresh Carrots Fact and Activity Sheet
Chemistry
fresh carrot production, history, nutrition, and economic
value. The activity sheet provides specific lesson ideas and fun
facts about carrots.
Also see Biotechnology, Careers, and Science listings
Grades K-12
Fax: (916) 561-5697
Grimmway Farms
Resources
Grades PreK-2
Daisy Dairy ABC’s All aBout Cheese
Science Teaching Resources
Catalog lists a variety of publications and programs that relate
science to the real world. Titles such as Chemistry in the
Marketplace and Apples, Bubbles and Crystals are available.
Grades K-12
Free catalog and online listings
The American Chemical Society
1155 Sixteenth Street, NW
Toll free: (800) 227-5558
Fax: (800) 525-5562
Web site: chemistry.org/education
The Grimmway Farms Web site has information about carrots,
including how to grow them in the classroom, history, trivia,
and more!
Grades 2-adult
Grimmway Farms
Web site: www.grimmway.com
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Cattle
See Beef Cattle and Livestock listings
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Cherries
Chickens
California’s Perfect Snack
Information on California’s cherry production includes data
on nutrition, varieties, packing, marketing, and more.
Resources
Grades K-12
One copy free
California Cherry Advisory Board
Post Office Box 877
Lodi, CA 95241
Phone: (209) 368-0685
Fax: (209) 368-4309
Web site: www.calcherry.com
This Web site has information on tart cherries with special
sections for teachers, educators, and children.
Grades 2-adult
Chocolate
FortuneCity.com
This Web site contains a timeline that shows the history of
candy making and commercial candy production. Trivia
questions, fun facts, and activities are all part of this site.
Welcome to Our Cherry Farm
Designed specifically as a cherry farm visit handout, this color
book is informative, entertaining, and discusses the life on a
cherry farm. Other color books available.
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California Poultry Federation
3117-A McHenry Avenue
Modesto, CA 95350
Phone: (209) 576-6355
Fax: (209) 576-6119
E-mail: califpoultry@cs.com
Web site: www.cpif.org
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Cherry Marketing Institute
Lansing, MI 48909-7785
Phone: (517) 669-3354
Fax: (517) 669-3354
Web site: www.usacherries.com
Pyramid Publishing
Attn: Tom Kaiser
9 Greenwood Court
Phone: (262) 752-0184
Fax: (262) 752-0185
Learn about the chicken—its history and its stages from the
egg to your table in this ready-to-reproduce unit. A CD of the
unit, which includes virtual reality tours and pictures of
chickens on the farm, at the hatchery, and milling and
feeding, as well as video footage on poultry production is also
available. Aligned with the Content Standards for California
Public Schools, grades 4-6.
Grades 4-6
Free
Grades PreK-3
X Chicken–From the Egg to Your Table
Fortune City
Web site: www.fortunecity.com/littleitaly/tuscan/
29/c/candy.html
Masterfoods USA
The Masterfoods USA Web site discusses the history of cocoa,
chocolate, and the M&Ms candy. Information can be used in
an economics course where marketing strategies are
examined.
Grades 2-adult
M&M/MARS
Attn: Consumer Affairs
800 High Street
Hackettstown, NJ 07840
Toll free: (800) 627-7852
Web site: www.masterfoodsusa.com
Christmas Trees
See Forestry and Forest Resources and Tree listings
Inside the Orange: It’s a Juicy Story
This colorful teacher’s guide with blackline masters helps
students understand the role of fruits and vegetables,
particularly citrus and oranges, in maintaining a balanced
diet. Four activities included.
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Citrus
Also see Mathematics listings
Students reinforce their skills of observation, mathematical
computation, and written expression by comparing and
contrasting grapefruits and lemons.
Grades 5-6
Free lesson plan CD available, while supples last
Fax: (916) 561-5697
Citrus Fruits Fact and Activity Sheet
citrus fruit production, history, nutrition, and economic value.
The activity sheet provides specific lesson ideas and fun facts
on citrus fruits.
Grades K-12
Fax: (916) 561-5697
Sunkist Growers
Consumer Affairs MS 236
Van Nuys, CA 91409
Web site: www.sunkist.com
_________________________________________________________________
Commodities
Also see individual commodity listings
Commodity Fact and Activity Sheets
These California fact sheets include information on
production, history, nutrition, top producing counties, and
economic values. The activity sheets provide specific lesson
ideas and fun facts for each topic. Commodities include
almonds, artichokes, avocados, beef, citrus fruits, cling
peaches, cut flowers, dairy, dry beans, fresh carrots,
pistachios, pears, processing tomatoes, dried plums, rice,
table grapes, strawberries, and walnuts.
Grades K-adult
One set free; also available online
Fax: (916) 561-5697
______________________________________________________________
Composting
See Gardening and Worms listings
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Resources
Grades 4-6
Popcorn and Maize
Cooperatives
Also see Economics listings
Rural Cooperatives Center
This center offers online newsletters, information sheets
about cooperatives, and numerous publications.
Grades K-12
Free online publications
Resources
Department of Agricultural Economics
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616
Phone: (530) 752-2408
Fax: (530) 752-5451
E-mail: centerforcoops@ucdavis.edu
Web site: cooperatives.ucdavis.edu
Life Lab Science Program’s newest curriculum is designed to
help children understand what agriculture is and why it is so
important. Activities help raise awareness of the diversity of
local and national food production, introduce components of
farming, and demonstrate basic ecological concepts related to
growing food sustainably.
Grades 3-8
Popcorn—Elementary School: $19.95 plus tax and s/h
Maize—Upper Elementary and Middle School: $19.95 plus tax
and s/h
Life Lab Science Program
1156 High Street
Phone: (831) 459-2001
Fax: (831) 459-3483
E-mail: lifelab@lifelab.org
Web site: www.lifelab.org
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The Popcorn Program
This education teaching guide acquaints students with
popcorn, its role in history, its many uses, and its nutritional
value through facts and recipes. Offers ideas in history,
science, math, geography, home economics, and health.
Lesson plans are also available online.
Corn
Also see Grains listings
Grades K-8
Free
The MAiZe
This Web site provides a listing of numerous corn mazes
throughout the state. Lesson plans and field trip information
is included.
Grades K-adult
The MAiZe
Web site: www.cornfieldmaze.com
The Popcorn Board
401 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611-4267
Toll free: (877) POPALOT
E-mail: genny_bertalmio@sba.com
Web site: www.popcorn.org
Teach Me About Corn
This packet contains the chapter book T.C. Cobb and the Corn
Stalk Riddles to teach students about corn, a teacher’s guide,
reproducible student activities, bookmarks, and corn seeds.
National Corn Growers Association
The National Corn Growers Association Web site has a variety
of curricula and student activities available which can be used
in multiple subject areas from language to science.
Grades K-12
Available online only
632 Cepi Drive
Chesterfield, MO 63005
Phone: (636) 733-9004
Fax: (636) 733-9005
E-mail: corninfo@ncga.com
Web site: www.ncga.com
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Grades 4-7
$5
Nebraska Agriculture in the Classroom
5225 South 16th Street
Lincoln, NE 68512
Toll Free: (800) 546-3496
E-mail: ellen@nefb.org
Web site: www.agclassroom.org/ne
Cotton’s Journey – A Field Trip in a Box
Designed specifically as a corn maze tour handout, this color
book is informative and entertaining and discusses how corn
mazes are made. Other color books available.
This comprehensive kit contains: teacher’s manual including
cotton information and three curriculum units (grades 1-3, 46, and 7-8); student booklet; 23-minute video; 22” x 34”
photographic poster; planting seeds; cottonseed oil; eleven
cotton bolls (Pima and Upland varieties); samples of cotton;
cotton fabric dictionary; and additional resources from the
cotton industry. All lessons are written for multiple subjects
and aligned to California and National Education Standards.
Video is produced in four segments—history, production,
harvesting, and processing. Each segment ends with five
lessons compatible with teacher’s manual. Individual
components may be ordered separately. See Web site for
details.
Grades PreK-3
Pyramid Publishing
Attn: Tom Kaiser
9 Greenwood Court
Racine, WI 53402
Phone: (262) 752-0184
Fax: (262) 752-0185
_____________________________________________________________
Cotton
Also see Water listings
Cotton and the Water Connection
This eight-lesson unit has students discover personal
connections to cotton, a valuable export, while critically
looking at different viewpoints on irrigated agriculture.
Lesson topics include water development, California climate
and topography, irrigation, drainage, and salinity. Unit is
aligned to the Content Standards for California Public Schools
and contains the Farm Water Works video, cotton boll, cotton
seeds, blackline masters, and color photographs.
Grades 4-6
Free
Phone: (916) 441-7723
Fax: (916) 441-7842
Grades 1-8
Free brochure
Complete kit (book version) $40 includes tax, free s/h
Complete kit (CD-ROM version) $36.75 includes tax, free s/h
Supplemental kit (book, video, planting seeds) $27 includes
tax, free s/h
The Alaca Company/CottonsJourney.com
Post Office Box 55
Tranquillity, CA 93668
Toll free: (800) 698-1888
Fax: (559) 698-5190
E-mail: admin@cottonsjourney.com
Web site: www.cottonsjourney.com
Crazy About Cotton
This activity book and video package provides an opportunity
for students to take a close look at cotton from seed to
distribution, including planting, irrigation, harvesting, and
ginning. Each of the nine film segments ends with an
investigative question that leads to the hands-on activities in
the book.
Grades 3-7
Activity book and video: $38.95 plus tax, s/h; request item
#4085
Activity book: $18.95 plus tax, s/h; request item #1216
Video: $29.95 plus tax, s/h; request item #4082
Free catalog
Fresno, CA 93747-8120
Toll Free: (888) 733-2467
Fax: (559) 255-6396
Web site: www.aimsedu.org
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Resources
X Welcome to Our A-Maze-ing Cornfield
National Cotton Council Materials
Cowboys
Cotton and the Consumer
Answers some of the frequently asked questions about the
history of cotton fabrics and the care of cotton clothes.
X Sons of the San Joaquin and the
Diamond R Boys
Grade 12
Interesting facts about the use of cotton fiber in U.S. currency.
This musical group has a passion for educating others about
cowboys and cattle. “The Sons Sing for the Young and the
Young at Heart” is a collection of music which has
accompanying educational materials. School visits are also
available.
Grades 7-adult
Grades K-adult
Free information
Resources
Cotton and U.S. Currency
Cotton Counts
Emphasizes the importance of one of America’s cornerstone
industries and its contributions to America’s economic health.
Grade 12
Sons of the San Joaquin
491 Herndon Avenue, #253
Clovis, CA 93612
Toll free: (888) THE SONS
Web site: www.thesons.com
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Cotton: The Perennial Patriot
Traces cotton’s role in the history of our nation since 1607.
Cranberries
Grades K-12
All ‘Bout Cranberries
The Many Faces of Cotton
Describes the variety of uses of cotton for fiber, food, and
fashion.
Grade 12
The Story of Cotton
Tells the story of cotton—where and how it is grown and
harvested.
Grades K-12
What Can You Make With a Bale of Cotton?
Describes the quantity of items one can make with a bale of
cotton.
An exciting teaching tool that covers many aspects of
cranberry growing and takes the user on a journey from the
cranberry bog to the kitchen table. Contains 15 reproducible
activity sheets covering science, history, geography, and
language arts. Contains a colorful informative poster, puzzle,
word search, maze, problem-solving exercises, and much
more!
Grades K-8
$5 includes s/h
Cape Cod Cranberry Growers’ Association
3203-B Cranberry Highway
East Wareham, MA 02538
Phone: (508) 759-1041
Fax: (508) 759-6294
E-mail: info@cranberries.org
Web site: www.cranberries.org
Grades K-12
National Cotton Council
Communications Service Department
1918 N. Parkway
Memphis, TN 38112
Phone: (901) 274-9030
Fax: (901) 725-0510
E-mail: info@cotton.org
Web site: www.cottoncounts.net
Web site: www.cotton.org
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Dairy
Pyramid Cafe©
Also see Cheese, Goats, and Livestock listings
Teacher guide, poster, and student worksheets teach primary
grade children good eating habits, sound nutrition and the
Food Guide Pyramid.
Dairy Fact and Activity Sheet
Grade 2
Available online
dairy production, history, nutrition, and economic value. The
activity sheet provides specific lesson ideas and fun facts on
the dairy industry.
Fax: (916) 561-5697
Teacher guide, poster, and student worksheets teach
intermediate grade children good eating habits, sound
nutrition and the Food Guide Pyramid.
Grade 4
Available online
Resources
Grades K-12
Pyramid Exploration™
National Dairy Council
Attn: Customer Service Department
3030 Airport Road
La Crosse, WI 54603
Toll free: (800) 426-8271
Fax: (800) 974-6455
Web site: www.nutritionexplorations.org
The Milk Makers
______________________________________________________________
Learn how milk travels from a dairy cow to the neighborhood
supermarket in this exciting Reading Rainbow video created
from the story The Milk Makers by Gail Gibbons.
Dried Plums
Grades PreK-3
$45.95 includes s/h
Dried Plums Fact and Activity Sheet
GPN
Lincoln, NE 68501-0669
Toll free: (800) 228-4630
Fax: (800) 306-2330
Web site: gpn.unl.edu/rainbow
National Dairy Council Materials
Milk: From Cow to You
Poster and package describing steps in milk production,
processing, and marketing. Includes teacher’s guide, poster,
and 30 handouts.
dried plum production, history, nutrition and economic
facts on dried plums.
Grades K-12
Fax: (916) 561-5697
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Grades K-6
$14 includes s/h
Moo 2 You™
Classroom video with guide featuring six fun classroom
activities to teach students where milk and cheese come from
and the importance of the Milk Group for strong bones and
teeth.
Ducks
See Waterfowl listing
Grades K-4
Call for current price
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National Council on Economic Education
Economics
Also see Agriculture-General, Cooperatives, and
Statistics listings
Resources
ERS-NASS – Products and Services from
USDA’s Economics Agencies
Catalog provides a list of various resources pertaining to the
economic areas of trade, production, rural development,
stocks, inventories, disposition, utilization and prices of
agricultural commodities, and other items such as labor and
farm numbers.
Grades 9-adult
Free catalog
ERS-NASS
5285 Port Royal Road
Springfield, VA 22161
Toll free: (800) 999-6779
Fax: (703) 605-6900
E-mail: info@fedworld.ntis.gov
Catalog of multi-grade economic education curriculum
guides, teaching strategies, and classroom materials for grades
K-12. Includes publications for junior and senior high
students to help them learn about the complementary
relationship between their economic well-being and
environmental resources.
Grades K-12
Free catalog
1140 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
Toll free: (800) 338-1192
Fax: (212) 730-1793
E-mail: info@ncee.net
Web site: www.ncee.net
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Education - General
CDE Press
Foundation for Teaching Economics
Economic Forces in American History
Six-day residential, cross-curricular programs that show
teachers how to integrate economics into American history
courses.
Grades 9-12 history teachers
Free (except travel) to selected applicants
Economics for Leaders
One-week residential programs where teachers learn how to
use interactive approaches to teach economics. Twelfth grade
students are introduced to economics and leadership roles.
The Content Standards for California Schools, subject matter
frameworks, and all other California Department of Education
publications are available through this company. They are
also available on the California Department of Education Web
site.
Grades K-12
Free catalog
CDE Press, Sales Office
California Department of Education
Post Office Box 271
Phone: (916) 445-1260
Fax: (916) 323-0823
Web site: www.cde.ca.gov/cdepress
Grade 12 and teachers
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The Environment and the Economy
Eggs
Four-day residential, multi-disciplinary programs that show
teachers how to use economic analysis when discussing
environmental issues.
Grades 9-12 economics teachers
260 Russell Boulevard, Suite B
Davis, CA 95616-3839
Phone: (530) 757-4630
Fax: (530) 757-4636
E-mail: information@fte.org
Web site: www.fte.org
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Also see Emus listing
American Egg Board Materials
Adventures with Mighty Egg Kit
Curriculum unit features a whole-language, hands-on
approach. Teacher’s guide, reading list, activity sheets, poster,
and stickers are included. Limited quantity.
Grades K-3
$9 includes tax and s/h
X EGGSpress Yourself!
Eggs Eggs Everywhere
Integrated newspaper-based curriculum covering health and
nutrition, fitness, food production and marketing, scientific
food functions, food safety and cooking, menu planning,
budgeting, and more. Includes sample print materials and
CD-ROM.
This unit introduces young children to the wonders of eggs of
all kinds, developing age-appropriate concepts in biology and
life science. Activities combine literature, math, role-playing,
drama, and art, and introduce sorting, classifying, and
graphing.
Grades 4-6
Grades PreK-1
$16 plus shipping and tax
The Incredible Classroom Eggsperience Kit
Grades 7-12
GEMS
Phone: (510) 642-7771
Fax: (510) 643-0309
The Incredible Classroom Eggsperience Video
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Complementing the print kit, this 17-minute video includes
basic egg production, nutrition, food safety, and preparation
information within a student-friendly storyline. Limited
quantity.
Emus
Grades 7-12
$9.50 includes tax and s/h
Incredible Journey from Hen to Home
Cross-curricular unit with real-life problems teaches basic
skills in language arts, math, science, nutrition, and consumer
education. Includes teacher’s guide with activities and reading
list, poster, and bookmarks.
Grades 4-6
Available online
We Are Eggstra Special Booklet
Activity booklet provides suggestions for hands-on activities
suitable for early childhood education. Reproducible parent
letter included. Limited quantity.
Grades PreK-K
$5.50 includes tax and s/h
The Australian Emu Embryonic
Development Poster
This colorful 19" x 24" poster shows the normal developmental
stages of the emu embryo and recommended incubation
conditions that should produce healthy emu chicks.
Grades 7-12
$7.50 plus $2.50 s/h
Refer to #21559
Request order form for multiple copies
ANR Communication Services – Publications
Oakland, CA 94608
Toll free: (800) 994-8849
Fax: (510) 643-5470
American Egg Board
1460 Renaissance Drive
Park Ridge, IL 60068
Phone: (847) 296-7043
Fax: (847) 296-7007
E-mail: aeb@aeb.org
Web site: www.aeb.org
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Resources
Covers recipe writing, nutrition, food safety, economy
cooking, cooking functions, and more. Components include
teacher’s guide, activity sheets, poster, set of 30 stickers, and
pocket folder. Limited quantity.
Adopt-A-Watershed
Energy
Adopt-A-Watershed empowers communities to care for their
watersheds and enhance student learning by providing local
leadership development, educational tools, and access to a
national network of resources.
X The NEED Program
Resources
The National Energy Education Development (NEED)
Program has innovative K-12 educational materials, teacher
and student training programs and conferences which aid in
the delivery of multi-sided education programs. Includes
activities and lessons on energy, such as alternative
transportation fuels including ethanol, biodiesel, electricity,
compressed natural gas, and propane.
Grades K-12
Prices vary
The NEED Project
8408 KAO Circle
Manassas, VA 20110
Phone: (703) 257-1117
Fax: (703) 257-0037
Web site: www.need.org
Entomology
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Environment
Also see Agriculture-General, Native Plants, Soil,
Trees, and Water listings
Acorn Naturalists
Through its free catalog, Web site, and store in Tustin, Acorn
Naturalists features a wide variety of environmental and
outdoor education materials. These resources for the trail and
classroom include books, curriculum manuals, outdoor field
and lab equipment, track and skull replicas, multimedia
material, field guides, water and soil testing equipment,
science and nature games, optic compasses, and reference
materials.
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This guidebook provides information and lesson activities that
teachers can use to incorporate topics on agriculture and the
environment. The six chapters focus on issues, food safety,
pesticides and pest management, water quality, wetlands, and
endangered species. Each chapter has a classroom activity
and resources for further exploration. 2003 edition.
Grades 6-9
$3
See Insects listings
Acorn Naturalists
155 El Camino Real
Tustin, CA 92780
Toll free: (800) 422-8886
Fax: (800) 452-2802
Web site: acornnaturalists.com
Adopt-A-Watershed
98 Clinic Avenue, Suite B
Hayfork, CA 96041
Phone: (530) 628-5334
Fax: (530) 628-4212
E-mail: aaw@adopt-a-watershed.org
Web site: www.adopt-a-watershed.org
Agriculture and the Environment
______________________________________________________________
Grades K-12
Free catalog
Grades K-12
Free informational flyer
1501 East Woodfield Road, Suite 300W
Phone: (847) 969-2974
Fax: (847) 969-2252
California Regional Environmental
Education Community
The CREEC Network is the best source for environmental
education resources in California. The state is divided into
numerous regions, each with a local coordinator. Free
e-newsletter subscription is available.
CREEC
Office of Environmental Education
1430 N. Street, Suite 4401
Phone: (916) 322-9503
Fax: (916) 323-2833
Web site: www.creec.org
X Jiminy Cricket’s Environmentality
Schoolyard Ecology
Challenge
Includes five distinct teacher-directed student activities in
which students explore their outdoor environment using
science and math skills. 112 pages.
Sign a pledge and create a class project that your class will use
to compete with other fifth grade classrooms across the state.
Begin by identifying a “real-world” environmental problem,
then develop an action plan which is carried out by the
students. Try using an agricultural theme. Winning class
projects will get a trip to the Disneyland Resort.
Grade 5
Free
Keepers of the Earth, Native American
Stories and Environmental Activities for
Children
Interdisciplinary, comprehensive curriculum guide that
incorporates Native American stories and encourages respect
for the environment. Teacher guide available.
Grades K-8
$19.95 plus s/h
Teacher’s Guide $9.95 plus s/h
Fulcrum Publishing
16100 Table Mountain Parkway, Suite 300
Golden, CO 80403
Toll free: (800) 992-2908
Fax: (800) 726-7112
Web site: www.fulcrum-books.com
GEMS
Phone: (510) 642-7771
Fax: (510) 643-0309
Resources
Jiminy Cricket’s Environmentality Challenge
c/o Corporate Environmental Policy
The Walt Disney Company
500 South Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA 91521-9758
Phone: (818) 553-7260
Web site: www.oehha.ca.gov/CEEIN/jim
Grades 3-6
$18 plus s/h
Stream and Riparian Area Management,
Home Course for Educators
This four-video set with accompanying instructional materials
is specifically designed to assist livestock producers and
others in managing their riparian areas and streams.
Grades 9-adult
Written materials and videos, $80 includes s/h
Videos only, $55 includes s/h
Written materials only, $25 includes s/h
MSU Extension Publications
Bozeman, MT 59717-2040
Phone: (406) 994-3273
Fax: (406) 994-2050
Web site: www.montana.edu/publications
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Fairs
Project Learning Tree
Western Fairs Association
PLT is an environmental education program designed for
teachers and other educators working with students grades
preK through 12. Activity guides and modules help educate
students about forest ecology, wildland fires, municipal solid
waste, and natural resources. A workshop must be attended to
receive materials. Green Works grants available to workshop
participants.
Along with specific details about fair operations, the Web site
lists the dates and locations of all fairs in the Western United
States and Canada.
Grades PreK-12
List of workshop schedules on Web site
Kay Antunez
Project Learning Tree Coordinator
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Phone: (916) 653-7958
Fax: (916) 653-6378
E-mail: kay.antunez@fire.ca.gov
Web site: www.plt.org
Grades K-adult
1776 Tribute Road, Suite 210
Web site: www.fairsnet.org
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Farm Animals
Farm Safety
X Smithsonian National Zoological Park
The National Zoo has a live and virtual kids farm. Enjoy
viewing this interactive Kids’ Farm Web site geared for young
students. Learn some specifics about farm animals such as
chickens, sheep, and goats.
Resources
Grades K-12
Free online
National Zoo Information
DEVS
3001 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
Phone: (202) 673-4800
E-mail: nationalzoo@nzp.si.edu
Web site: nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/kidsfarm
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Farm Safety 4 Just Kids Catalog
This catalog is full of interesting items which can be used to
teach children about farm safety. Items include educational
resources, videos, promotional items, clothing, and displays.
Grades K-12
Free catalog
Farm Safety 4 Just Kids
Post Office Box 458
Earlham, IA 50072-0458
Toll free: (800) 423-KIDS
Fax: (515) 758-2517
Web site: www.fs4jk.org
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Farmers’ Markets
Farm Equipment
California Federation of Certified
Farmers’ Markets
Also see Agriculture-General and Gardening listings
This Web site is full of resources, recipes, and farmers’ market
locations.
John Deere
Grades 4-adult
This company offers children’s book, puzzles, and child-sized
versions of John Deere equipment online.
California Federation of Certified Farmers’ Markets
Davis, CA 95617
Phone: (530) 756-1695
E-mail: contact@cafarmersmarkets.com
Web site: www.cafarmersmarkets.com
Grades K-3
Online catalog available
John Deere
E-mail: watsekaoffice@hoganwalker.com
Web site: www.greenfunstore.com
Farmer’s Market: Families Working
Together
Simple and Complex Machines in
Agriculture
Through investigation, writing, and experimenting, students
learn about simple machines such as inclined planes, levers,
pulleys, and wedges. They see how these machines assist
people, including farmers and ranchers. Aligned to the
Grades 2-5
Free online version
Free lesson plan CD, while supplies last
Fax: (916) 561-5697
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This book, filled with colorful photographs, presents a behindthe-scenes look at two families who sell produce at a
Midwestern farmers’ market.
Grades 3-6
$23.93 plus s/h
Lerner Publishing Group
Customer Service Department
1251 Washington Avenue North
Minneapolis, MN 55401-1036
Toll free: (800) 328-4929
Fax: (800) 332-1132
E-mail: custserve@lernerbooks.com
Web site: www.lernerbooks.com
Fertilizers
Understanding Potassium in Our World
Also see Minerals listings
Potassium is known as the “quality” nutrient and serves to
regulate many of the key functions in plants. Humans and
crops must have adequate potassium for good health.
Plant Nutrient Fact and Activity Sheets
Grades 4-6
$1.50
Grades 4-adult
Fax: (916) 561-5697
Potash and Phosphate Institute Materials
Fun with the Plant Nutrient Team
Activity book and teacher guide cover the 16 nutrients needed
by plants for healthy growth and production.
Grades K-3
$3
Free catalog
Potash and Phosphate Institute
655 Engineering Drive, Suite 110
Norcross, GA 30092-2821
Phone: (770) 447-0335
Fax: (770) 448-0439
E-mail: ppi@ppi-far.org
Web site: www.ppi-far.org
Web site: www.ppi-ppic.org
Resources
Individual fact and activity sheets are available on the three
primary nutrients plants require—nitrogen, phosphorus, and
potassium. The fact sheets provide information about how
plants utilize these nutrients, where these nutrients come
from, and the history of their commercial development. The
activity sheets provide specific lesson ideas and fun facts on
the topics.
Western Plant Health Association
This organization provides plant nutrient fact sheets and
educational materials.
Grades K-12
Free
1801 I Street, Suite 200
Phone: (916) 446-3316
Fax: (916) 446-3067
E-mail: saram@healthyplants.org
Web site: www.healthyplants.org
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Fibers
Understanding Nitrogen in Our World
A scientific look at where we find nitrogen, how nitrogen
affects our lives, and why nitrogen plays such an important
role.
Also see Cotton, Sheep, and Wool listings
Grades 4-6
$1.50
Packet of materials designed to help students learn how
cotton, wool, and leather are manufactured into textile and
other basic consumer goods.
Understanding Phosphorus in Our World
Phosphorus is an essential element for both plant and animal
growth. This booklet explains the need for phosphorus in
producing plentiful and nutritious food.
Grades 4-6
$1.50
It’s A Puzzlement
Grades 3-6
$8
1501 East Woodfield Road, Suite 300W
Phone: (847) 969-2974
Fax: (847) 969-2252
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Cut Flowers Fact and Activity Sheet
Figs
X This Fig Can Teach You A Lot About
Nutrition
Information on the nutrients found in figs, usage tips, and
recipes are available.
Grades K-12
Fax: (916) 561-5697
Grades K-12
Free
Resources
This California-specific fact sheet includes information on cut
flower production, history, and economic value. The activity
sheets provide specific lesson ideas and fun facts on cut
flowers.
California Fig Advisory Board
7395 North Palm Bluffs, Suite 106
Fresno, CA 93711
Phone: (559) 440-5400
Fax: (559) 438-5405
E-mail: info@californiafigs.com
Web site: www.californiafigs.com
X Gardens of Fabulous Flowers
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Fish
A leader’s guide to introducing youth to flowers. Covers
annuals, perennials and spring and summer flowering bulbs.
Includes general information on dozens of species as well as
lessons and experiments.
Grades preK-adult
$5.50 plus s/h
See Aquaculture listings
________________________________________________________________
Flowers
Cornell University
Resource Center
Ithaca, NY 14850-3884
Phone: (607) 255-2080
Fax: (607) 255-9946
Also see Gardening, Nursery Products, Seeds, and
Sunflowers listings
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X California Cut Flower Photo Disc
Food Safety
Learn from and enjoy the beautiful photographs of cut flowers
in numerous settings. Great for a floriculture class.
Grades 3-adult
$10, includes s/h
California Cut Flower Commission
135 Maher Road
Watsonville, CA 95076
Phone: (831) 728-7333
Fax: (831) 728-7337
E-mail: ccfc@ccfc.org
Web site: www.ccfc.org
Also see Nutrition, Pork, and Science listings
California Restaurant Association
Educational Foundation
A broad range of training products and services in food safety
and sanitation. Includes classroom materials, videos, and
online learning products.
Grades 3-12
Free information
California Restaurant Association Educational
Foundation
1011 10th Steet
Toll free: (800) 765-4842
Fax: (916) 447-6182
Web site: www.calrest.org
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X Food Safety: From Farm to Fork
Students learn, through real-life examples and hands-on
activities, that everyone has a responsibility in minimizing
foodborne illnesses. This language arts and science-based
unit is aligned to the Content Standards for California Public
Schools.
Grades 5-7
One free copy
Also available online
Food Safety Music
Carl Winter, Ph.D. has combined his passion for music with
his expertise in food toxicology to teach children and adults
about food safety. Dr. Winter’s latest CD, Still Stayin’ Alive,
features numerous songs written to previous musical hits.
Titles include “Eat It!,” “Beware La Vaca Loca,” and “You
Better Wash Your Hands.” Three different CDs are available on
a donation basis and information concerning Dr. Winter’s
food safety music and CD ordering is available on the music
Web site.
Grades 1-adult
Donation requested
Carl Winter
Food Science and Technology Department
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616-8598
Phone: (530) 752-2647
Fax: (530) 752-4759
E-mail: ckwinter@ucdavis.edu
Web site: foodsafe.ucdavis.edu
Food Safety Music Web site: foodsafe.ucdavis.edu/
music.html
This new curriculum, sponsored jointly by the National
Science Teacher’s Association and the Food and Drug
Administration, comes complete with separate guides for
middle school and high school science teachers. Includes an
interactive video, “Dr. X and the Quest for Food Safety,” and
the comprehensive Food Safety A to Z Reference Guide. Varied
activities are easy to incorporate into all curricula. Includes
insider interviews with real-life scientists and a career guide.
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Free, must order from Web site
Resources
Fax: (916) 561-5697
Science and Our Food Supply—
Investigating Food Safety From Farm to
Table
National Science Teacher Association
1840 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22201-3000
Phone: (703) 243-7100
Web site: www.nsta.org/fdacurriculum
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Food Science
X Pistachio Nutrition in a Nutshell: Testing
California Pistachios for Nutrients
In this hands-on nutrition science activity, use indicators to
identify the relative sugar, starch, protein and fat in pistachios
Grades 9-12
Free online
California Pistachio Commission
1318 East Shaw Avenue #420
Fresno, CA 93710-7912
Fax: (559) 221-8044
E-mail: info@pistachios.org
Web site: www.pistachios.org
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Forestry and Forest Resources
Arboleda Woodlands
Also see Nursery Products, Trees, and individual
commodity listings
Newsletter, published two times a year, highlights resources,
activities, and lesson plans for incorporating balanced
environmental education in the classroom.
Materials
Grades K-adult
Free
Educational Posters
A Walk in the Woods
Resources
The Forest Foundation Materials
Activity booklet explores the woods, the trees that grow there
and the animals that live in its shelter. Spanish version
available.
Grades K-12
Free
Grades K-6
Free
Forests are Important to All of Us
Environmental Education Unit
Forest education unit with background materials and lesson
plans for the teacher and games, activities, art projects, and
vocabulary for students. Reproducible masters included.
Grades K-8
Free
Los Bosques de California
An eight-page question-answer booklet in forest education.
This Spanish language publication explores what California
forests are like, what trees in these forests are like, and what
tangible and intangible values they provide. It also addresses
how our forests have evolved and how they are protected to
ensure that both economic and environmental needs are met.
Video Lending Library
Forest education titles on loan from the California Forest
Products Commission. Brochure contains a list of titles,
synopses, and age-appropriate information.
Grades K-12
Free
We Care for the Forests
Forest background information for teachers and high school
students. Includes color graphs, charts, and graphic
representations that serve well as overheads and bulletin
board components. 18 pages.
Grades 9-12
Free
Auburn, CA 95603
Toll Free: (877) 737-5268
Fax: (530) 823-1850
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Three 20” x 27” posters are available. The titles are “The Forest
Cycle,” “Forest Management Practices,” and “The Most
Common Trees in California.”
This full-sized poster lists the variety of items people get from
forests. It is divided into three categories—extractives,
cordwood, and logs.
The Forest Foundation
Auburn, CA 95603
Toll Free: (877) 737-5268
Fax: (530) 823-1850
Forest Resources Fact and Activity Sheet
This two-sided document provides quick, accurate facts on
the sources, uses, history, and economic value of resources
obtained from California forests. It also includes lesson ideas
and fun facts on the topic.
Grades K-adult
Fax: (916) 561-5697
The Forest Where Ashley Lives
This story available in hard copy or online explains how
Ashley and her family and the environment benefit from the
forest. Interactive CD also available.
Grades K-2
$8
Iowa State University Extension
Phone: (515) 294-5247
Web site: www.extension.iastate.edu
Forestry Institute for Teachers
Lessons in Appalachian Forestry
A week-long summer program for California’s K-12 teachers.
Teachers work with professional natural resource managers
and environmental education specialists to update their
knowledge about forests and their management, and develop
a curriculum unit for the classroom.
Lessons about the trees and ecology of the Appalachian region
including wood utilization, forest management, and
characteristics of trees grown there.
Grades K-12
Free
Idaho Forest Products Commission
This organization provides numerous resources that teach
about forests and forest resources including information on
tree anatomy, forest health, and forest products.
Grades K-adult
Post Office Box 855
Boise, Idaho 83701
Phone: (208) 334-3292
Web site: www.idahoforests.org
Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers, Inc.
Post Office Box 427
High Point, NC 27261
Phone: (336) 885-8315
Fax: (336) 886-8865
E-mail: ahmi@northstate.net
Web site: appalachianwood.org
Natural Inquirer
This online publication is a science resource journal targeted
for grades five and above. Its goal is to stimulate critical
reading and thinking about scientific inquiry and
investigation while learning about ecology, the natural
environment, and natural resources.
Grades 5-adult
Free online publications
Natural Inquirer
Web site: naturalinquirer.usda.gov
International Paper Materials
Forest Education Packet
This National Forest Products Week Educator Packet includes
several activities teachers can use to teach the value of forests,
forest resources and recycling. Free poster also available. Go
to “Our World – Learning Center” Web site.
Grades 2-5
Available online
The Life of the Forest
This 16-page booklet teaches about tree lifecycles, the
diversity of tree species, their uses and the unique habitats
tree ecosystems provide.
Grades 4-adult
Available online
PLT is an environmental education program designed for
teachers and other educators working with students grades
preK through 12. Activity guides and modules help educate
students about forest ecology, wildland fires, municipal solid
waste, and natural resources. A workshop must be attended to
receive materials. Green Works grants available to workshop
participants.
Grades PreK-12
List of workshop schedules on Web site
Kay Antunez
Project Learning Tree Coordinator
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Phone: (916) 653-7958
Fax: (916) 653-6378
E-mail: kay.antunez@fire.ca.gov
Web site: www.plt.org
International Paper
400 Atlantic Street
Stamford, CT 06921
Toll free: (800) 854-3212
E-mail: comm.@ipaper.com
Web site: www.internationalpaper.com
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Resources
NorCal SAF
Post Office Box 339
Camptonville, CA 95922
Toll free: (800) 738-TREE
Fax: (800) 738-8733
E-mail: info@forestryinstitute.org
Web site: www.forestryinstitute.org
Grades 7-adult
1-10 copies free
11+ copies, $3 each including s/h
Send request on school letterhead
X Shelterwood: Discovering the Forest
Sophie’s grandfather is a logger and she watches as he
harvests trees that will be cut up into boards to build houses
and furniture. She learns that if we take care of the woods, it
provides for generations to come. The accompanying
teacher’s guide explores forest diversity, helps students
appreciate the layers in the forest and provides a variety of
hands-on activities for use with children.
Paperback book, $7.95 plus s/h
Teacher’s guide, $9.95 p
Resources
Tilbury House Publishers
2 Mechanic Street
Gardiner, ME 04345
Toll free: (800) 582-1899
Fax: (207) 582-8227
E-mail: tilbury@tilburyhouse.com
Web site: www.tilburyhouse.com
Fruits
Also see Agriculture-General, Nutrition, Vegetables,
and individual commodity listings
California Rare Fruit Growers
This organization has information on rare fruits including a
book entitled the Fruit List, which has cultural data, common
names, growing requirements, and more for over 700
individual fruits.
Grades 6-adult
Fruit book, hard copy, $4
CRFG
230 North Angeleno Avenue
Azusa, CA 91702-3519
Web site: www.crfg.org
Talk About Trees
A non-profit program dedicated to educating children about
the responsible management and use of trees. Facilitators visit
elementary schools throughout the state free of charge and
provide one-hour presentations, which follow statewide
curriculum guidelines. The program is designed to encourage
awareness and appreciation for the value of trees and forests
in the daily lives of people, and provide a better
understanding of the methods used to conserve, manage, and
protect forest resources.
Grades 3-6
Free
Talk About Trees
Auburn, CA 95603
Phone: (530) 889-1140
E-mail: lisap@talkabouttrees.org
Web site: www.talkabouttrees.org
Fresh King, Inc.
This Web site has information on a variety of fruits and
vegetables including avocados, passion fruit, limes,
carambola, papaya, sugar snap peas, snow peas, and French
beans. The information is written in a format most youth can
understand.
Grades 4-adult
Fresh King, Inc.
Web site: freshking.com
PCI Photo Bingo
Fresh produce and prepared foods bingo games include 20
full-color bingo cards, calling cards, a matching mat, bingo
chips, and instructions. Perfect for special education classes
including second language learning classes. Other games
available.
Grades K-adult
Prices vary
PCI Educational Publishing
San Antonio, TX 78265-4270
Toll free: (800) 594-4263
Fax: (888) 259-8284
Web site: www.specialed.net
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X Smartpicks, Inc. Materials
Gardening
The Fish Who Wished He Could Eat Fruit
Cleverly written, this story takes the reader to the bottom of
the ocean where fish could eat fruit. Learn about 14 fruits.
Grades PreK-2
The Fruit Flies’ Picnic
This story takes the readers on a picnic with five adorable
fruits flies. They each bring a different color fruit to the picnic
honoring the 5 a Day colors. By the end of the story the reader
can name a total of 30 fruits.
Fruit Fly Bingo
Learn about fruits by color in this interactive bingo game.
Have your students learn how the fruits are grown.
Grades 2-adult
Prices vary
Smartpicks, Inc.
Lakewood, OH 44107
Toll free: (888) 712-3144
E-mail: games@smartpicks.com
Web site: www.smartpicks.com
Yes We Have Bananas: Fruits from Shrubs
& Vines
This book provides a fun-filled exploration of the history and
field-to-table processes of bananas, berries, grapes, and
melons. Examine the discovery and migration of these fruits
as well as their roles in cooking, technology, and world
cultures.
Grades 4-adult
$26.60 plus s/h
Toll free: (800) 328-4929
Fax: (800) 332-1132
10 Terrific Vegetables and Everything You
Need to Grow and Know Them
This resource contains a wealth of basic gardening
information and abundant historical and cultural connections
to deepen the appreciation of ten vegetables including basil,
beans, broccoli, carrots, peas, spinach, sweet corn, squash,
tomatoes and peppers.
Grades 3-adult
National Gardening Association
1100 Dorset Avenue
South Burlington, VT 05403
Toll free: (800) 538-7476
Fax: (802) 864-6889
E-mail: sales@garden.org
Web site: www.kidsgardening.com
A Child’s Garden of Standards
This is a guide to garden-based education using existing
curricula in grades two through six. It links activities selected
from several published educational materials to specific
academic content standards at each grade level.
Grades 2-6
CDE Press Sales Office
1430 N Street, Suite 3207
Toll free: (800) 995-4099
Fax: (916) 323-0823
Web site: www.cde.ca.gov/re/pn/rc
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Resources
Grades preK-2
Prices vary
Also see Agriculture – General, Environment,
Greenhouses, History, Hydroponics, Nursery Products,
Nutrition, and Science listings
The purpose of this unit is to provide an agricultural theme to
reading, writing, and science concepts that are taught in the
classroom. The lesson using The Tale of Peter Rabbit and other
stories by Beatrix Potter encourage students to think about
where their food comes from, distinguish between fact and
fiction, and write about personal experiences they have while
caring for gardens of their own.
Grades K-1
Free online
Resources
California Department of Education’s
School Garden Resource Packet
This resource supports the California Department of
Education’s “Garden in Every School” initiative. It provides a
variety of useful information to help schools start and
maintain an instructional school garden. Special emphasis is
on garden-enhanced nutrition education. Some parts are
available on the Internet.
Grades K-12
Free
Grades K-8 and beginning gardeners of all ages
$15.50 payable to UC Regents
Training in all aspects of horticulture, outreach, networking.
Annually in Spring. Application available December –
January. Deadline 1/31 each year.
School Garden Start-Up Guide
This booklet provides easy steps to building a sustainable
school garden program. Learn how to make raised beds, work
with volunteers, and more!
Grades K-adult
Online only
X Seed Packets
Vegetable, flower, and herb seed packets available to school
gardens.
Grades K-adult
Free
Office pickup required
Easy Garden Planting Bin
California Fertilizer Foundation Grants
Quarterly $1,000 grants for garden projects available to
California schools. To apply, download an application from
the California Fertilizer Foundation Web site or contact the
California Fertilizer Foundation.
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200-page field manual includes step-by-step instructions for
developing school gardens. Third edition.
University of California Cooperative Extension
Common Ground Urban Garden Program
4800 Cesar E. Chavez Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90022
Phone: (323) 260-3348
Fax: (323) 881-0067
E-mail: gjmitche@ucdavis.edu
Web site: celosangeles.ucdavis.edu/garden
Nutrition Services Division
“A Garden in Every School” Project
Phone: (916) 455-0850
Fax: (916) 323-4311
Web site: www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/ed
California Fertilizer Foundation
Phone: (916) 446-3316
Fax: (916) 446-3067
Web site: www.calfertilizer.org
Children’s Gardens – A Field Guide
X Master Gardener Volunteer Training Program
Fax: (916) 561-5697
Grades K-12
Free grant application
Common Ground Garden Program
Materials
This bin, made of heavy gauge aluminum, is 4’ wide x 5’ long
and 13” high. Comes complete with all hardware and
instructions for easy assembly. Cold frames, screen covers,
vermicomposters, and poultry pens are available. Great for
self-contained school gardens.
Grades K-adult
Prices vary
Easy Garden
Post Office Box 177
Carl Junction, MO 64834-0177
Toll free: (800) 257-8744
Fax: (417) 649-7278
E-mail: info@surgi.com
Web site: www.easy-garden.com
X Farming is Food, Fiber, Flowers . . . and
Fun!
This workbook is designed to walk you through the planning
and implementation process of establishing or enhancing a
garden project. Every attempt has been made to keep it simple
and easy to use. It can be placed in a ring binder. Many of the
pages can be used as templates. Personalized pages of photos,
observations, sketches, evaluations, and other pertinent
information may be added.
Grades K-12
Free online
Garden-Based Learning in Basic
Education: A Historical Review
This report looks at the history of garden-based education.
Grades 10-adult
Free, also available online
4-H Center for Youth Development
Department of Human and Community Development
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616-8523
Phone: (530) 754-8433
Fax: (530) 754-8440
Web site: fourhcyd.ucdavis.edu
This grouping of seven lesson plans, taken from the Life Lab
Science Curriculum, focuses on garden habitats and meets the
fourth grade California Content Standards for California
Public Schools in science. Packet includes recommended
literature, a master materials list and a blackline science
journal.
Grade 4
$5
1156 High Street
Phone: (831) 459-2001
Fax: (831) 459-3483
Resources
Fax: (916) 561-5697
Garden Habitats—Fourth Grade Science
Investigation
Gardening with Kids
Gardens offer unique multi-disciplinary opportunities for
students, teachers and community members to become
reconnected with nature. This 12-minute video promotes the
idea of school and community gardens by hearing from
people who have established them—principals, teachers, and
students. Can be used at school board meetings and
fundraising events. Purchase of video includes public
screening rights.
Adult
$99 plus tax and shipping
Pyramid Media
Santa Monica, CA 90406
Toll free: (800) 421-2304
Fax: (310) 453-9083
X The Garden Game
A board game that teaches children how changing seasons
affect their garden, which insects are garden helpers, and
more.
Grades 3-adult
$24.95 plus s/h
1100 Dorset Street
Toll free: (800) 538-7476
Fax: (802) 864-6889
X Gardens for Life
The CelluGRO® garden system enables any user, young or old,
to become a successful gardener. They are available in a
variety of shapes and sizes including patio gardens, rolling
gardens, and community gardens. View the Web site for
information on the various options. The book Garden Projects
for the Classroom & Special Learning Programs is also
available.
Grades K-adult
Prices vary
Bridgit Martin
Gardens for Life
2825 Candelaria NW
Albuquerque, NM 87107
Phone: (505) 379-9048
E-mail: bridgitmartin@cs.com
Web site: www.cellugro.com
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X Gardens of Fabulous Flowers
Life Lab . . . A Growing Adventure
A leader’s guide to introducing youth to flowers. Covers
annuals, perennials and spring and summer flowering bulbs.
Includes general information on dozens of species as well as
lessons and experiments.
Life Lab Science Program offers a variety of publications and
professional development opportunities for educators using
the garden as an outdoor classroom or Living Laboratory for
hands-on learning. Publications include The Growing
Classroom (activity guide for grades 2-6), Life Lab Science: (K5 Garden Based Science Curriculum), and Getting Started: A
Guide for Creating School Gardens as Outdoor Classrooms.
The Life Lab Science Program also offers hands-on workshops
for teachers and parents.
Resources
Grades preK-adult
$5.50 plus s/h
Cornell University
Resource Center
Ithaca, NY 14850-3884
Phone: (607) 255-2080
Fax: (607) 255-9946
Grades K-6
Free information packet
Junior Master GardenersmProgram
The Junior Master Gardener Programsm is an international 4-H
project for children that teaches horticultural and
environmental science concepts and leadership development
through fun garden-related activities. This program uses
horticulture as a vehicle to enhance science, mathematics,
and other academic skills while facilitating youth to
participate in service learning and volunteer projects in their
communities. Suitable for many different youth groups,
including after-school programs and youth clubs.
Grades 3-8
Free information
Junior Master Gardener
225 Horticulture/Forest Building
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-2134
Phone: (979) 845-8565
Fax: (979) 845-8906
Web site: jmgkids.org
1156 High Street
Phone: (831) 459-2001
Fax: (831) 459-3483
National Gardening Association Materials
From Seed to Seed: Plant Science for K-8
Educators
This online course is for educators who already incorporate
botany and gardening into their curriculum and for those who
would like to do so. In addition to core botanical and
horticultural information, this resource includes illustrations,
photographs, inspirational stories, and standards-based
activities and experiments.
Grades K-8
Available free to supporters; $30 annual donation
$60; general public
GrowLab: A Complete Guide to Gardening in the
Classroom
This 128-page teacher’s guide has a wealth of information on
the “how-to” of indoor gardening, with many useful ideas for
class projects and activities. It also includes plans for building
a homemade GrowLab Indoor Garden.
Life Lab Materials
Garden Calendar Activity Log
Lots of colorful monthly illustrations, science facts, tips, and
seasonal garden activities make this a showpiece in any room.
There is space for recording observations and collecting data.
Designed to be used starting any month or day of any year.
Grades K-8
$19.95 plus s/h
GrowLab: Activities for Growing Minds
Grades K-12
$12.95 plus tax and s/h
Getting Started: A Guide for Creating School
Gardens as Outdoor Classrooms
This Life Lab Science Program has distilled over 20 years of
world-wide school garden experience into a concise 50-page
guide that asks and answers most questions you need to
consider for creating an outdoor classroom garden.
This 320-page, K-8 curriculum guide includes creative,
interdisciplinary activities to help you stimulate scientific
inquiry with an indoor garden. Includes reproducible student
record keeping sheets and a comprehensive, annotated
resource section.
Grades K-8
$24.95 plus s/h
Grades K-12
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Kidsgardening.com
Schoolyard Mosaics
This Web site is an interactive hub where parents, teachers
and others who garden with kids can find inspiration, advice,
and opportunities for exchange. It features an intensive article
library of classroom stories; loads of plant and garden-based
activities for use in the classroom or at home; a school garden
registry; and news on grants, awards, conferences, and other
items of interest.
In collaboration with educators who have transformed
schoolyards into wildlife habitats, gardens, and outdoor
classrooms, this book offers advice on how to involve students
in the design process, build community support, and integrate
the project into your curriculum.
Grades K-12
Free
Steps to a Bountiful Kids’ Garden
Grades K-12
$12.95 plus s/h
1100 Dorset Street
Toll free (800) 538-7476
Fax: (802) 864-6889
Native American Gardening, Stories,
Projects, and Recipes for Families
Through stories and gardening activities, this book invites
readers to learn about growing native crops and using them in
recipes. Learn how to make corn husk dolls and gourd
birdhouses, play the Cherokee Butterbean Game, and more.
Grades K-adult
$15.95 plus s/h
Fulcrum Publishing
16100 Table Mountain Parkway
Golden, CO 80403
Toll free: (800) 992-2908
Fax: (800) 726-7112
1100 Dorset Avenue
Toll free: (800) 538-7476
Fax: (802) 864-6889
Resources
This how-to guide contains all you need to launch and sustain
a school or community kids’ gardening program. Topics
include rallying support, recruiting volunteers, developing a
garden site, controlling pests, and more.
Grades K-12
Seeds of Knowledge for a Harvest of
Understanding
This 18-minute video provides the know-how needed to start
a school garden. Guidance on the key gardening elements—
light, air, water, and soil—are discussed in an easy-to-follow
video with actual footage of several school garden start-ups.
Grades K-12
Free while supplies last
Phone: (916) 446-3316
Fax: (916) 446-3067
Teams with Intergenerational Support,
Focus on Gardening and Nutrition
(TWIGS)
Includes 30 field-tested lessons connecting gardening with
nutrition for children. Each 1½ hour hands-on activity offers
extensions and contains reproducible handouts. Correlations
to California Content Standards are available upon request.
Grades K-6
Free brochure
$25 includes s/h
Make check payable to UC Regents
Marilyn Johns
UC Cooperative Extension
80 Stone Pine Road, #100
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
Phone: (650) 726-9059, ext. 105
Fax: (650) 726-9267
E-mail: mjjohns@ucdavis.edu
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X The Three Sisters: Exploring an Iroquois
Garden
The legend of the Three Sisters sets the stage for students to
engage in an exploration of the culture and practices of the
Iroquois through a gardening method that embraces the
concept of botanical diversity. This method refers to the
planting of corn, pole beans and squash together in hills and
mounds. Legends and activities included.
Grades 3-6
$5.80 plus s/h
Resources
Genetics
In this CD-ROM activity, students are placed in a virtual
laboratory where they must utilize molecular biology
techniques to solve a forensic mystery. Over the course of
seven episodes, students collect evidence, extract DNA,
perform a southern blot, use PCR, and finally solve the crime.
The CD-ROM also contains CEPRAP’s Germ Wars software.
Grades 9-12
Free
This 96-page book puts the garden under a magnifying glass
and lets students explore its wonders. Ideal for schools with
instructional gardens or hands-on life science units. More
than 20 classroom-tested projects.
Grades 3-adult
$17.95 plus s/h
Fulcrum Publishing
16100 Table Mountain Parkway, Suite 300
Golden, CO 80403
Toll free: (800) 992-2908
Fax: (800) 726-7112
Barbara Soots
Department of Plant Pathology
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616
Phone: (530) 752-6552
Fax: (530) 754-4410
E-mail: besoots@ucdavis.edu
Web site: ppge.ucdavis.edu
From Genes to Jeans
Western Growers Association Garden
Grants
This organization has a garden program with grants and
supplies available. Download an application and
qualifications from the Web site.
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DNA Fingerprinting
Unearthing Garden Mysteries,
Experiments for Kids
Western Growers Association
Garden Coordinator
Newport Beach, CA 92658
Phone: (949) 863-1000
Fax: (949) 863-9028
Web site: www.wga.com
See Biotechnology listings
Also see Biotechnology and Science listings
Cornell University
Resource Center
Ithaca, NY 14850-3884
Phone: (607) 255-2080
Fax: (607) 255-9946
Grades K-adult
Free grant application
Genetic Engineering
Students are introduced to the genetic research and
technologies associated with agriculture while they perform
Punnett square activities and create a model of a DNA
molecule. As students learn about strawberries and cotton,
they are provided with the scientific principles associated with
genetics and are encouraged to use their knowledge to think
critically and freely about the viability and ethics associated
with biotechnology. Aligned to the Content Standards for
Grades 7-9
Fax: (916) 561-5697
This five-lesson unit teaches students the basic concepts of
genetics using agricultural commodities as examples.
Includes brief biographies on people involved in genetic
research as well as a creative writing assignment. Aligned to
the Content Standards for California Public Schools.
Grades 5-7
X Welcome to our Gourd Patch
Designed specifically as a gourd farm visit handout, this
coloring book is informative and entertaining and discusses
the life on a gourd farm. Other color books available.
Grades PreK-3
Pyramid Publishing
Attn: Tom Kaiser
9 Greenwood Court
Racine, WI 53402
Phone: (262) 752-0184
Fax: (262) 752-0185
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Geography
National Geographic Society
Numerous resources related to geography and agriculture are
available. The Windows on Literacy program is just one
example of how geography can be used to teach reading and
writing using agriculture. Use the Web site to search for
desired materials.
Grades K-adult
Free information
Des Moines, IA 50340-0041
Toll free: (888) 225-5647
E-mail: education@nationalgeographic.com
Web site: nationalgeographic.com/education
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Goats
Life on a Goat Farm
This nonfiction book with simple text and colorful
photographs describes the work involved in dairy goat
farming.
Grades 2-5
$23.93 plus s/h
Toll free: (800) 328-4929
Fax: (800) 332-1132
Grains
See Corn, Rice, Wheat and individual commodity
listings
CyberSpace Farm
Get a glimpse of Kansas agriculture and learn how this state
produces wheat, soybeans, milo, and sunflowers. Use this
information to compare it to grain production in California.
Grades 3-8
CyberSpaceFarm
Web site: www.cyberspaceag.com
Glorious Grasses: The Grains
field-to-table processes of wheat, rice, corn, millet, barley,
oats, and rye. Examine the discovery and migration of these
grains as well as their roles in cooking, technology, and world
cultures.
Grades 4-adult
$26.60 plus s/h
Toll free: (800) 328-4929
Fax: (800) 332-1132
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Resources
Fax: (916) 561-5697
Gourds
Grapefruit
Greenhouses
See Citrus listings
Construct a Greenhouse
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Grapes
Resources
Table Grapes
The commission offers industry information sheets, posters,
kids’ brochure, and nutrition and environmental lesson plans.
Available in limited quantities.
Grades K-12
Free
Grades 9-12
$20.95 plus s/h, order # PP152X3
NSTA Press
Toll free: (800) 277-5300
Fax: (888) 433-0526
E-mail: nsta@tasco1.com
Web site: www.nsta.org
California Table Grape Commission
392 West Fallbrook, #101
Fresno, CA 93711-6150
Phone: (559) 447-8350
Fax: (559) 447-9184
E-mail: info@freshcaliforniagrapes.com
Web site: www.freshcaliforniagrapes.com
School Greenhouse Guide
Table Grapes Fact and Activity Sheet
table grape production, history, nutrition, and economic
facts on grapes.
Grades K-12
Fax: (916) 561-5697
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This guide engages high school students in a problem-solving
challenge to design and build a physical system that provides
an optimal environment for plant growth. In addition to
learning and applying concepts in thermodynamics, light
absorption, and plant biology, students must make a range of
decisions as they encounter cost constraints, construction
alternatives, and environmental challenges while building a
prototype greenhouse. 104 pages.
This online resource offers advice on how to plan for and
operate a greenhouse, provide good growing conditions, and
integrate greenhouse projects into the calendar and school
curriculum.
Grades K-12 educators
1100 Dorset Street
Toll free: (877) 538-7476
Fax: (802) 864-6889
E-mail: donna@garden.org
Web site: www.kidsgardening.com/greenhouseguide
Herbs
See Spices and Vegetables listings
American Mint
This documentary is a four-part series and explains the history
of mint production. Learn about Wrigley, Beech Nut and
more. A one-video version (53 minutes) describes the historic
Crosby mint still.
Heritage Productions
Fresno, CA 93755
Phone: (559) 224-1698
Fax: (559) 224-1698
E-mail: info@mintstills.com
Web site: www.mintstills.com
This resource offers 22-minute segments in a 6-part video
series about American agriculture. From the earliest roots of
Indian corn, the series touches every era of American history
to document the agricultural triumphs and tragedies that
shaped our nation.
Grades 4-12
$90/segment
$216 for complete series, DVD
Free catalog
Visual Education Productions
1020 SE Loop 289
Lubbock, TX 79404
Toll free: (800) 922-9965
Fax: (800) 243-6398
Web site: www.cevmultimedia.com
Resources
Grades 4-adult
Crosby video only, $24.95 plus tax and s/h
America the Bountiful
Ancient Agriculture—From Foraging to
Farming
X Squaw Valley Herb Gardens
This simple-to-read book explains how the story of agriculture
is also the story of civilization. It describes the rich agricultural
knowledge and technology the ancient cultures contributed to
today’s way of life.
This Web site invites you to explore the fascinating world of
herbs. Recipes, garden ideas and more are available on this
Web site.
Grades 4-9
$25.26 plus s/h
Squaw Valley Herb Gardens
31765 E. Kings Canyon Rd.
Squaw Valley, CA 93675
Toll free: (800) 579-8043
E-mail: Rosemary@squawvalleyherbgardens.com
Web site: www.squawvalleyherbgardens.com
Toll free: (800) 328-4929
Fax: (800) 332-1132
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History
Also see Agriculture–General and Economics listings
Agricultural History
Quarterly journal of research pertaining to the history of
agriculture in all its phases by the Agricultural History Society.
Edited at North Dakota State University.
Grades 9-adult
$30
University of California Press
Journals Division
2000 Center Street, Suite 303
Berkeley, CA 94704
Phone: (510) 643-7154
Fax: (510) 642-9917
E-mail: journals@ucop.edu
Web site: www.ucpress.edu/journals
Ancient Foods for the New Millennium
This 17-minute video explores the foods eaten by ancient
people, the development of agriculture, the evolution of
nutrition from the 1800s to the new millennium, and the
importance of eating fresh and dried fruits, vegetables, whole
grains, beans, and nuts. The accompanying teacher’s guide is
a collection of activities for classroom use before, during, and
after the video.
Grades 4-adult
$10 includes s/h
Sphera Foundation
Post Office Box 338
Los Altos, CA 94023
Phone: (650) 941-7184
Fax: (650) 948-8540
E-mail: videos@sphera.org
Web site: www.sphera.org
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X Homesteading in a Promised Land
X Welcome to Our Honey Farm
This 60-minute video, told by family settlers in the Tulelake
Basin, leads you through a 100-year journey of building an
agricultural community. Divided into chapters, this
documentary explores the amazing strength that contributing
to a community can bring.
Designed specifically as a honey farm visit handout, this color
a honey farm. Other color books available.
Resources
Grades 4-adult
VHS video and lesson plans, $22 plus $5 shipping and tax
DVD, $27 and lesson plans, plus $5 shipping and tax
Jacqui Krizo
7890 Road 120
Tulelake, CA 96134
Phone: (530) 664-3863
E-mail: krizohr@cot.net
Grades PreK-3
Pyramid Publishing
Attn: Tom Kaiser
9 Greenwood Court
Racine, WI 53402
Phone: (262) 752-0184
Fax: (262) 752-0185
________________________________________________________________
X The Three Sisters: Exploring an Iroquois
Garden
The legend of the Three Sisters sets the stage for students to
engage in an exploration of the culture and practices of the
Iroquois through a gardening method that embraces the
concept of botanical diversity. This method refers to the
planting of corn, pole beans and squash together in hills and
mounds. Legends and activities included.
Grades 3-6
$5.80 plus s/h
American Quarter Horse
Booklets and posters with general information, anatomy, and
history of the American Quarter Horse are available.
Grades K-12
Free
American Quarter Horse Association
Post Office Box 200
Amarillo, TX 79168
Phone: (806) 376-4811
Fax: (806) 349-6409
E-mail: youth@aqha.org
Web site: www.aqha.com
Cornell University
Resource Center
Ithaca, NY 14850-3884
Phone: (607) 255-2080
Fax: (607) 255-9946
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Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders’ and
Exhibitors’ Association
This association has background information on the
Tennessee Walking Horse, which is known for its smooth ride
and its use by mounted police. A children’s activity book is
available.
Honey
Also see Bees listings
Grades 2-adult
Free
The Honey Bee Files: A Bee’s Life
This 20-minute videotape and 96-page teacher’s guide will
have you and your students buzzing! These fun, new,
educational materials provide information, classroom
activities, and worksheets about bees, honey, and pollination.
Grades 4-6
$15 includes s/h
Horses
Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders’ and Exhibitors’
Association
Post Office Box 250
Lewisburg, Tennessee 37091-0286
Phone: (931) 359-1574
Fax: (931) 359-7530
Web site: www.twhbea.com
National Honey Board
390 Lashley Street
Longmont, CO 80501-6045
Toll free: (800) 553-7162
Fax: (303) 776-1177
Web site: www.honey.com
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Horticulture
Hydroponics
Also see Careers listings
Classroom Hydroponic Plant Factory
Curriculum
American Horticultural Society
Grades 4-adult
Online information
7931 East Boulevard Drive
Alexandria, VA 22308
Toll free: (800) 777-7931
Fax: (703) 768-5700
Web site: www.ahs.org
X Investigations In Horticulture: A Middle
School Horticultural Curriculum
This curriculum is designed to help students develop an
awareness of the many facets of horticulture, a positive
attitude toward the impact of horticulture on society and
presents exciting 21st century opportunities and challenges
working in the industry. The hands-on classroom activities
weave horticulture meaningfully into the core content areas
and encourage both individual and group work.
Grades 6-8
$35, California residents
$50, outside of California
Toll free: (800) 748-6214
Fax: (916) 567-0505
This curriculum, complete with packages of sample supplies,
provides you with information and lessons you need to do
classroom hydroponic experiments. Other supplies and
hydroponic sets available.
Grades 7-12
$29.95 plus s/h
Resources
This organization offers a variety of resources for a person
interested in gardening or professional horticulture. From
basic tips to advanced details, this society has something for
you. The Web site includes a great deal of information about
national programs and events, resources, youth gardening,
garden travel, Great American Gardener awards, and much
more.
Foothill Hydroponics
10705 Burbank Boulevard
North Hollywood, CA 91601
Toll free: (800) 83-HYDRO
Fax: (818) 760-4025
Web site: foothillhydroponics.com
Exploring Classroom Hydroponics
This online resource will help you understand hydroponics
basics, set up classroom systems, and engage students in plant
growing activities that do not use soil.
Grades K-12
1100 Dorset Street
Toll free: (800) 538-7476
Fax: (802) 864-6889
E-mail: eveps@kidsgardening.com
Web site: www.kidsgardening.com/hydroponicsguide/
toc.asp
The Lazy Gardener’s Hydroponics ‘N’
More
This set of materials is specifically designed to support
hydroponics studies in schools by offering supplies and
equipment for such studies.
Grades K-12
Free catalog
The Lazy Gardener
14626 East Whittier Boulevard
Whittier, CA 90605
Toll free: (866) 945-GROW
Fax: (562) 945-0908
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Insects
Kiwifruit
Also see Ants, Bees, Butterflies and Ladybugs listings
The “Rap” About Kiwi
Resources
Garden Pollinators—Third Grade Science
Exploration
This grouping of seven lesson plans, taken from the Life Lab
Science Curriculum, focuses on pollinator studies and meets
the third grade California Content Standards for California
literature, a master materials list and a blackline science
journal.
Grade 3
$5
1156 High Street
Phone: (831) 459-2001
Fax: (831) 459-3483
California Kiwifruit Commission
1183 Manning Drive
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
Phone: (916) 933-3477
Fax: (916) 933-7394
E-mail: info@kiwifruit.org
Web site: www.kiwifruit.org
Ladybugs
Specializes in living science kits including butterflies,
silkworm eggs, ladybugs, ants, praying mantises, and
earthworms. Videos, puppets, plant growing kits, games,
science projects, puzzles, and music are also available.
Insect Lore
Shafter, CA 93263
Fax: (661) 746-0334
Grades 2-5
Free
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Insect Lore
Grades K-12
Free catalog
Request nutritional information, poster, and lessons about
kiwi.
Ladybug! Ladybug! A Curriculum Activity
Guide
Packed with over 50 ladybug activities, this guide features
science, math, and language arts activities to do over a month
long period. Patterns are full size and ready for the copier.
Grades PreK-1
$11.95 plus s/h
Insect Lore
Shafter, CA 93265
Fax: (661) 746-0334
Ladybugs
This popular GEMS unit presents key science and math
concepts, including basic information on animal life and
ecology.
Grades PreK-1
$13.50
GEMS
Phone: (510) 642-7771
Fax: (510) 643-0309
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Legumes
Also see Beans and Peanuts listings
Spill the Beans and Pass the Peanuts:
Legumes
This book provides a fun-filled exploration into the history
and field-to-table processes of peanuts, lentils, peas, and
beans. Examine the discovery and migration of these legumes
as well as their roles in cooking, technology, and world
cultures.
Toll free: (800) 328-4929
Fax: (800) 332-1132
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Lemons
See Citrus listings
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Literature
Also see individual subject matter listings
Students gain an appreciation of the role agriculture plays in
their lives as they read and analyze poetry and write an
agricultural poem of their own.
This 80-page book features five short, beautifully illustrated
stories that chronicle the use of spring waters by the animal
world, native culture, civil war, Oklahoma pioneers, and Teddy
Roosevelt. Three sections follow with lessons about the water
cycle, the creation of springs, and our bodies’ dependence on
healthy water.
Grades 4-7
$8.95
Water Education Foundation
Phone: (916) 444-6240
Fax: (916) 448-7699
E-mail: jmaben@watereducation.org
Web site: www.watereducation.org
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Livestock
Also see Beef Cattle, Dairy, Emus, Goats, Pork, Sheep,
and Turkeys listings
Farm Animals
A series of six livestock books introduces readers to common
farm animals, including how they live, what they eat, and how
they fit into our world. Text and photos support key national
education standards. Animals include chickens, cows, horses,
pigs, sheep, and turkeys.
Grades K-2
Prices vary depending on quantity
Heinemann Classroom
100 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1200
Chicago, IL 60602
Toll free: (888) 454-2279
Fax: (888) 844-5329
Web site: www.heinemannraintree.com
Grades 9-10
Fax: (916) 561-5697
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Resources
Grades 4-adult
$26.60 plus s/h
Spring Waters, Gathering Places
Materials
GEMS – Great Explorations in Math and
Science
Crop Cards
Teacher guides and handbooks encourage activity-based
science and mathematics. Titles include Eggs, Eggs
Everywhere, Buzzing a Hive and Vitamin C Testing.
This set of 10 cards provides fingertip facts about grains
including wheat, corn, oats, sunflowers, soybeans, sugar
beets, alfalfa, sorghum, dry edible beans, and potatoes. Ten
seed samples are included.
Resources
Grades K-adult
$4.50 each
Livestock Cards
This set of six cards provides fingertip facts about livestock
including beef cattle, sheep, dairy cattle, poultry, and swine. A
vocabulary card is also provided.
Grades K-adult
$3 each
Grades PreK-8
Free catalog
GEMS
Phone: (510) 642-7771
Fax: (510) 643-0309
Nebraska Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom
Lincoln, NE 68512
Toll free: (800) 546-3496
E-mail: ellenh@nefb.org
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Mathematics
Also see Agriculture-General, Economics, and
Statistics listings
Students learn about food prices and how they have changed
over time as they perform mathematical computations,
analyze data charts, and compare and contrast statistical
information.
Grades 3-6
Available online
Fax: (916) 561-5697
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Students reinforce their skills of observation, mathematical
computation, and written expression by comparing and
contrasting grapefruits and lemons.
Microbiology
See Food Safety, Genetics, and Science listings
Grades 5-6
Available online
Fax: (916) 561-5697
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Minerals
Mushrooms
Also see Fertilizers listings
Educator’s Mushroom Growth Kit
Mineral Information Institute
View the Mineral Information Institute Web site for lessons
and information for teachers. Many ideas can be incorporated
into science and agricultural curricula.
Grades K-12
Free
X United States Borax, Inc. Materials
This organization introduces the reader to the boron industry
and discusses the many uses of borates in things such as
antifreeze, halogen headlights, soaps, and fertilizers. Color
books, fact sheets and other information is available.
Grades K-3, English and Spanish color books
Grades 6-adult, Fact Sheets
Free
U.S. Borax Inc.
26877 Tourney Road
Valencia, CA 91355-1847
Phone: (661) 287-5400
Fax: (661) 287-5495
Web site: www.borax.com
Grades K-4
1 Module Kit, $19.95 plus shipping
Grades 5-8, 9-12, junior college
Sales
Gourmet Mushrooms, Inc.
Post Office Box 180
Sebastopol, CA 95473
Phone: (415) 674-8308
Fax: (415) 885-2228
E-mail: bob@mycopia.com
Web Site: www.mycopia.com
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Music
Banana Slug String Band
Science teachers and naturalists by profession, the Slugs have
been delighting children coast-to-coast with their ingenious
blend of original music, zany antics, and eco-education. The
unique blend of rock, folk, and world beat offers something
for every music lover. It can be fun and easy to learn about
earth science while singing! CDs, video, songbooks, live
performances, and assemblies available.
Grades PreK-6
Ordering information available on Web site
Toll free: (888) 327-5847
Fax: (888) 327-5847
E-mail: slugs@bananaslugstringband.com
Web site: www.bananaslugstringband.com
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501 Violet Street
Golden, CO 80401-6714
Phone: (303) 277-9190
Fax: (303) 277-9198
Web site: www.mii.org
This mushroom kit includes a lesson plan complete with
classroom, laboratory, and extension activities; mushroom life
cycle and anatomy worksheets; Mushroom Modules™
containing the medium and mushroom spores; and all
materials and equipment needed for the growth of the
mushrooms. Select from one of three grade-level groupings.
Each lesson plan includes a full chapter’s worth of textbookstyle background information as well as concepts, science
themes, and laboratory and extension activities. Reviewed and
endorsed by the California Department of Education as a
National Science Education Standards based lesson.
Indicate grade level lesson preference when ordering.
Food Safety Music
X Sons of the San Joaquin and the
Carl Winter, Ph.D. has combined his passion for music with
his expertise in food toxicology to teach children and adults
about food safety. Dr. Winter’s latest CD Still Stayin’ Alive
features numerous songs written to previous musical hits.
Titles include “Eat It!,” “Beware La Vaca Loca,” and “You
Better Wash Your Hands.” Three different CDs are available on
a donation basis and information concerning Dr. Winter’s
food safety music and CD ordering is available on the music
Web site.
Diamond R Boys
Resources
Grades 1-adult
Donation requested
Carl Winter
Food Science and Technology Department
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616-8598
Phone: (530) 752-2647
Fax: (530) 752-4759
E-mail: ckwinter@ucdavis.edu
Web site: foodsafe.ucdavis.edu
Food Safety Music Web site: foodsafe.ucdavis.edu/
music.html
This musical group has a passion for educating others about
cowboys and cattle. “The Sons Sing for the Young and the
Young at Heart” is a collection of music which has
accompanying educational materials. School visits are also
available.
Grades K-adult
Free information
491 Herndon Avenue, #253
Clovis, CA 93612
Toll free: (888) THE SONS
Web site: www.thesons.com
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Native Plants
Also see Botany, Environment, and Gardening listings
California Native Plant Society
A valuable resource for those interested in native plants.
Includes background information, resource book listings,
lesson plans, and more.
Musical Plays for Musically Timid
Teachers
These exciting musical plays come with an audio CD in which
the composer demonstrates the songs and provides musical
accompaniments. Includes the script and a teacher’s guide
containing set and staging information and costume and
casting suggestions. One of several titles is The Garden Show.
Grades K-6
Free catalog
Approximate costs are $29.95 each plus s/h
Bad Wolf Press
5391 Spindrift Court
Camarillo, CA 93012
Toll free: (888) 827-8661
Fax: (805) 484-3490
E-mail: ron@badwolfpress.com
Web site: www.badwolfpress.com
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Grades 3-adult
Online information
Phone: (916) 447-2677
Fax: (916) 447-2727
E-mail: cnps@cnps.org
Web site: www.cnps.org
Newspapers
Nutrition
X California Newspapers in Education
Also see Gardening and specific subject matter listings
Grades K-12
Free
California Newspapers in Education
Web site: www.cal-nie.org
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Nursery Products
Also see Botany and Flowers listings
Planting Seeds, Growing Minds
This 32-page curriculum guide teaches students the basics
about plants in 11 lessons written by science teachers.
Includes Arbor Day information.
Grades K-6
1-5 copies, $5 each
6-20 copies, $4 each
21+ copies, $2 each
Toll free: (800) 748-6214
Fax: (916) 567-0505
California Children’s 5 A Day—Power
Play! Campaign
The California Children’s 5 A Day—Power Play! Campaign
uses a tested, multi-channel, community-based approach to
encourage 9- to 11-year-old children and their families to eat
at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables and be physically
active for at least 60 minutes every day. Each Teacher Box
contains:
y School Idea & Resource Mini Kit, which includes 17 fruit
and vegetable learning activities (includes a separate
booklet to link activities from the School Idea and
Resource Mini Kit to California State Content Standards)
y Kids... Get Cookin’! cookbook, a kid-oriented bilingual
cookbook with fun graphics and tasty recipes
y Colorful parent brochures in English
y 5 A Day Rap audiocassette tape
Grades 4-5
Free to California teachers in schools with 50% or greater
student participation in the free and reduced price meal
program
California Department of Health Services
5 A Day – Power Play!
Post Office Box 942732 MS 7204
Phone: (916) 449-5413
Fax: (916) 449-5414
Web site: www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/cdic/cpns
Dairy Council of California Materials
Building A Healthy Me
Six activities introduce students to the Food Guide Pyramid
and classifying foods. Guided practice activities supporting
the lessons can be used in centers. A teacher overview, stepby-step lessons, food pictures, parent booklets, and blackline
masters that provide additional practice are included.
Grade K
Parent booklets available in English or Spanish
Free, California teachers only
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Resources
This Web site is full of interesting information on how
newspapers can be incorporated into your curricula.
Newspapers in Education programs have several areas of
concentration. Students learn about the newspaper — how it
is put together, what makes news, how to read the newspaper
critically, how to separate fact from opinion, and the crucial
role that a free press plays in our nation’s well-being. Many
activities are themed units and several are aligned to the
California State Standards.
Deal Me In . . .
Nutrition Pathfinders
Food and fitness is a self-contained program that provides
fun, hands-on, engaging ways to introduce and reinforce
healthy eating and physical activity in an after-school
program. Materials include color workbooks for each student,
complete full color food cards, and parent newsletter in
English and Spanish.
The theme of this third through fifth grade technology
application is a camp-like setting which engages students
while presenting nutrition content and activity
recommendations grounded in sound science. Teachers
receive a teacher’s guide, student workbooks, a set of CDROMs, and the ability to use the associated Web site,
www.np.dairycouncilofca.org. Nutrition Pathfinders, free to
California teachers, promotes teamwork skills, character
building, positive body image and making healthy food
choices. This innovative program supports California state
standards and meets the CLRN review criteria. Limited
quantities available.
Grades 2-6
Free; California teachers only
Resources
Exercise Your Options
A nutrition and fitness program that centers around the
uniqueness of teens. This seven-lesson unit offers peer
teaching strategies, personal goal setting, and extension
activities on bone health and eating disorders.
Grades 6-8
Healthy Choices, Healthy Me!
Dairy Council’s lower elementary curriculum teaches students
about making healthy food and activity choices. This
literature-based program engages students by providing
opportunities for them to personalize health and nutrition
concepts in authentic, meaningful ways. At the core of the
program is The Market Mystery, a story that captures young
learners’ natural curiosity about themselves and the world
around them. This free program supports California state and
national standards for language arts, math, and science.
Teachers receive a teacher’s guide, student workbooks, The
Market Mystery storybook, food cards, and a poster.
Grades 1-2
Student workbooks available in English and Spanish
My Very Own Pizza
Learn about the nutrition and history of one of our favorite
foods.
Grades 3-adult
Available online
Grades 3-5
Student workbooks available in English and Spanish
Dairy Council of California
1101 National Drive, Suite B
Toll free: (888) 868-3133
Fax: (916) 263-3566
E-mail: Info@dairycouncilofca.org
Web site: www.dairycouncilofca.org
Web site: www.virtualteacherslounge.org
Web site: www.mealsmatter.org
Dole 5 A Day Program
Dole Food Company’s 5 A Day Program provides free nutrition
education materials to elementary school teachers. Materials
include the “5 A Day Adventures” CD-ROM, “Jammin 5 A Day
Songs” cassette tapes, “Fun with Fruits and Vegetables” kids
cookbooks, and “How’d You Do Your 5 Today?” charts with
reusable stickers. The Dole 5 A Day Web site features
interactive educational games, a Nutrition Resource Center
featuring a fruit and vegetable encyclopedia, lesson plans,
student activity sheets, and more.
Grades K-6
Free, request online
5 A Day Program
One Dole Drive
Westlake Village, CA 91362
Toll free: (800) 766-7201
E-mail: dole5adayprogram@na.dole.com
Web site: www.dole5aday.com
Feeding Minds, Fighting Hunger
This Web site has a series of lessons that educate about the
food system and food security. Activities state objectives and
content and summaries of what the participants should have
learned or been encouraged to think about.
Grades 4-adult
Free online
E-mail: fmfh@fao.org
Web site: www.feedingminds.org
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Food Pyramid Bingo Game™
X Get in the Game for Good Health
This game teaches all aspects of the Food Guide Pyramid
while increasing knowledge of 95 foods and portion sizes.
Game includes 30 cards and the 2000 Dietary Guidelines for
Americans. Food Pyramid Bingo for Older Adults™ and
Diabetes Food Pyramid Bingo™ also available.
This free health education program is made possible by the
California Olive Industry, an industry committed to healthy
eating and lifestyles. The interactive worksheets encourage
students to assess their own lifestyles, learn about healthy
eating habits, create innovative ways to increase activity levels,
and commit to following a healthy lifestyle.
Grades 2-adult
Prices vary
California Olive Industry
1903 North Fine, #102
Fresno, CA 93727
Phone: (559) 456-9096
Fax: (559) 456-9099
E-mail: calolive@psnw.com
Web site: www.calolive.org
Resources
SmartPicks, Inc.
Lakewood, OH 44107
Toll free: (888) 712-3144
E-mail: games@smartpicks.com
Web site: www.smartpicks.com
Grades 4-6
Free
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Photo Cards
This is a set of 142 color photographs suitable for framing.
Each fully laminated 8½” x 9½” card displays a color
photograph of a fruit or vegetable with its name in English and
Spanish. On the reverse is a bar graph displaying an analysis of
nutrients and suggested serving size.
Grades K-12
1 set, $45 plus tax and $4.95 s/h
CDE Press, Sales Unit
Toll free: (800) 995-4099
Fax: (916) 323-0823
How to Teach Nutrition to Kids
A curriculum resource organized by subjects and applicable to
the classroom, cafeteria, and home. Includes over 200
activities. Leader activity guide with copy-ready worksheets
available. Revised 2003.
Grades 1-6
$19.95 plus s/h
Leader activity guide, $11.95 plus s/h
24 Carrot Press
Portland, OR 97281-3546
Phone: (503) 524-9318
Fax: (503) 524-9318
E-mail: info@nutritionforkids.com
Web site: www.nutritionforkids.com
This comprehensive unit teaches students about the
production, distribution, and nutritional value of California
fresh produce. Geography, writing, graphing, and science
activities are used to teach the importance of eating a variety
of fresh fruits and vegetables. Aligned to the Content
Grades 4-6
Available online
Fax: (916) 561-5697
Los Angeles Unified School District
Nutrition Network
The LAUSD Nutrition Network provides opportunities for
students to comprehend the importance of a healthy lifestyle.
Numerous resources are available to educators including
“Harvest of the Month,” a guide that highlights one fruit or
vegetable a month and the Partnership for Agriculture and
Science Education (PASE), which provides professional
development opportunities for educators.
Grades K-12
Free to LAUSD teachers
LAUSD Nutrition Network
Monlux MST Center
6155 Bellaire Avenue
North Hollywood, CA 91606
Phone: (818) 761-3967
Fax: (818) 761-7683
E-mail: nutrition-network@lausd.k12.ca.us
Web site: www.lausdnutritionnetwork.org
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Materials
Eat Well Grow Strong
This 20” x 31” educational poster features a youthful version of
the Food Guide Pyramid with nutrition-oriented activities on
the reverse side.
Resources
Grade 2
One free
Must request on school letterhead by a teacher of the
appropriate grade level
Food Guide Pyramid Poster
34” x 22” full-color poster depicts the guide to daily food
choices. Includes reproducible information on the reverse
side.
Grades 5-12
$1.95 plus s/h
Fueled For Flight
This video kit uses space travel as a thematic approach to
teaching students how the body uses energy. A 20-page
teacher’s guide and 16 activity masters are included.
Grades 5-6
One free
Must be requested on school letterhead by a teacher of the
appropriate grade level
Education Department
Post Office Box 670
Bloomingdale, IL 60108-0670
Fax: (312) 467-9729
Web site: www.teachfree.com
Provides materials for all grade levels on nutrition and the
milk industry.
c/o Inland Marketing
3030 Airport Road
La Cross, WI 54603
Toll free: (800) 426-8271
Fax: (800) 974-6455
Web site: www.nutritionexplorations.org
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This catalog features a large selection of high-quality nutrition
education resources for children from books, music, and
posters to jewelry and stickers.
Grades K-12
Free catalog
NEAT Solutions
Martinez, CA 94553
Toll free: (888) 577-6328
Fax: (925) 934-5086
E-mail: neatsol@netvista.net
Web site: www.neatsolutions.com
Nutrition to Grow On
This garden-enhanced nutrition education curriculum for
upper elementary school children contains nine hands-on
lessons, each linking a nutrition education activity with a
garden activity. The curriculum offers a great approach to
teaching math, English, science, and history-social science; a
matrix indicates correlations to the content standards in these
subjects. Includes quizzes, handouts, and a list of Web
resources.
Grades 4-6
Toll free: (800) 995-4099
Fax: (916) 323-0823
Produce for Better Health Foundation
Grades K-12
Free catalog
NEAT Solutions Catalog
This organization promotes the “5 A Day” message and has a
variety of materials available to educators, food service
providers, health professionals, and retail stores. Many links
for educators and students are available on the Web site,
including “There’s a Rainbow on My Plate” nutrition
education curriculum for grades K-3 and 4-6.
Grades K-adult
Free catalog
5341 Limestone Road
Wilmington, DE 19808-1249
Toll free: (888) 391-2100
Fax: (302) 235-5555
Web site: www.5aday.org
Reading Up the Food Guide Pyramid
Developed by the University of California Cooperative
Extension, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, this
comprehensive curricula provides activities on each section of
the pyramid. The unique lessons encourage children to look at
the nutritional make-up of the foods they eat so they can make
wise food choices.
Grades K-3
Contact for pricing
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Nuts
Also see Almonds, Legumes, Peanuts, Pistachios,
Sunflowers, and Walnuts listings
Hard to Crack: Nut Trees
field-to-table processes of pecans, walnuts, almonds,
pistachios, cashews, and macadamias. Examines the discovery
and migration of these nuts as well as their roles in cooking,
technology, and world cultures.
Grades 4-adult
$26.60 plus s/h
Toll free: (800) 328-4929
Fax: (800) 332-1132
Creative Food Ideas
Folder of resource information on olives includes such topics
as cultivating and harvesting.
Grades K-12
Free
Food for Thought
Multidisciplinary program for health, social studies, and math
curricula.
Grades 3-6
Free, online version only
1903 North Fine #102
Fresno, CA 93727
Phone: (559) 456-9096
Fax: (559) 456-9099
E-mail: calolive@psnw.com
Web site: www.calolive.org
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Onions
Potandon Produce
Potandon is a well-known provider of fresh produce. This
company’s Web site has information on the history of onions,
onion anatomy, and other information about this plant that is
used for seasoning.
Grades 6-adult
Potandon Produce
Web site: www.potandon.com
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Oats
See Grains listings
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Sharon Junge
4-H Director, Placer County 4-H
11477 E Avenue
Auburn, CA 95603
Phone: (530) 889-7385
E-mail: skjunge@ucdavis.edu
Olives
Peach Power
Organic Foods
Also see Agriculture-General, Gardening, and
Sustainable Agriculture listings
Resources
Kids Cook Farm Fresh Food
This activity guide for students in grades two through seven
links local agriculture to the pleasures of dining. It is designed
to introduce students and teachers, through direct experience,
to fresh, seasonal, locally grown produce. The guide also links
food and nutrition to the concept of sustainable agriculture
and to the academic content standards through the real world
using gardens, nutrition, cooking, recycling, and the
environment. Great resource for educators of all grades.
Grades 2-7
$15 plus s/h, order #1547
Bookmarks, table tents, and posters demonstrate various ways
cling peaches can help students meet their 5 A Day goal and
are available for first through eighth grade students. “Peach
Power,” a school foodservice kit, is available to foodservice
professionals.
Grades 1-8
Free
Janelle Fosenburg
Echo Communications, LLC
1485 Park Avenue, Suite 200
Emeryville, CA 94608
Phone: (510) 654-5400
Fax: (510) 654-5402
E-mail: calclingpeach@echopr.com
Web site: www.calclingpeach.com
_____________________________________________________________
Toll free: (800) 995-4099
Fax: (916) 323-0823
Peanuts
Also see Legumes listing
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Peaches
Cling Peaches Fact and Activity Sheet
cling peach production, history, nutrition, and economic
value. The activity sheet provides lesson ideas and fun facts on
cling peaches.
Grades K-12
Fax: (916) 561-5697
All About Peanuts and Peanut Butter
Lesson plans and activity sheets cover history, nutrition,
science, and geography of peanuts.
Grades K-2, 3-5
Order or download from the Web site
Indicate grade level when ordering
Virginia-Carolina Peanut Promotions
Post Office Box 8
Nashville, NC 27856-0008
Phone: (252) 459-9977
Fax: (252) 459-7396
E-mail: info@aboutpeanuts.com
Web site: www.aboutpeanuts.com
The Great American Peanut
Lessons and activities provide the history and life cycle of the
peanut.
Grades 4-9
$8.49 plus s/h
Cornell University
Resource Center
Ithaca, NY 14850-3884
Phone: (607) 255-2080
Fax: (607) 255-9946
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Pears
Pest Management
Pear Bureau Northwest
Also see Agriculture-General, Gardening, Sustainable
Agriculture, and individual pest listings
This Web site has a variety of activities for students and
teachers that relate to pears. Free poster and lesson plans
available.
Grades K-5
Free
Pears Fact and Activity Sheet
pear production, history, nutrition, and economic value. The
pears.
Grades K-12
Fax: (916) 561-5697
This governmental agency has a variety of handouts on
pesticides, including flyers titled What is a Pesticide?, Pesticide
Complaints? You Have the Right To..., Read the Label First, and
more!
Resources
4382 SE International Way
Milwaukie, OR 97222-4635
Fax: (503) 652-9721
E-mail: mandre@usa.com
Web site: www.usapears.com
California Department of Pesticide
Regulation
Grades 7-adult
California Department of Pesticide Regulation
Phone: (916) 445-4300
Fax: (916) 324-1452
E-mail: CDPRweb@cdpr.ca.gov
Web site: www.cdpr.ca.gov
Web site: www.schoolIPM.info
Students create a useful definition for the word “pest,”
perform reading and poetry activities on specific agricultural
and garden pests, and create an imaginary pest who lives in an
imaginary habitat. Aligned to the Content Standards for
Grades 4-6
Available online
Fax: (916) 561-5697
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Pistachios
Pork
Also see Livestock listings
National Pork Board Youth Order Form
Materials
Posters, activity books, videos, and booklets on the pork
industry, including nutrition and production information are
available.
Resources
California Pistachios. . . In a Nutshell
This 11-minute industry video highlights the state-of-the-art
harvesting and processing techniques of the California
pistachio industry. The video features all aspects of the
industry that sets California apart as a leading producer of
pistachios. Learn about growing pistachios and the health
benefits of consuming them.
Grades 5-12
Free loan program. Request on school letterhead.
Nutrition in a Nutshell Brochure and Poster
Grades K-12
Free online catalog
National Pork Board
Des Moines, IA 50306
Phone: (515) 223-2600
Fax: (515) 223-2646
E-mail: porkboard@porkboard.org
Web site: www.otherwhitemeat.com
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Brochure and poster provide nutritional facts on pistachios.
Potatoes
Grades 5-12
Free
X Pistachio Nutrition in a Nutshell: Testing
Healthy Potato Lesson Plans
California Pistachios for Nutrients
This series of lessons provides activities and information
relating potatoes to a healthy diet.
In this hands-on nutrition science activity, use indicators to
identify the relative sugar, starch, protein, and fat in
pistachios.
Grades 5-8
Order online
United States Potato Promotion Board
7555 East Hampden Avenue, #412
Denver, CO 80231
Phone: (303) 369-7783
Fax: (303) 369-7718
Web site: www.healthypotato.com
Grades 9-12
Free online
1318 East Shaw Avenue #420
Fresno, CA 93710-7912
Fax: (559) 221-8044
E-mail: info@pistachios.org
Web site: www.pistachios.org
Humble Potato: Underground Gold
Pistachios Fact and Activity Sheet
pistachio production, history, nutrition, and economic value.
pistachios.
Grades K-12
Fax: (916) 561-5697
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Join three imaginary children from different parts of the world
(the Inca Empire, Ireland, and Long Island), as they reveal
their relationship with the potato through their history,
celebrations, and cultivation.
Grades 4-7
$8.35
Order online
The Resource Center
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14852-3884
Phone: (607) 255-2080
Fax: (607) 255-9946
Potandon Produce
Potandon Produce is a well-known provider of fresh produce.
This company’s Web site has information on the history of
potatoes, potato anatomy, and other information about this
plant.
Grades 6-adult
Potandon Produce
Web site: www.potandon.com
These lessons geared for upper elementary school teach about
sweet potatoes while students perform science, technology,
math, and language art activities.
Grades 3-5
Free
North Carolina Sweet Potato Commission, Inc.
1327 North Brightleaf Boulevard
Noble Plaza, Suite H
Smithfield, NC 27577
Phone: (919) 989-7323
Fax: (919) 989-3015
E-mail: ncsweetsue@aol.com
Web site: www.ncsweetpotatoes.com
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Poultry
See Chickens, Eggs, and Turkeys listings
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Prunes
See Dried Plums listing
Pumpkin Circle Video and Book
Both the award-winning Pumpkin Circle video (with
narration by Danny Glover and music by George Winston) and
the full color Pumpkin Circle picture book show the amazing
cycle of nature unfolding in a real backyard pumpkin patch.
Either together or separately, the book and video are perfect
for fall pumpkin units and for springtime planting. Pumpkin
seeds and classroom activities included. Both the video and
book are available in English and Spanish. Kit includes video,
paperback book, pumpkin seeds, and classroom activities.
Resources
Sweet Potato Activity and Lesson Plans
Pumpkins
Grades K-4
Video: $49.95 plus $7.95 s/h
Hardcover Picture Book: $15.95 plus $4.95 s/h
Paperback Picture Book: $7.95 plus $4.95 s/h
Pumpkin Circle Kit: $59.95 plus $8.95 s/h
Informed Democracy
Post Office Box 67
Toll free: (800) 827-0949
Fax: (831) 426-2312
E-mail: garden@cruzio.com
Web site: www.pumpkincircle.com
Welcome to Our Pumpkin Farm
Designed specifically as a pumpkin farm visit handout, this
color book is informative and entertaining and discusses the
life on a pumpkin farm. Other color books available.
Grades PreK-3
Pyramid Publishing
Attn: Tom Kaiser
9 Greenwood Court
Racine, WI 53402
Phone: (262) 752-0184
Fax: (262) 752-0185
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Rice Information
Rice
Resources
California Rice—Growing in Harmony
with Nature
This educational unit explores the life and history of rice
production in California with special emphasis on water use
and the industry’s environmental stewardship. Lesson topics
include the growing process, the economy, rice and wildlife
habitat, and a comparison between use of water on the farm
and in the home. Unit is aligned to the Content Standards for
California Public Schools and contains posters, rice seed for
classroom growing activity, blackline masters, and more.
Grades 4-6
Free
Learn more about the California rice industry by viewing the
California Rice Commission Web site. Information is available
on rice and the environment, how to grow rice, rice facts, rice
trivia, rice-growing regions, and recipes.
Grades K-12
Free
California Rice Commission
701 University Avenue, Suite 205
Phone: (916) 929-2264
Fax: (916) 929-2553
Web site: www.calrice.org
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Phone: (916) 441-7723
Fax: (916) 441- 7842
Safety
See Farm Safety and Food Safety listing
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Science
Rice Fact and Activity Sheet
rice production, history, nutrition, and economic value. The
rice.
Also see Botany, Nutrition, and other specific science
listings
California Science Teachers Association
Grades K-12
Fax: (916) 561-5697
Rice: Grain of the Ancients
Explore rice-growing through the letters of an imaginary pen
pal name Lanlan Chen in northern China. Understand why
rice is so important to the people of Southeast Asia through
Lanlan’s letters, proverbs, stories, poems, and projects.
This association provides newsletters, journals, and
conferences for California educators about ideas, issues, and
trends in science education.
Grades K-12
$39 annual membership
CSTA
3800 Watt Avenue, #100
Phone: (916) 979-7004
Fax: (916) 979-7023
E-mail: csta@cascience.org
Web site: www.cascience.org
Grades 4-7
$8.65
Order online
The Resource Center
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14852-3884
Phone: (607) 255-2080
Fax: (607) 255-9946
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Germ Wars
NSTA Recommends Catalog
Interactive software modules funded by a grant from the
National Science Foundation. The programs, dealing with
microbes, plant and human defenses against disease, and
basic genetics, are available on CD-ROM for both Windows
and Macintosh platforms. A Spanish Macintosh version and
curriculum workshop information are also available.
Produced by the National Science Teachers Association, this
catalog offers books, lesson plans, and other resources related
to various science disciplines by grade level.
Grades 6-10
Free
Life Lab Science Program Materials
The Growing Classroom: Garden-Based Science
Activity Guide
The Growing Classroom is an award-winning resource book
containing step-by-step instructions for setting up a gardenbased science program and outdoor classroom activities.
Topics include working together in the garden, growing,
nutrients, garden ecology, climate, nutrition, gardening tips,
and food choices.
Grades K-12
Life Lab Curriculum
Life Lab Science is a core curriculum that integrates earth, life,
and physical science concepts within the context of a Living
Laboratory school garden. Inquiry-oriented lessons, both
outdoors and in the classroom, encourage students to ask
questions and explore multiple solutions. Unit topics, such as
soil, water, weather, plants, and animals, use a developmental
approach based on students’ prior knowledge. Assessment is
embedded in the activities and extensions are included. Life
Lab is grade level specific. Teacher instructional manuals, unit
planners, and more can be sold as a group or separately.
National Science Teachers Association
1840 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22201-3000
Phone: (703) 243-7100
Web site: www.nsta.org/store
This packet is divided into three sections. The first provides
stimulating questions that teachers can use when teaching a
specific scientific topic, the second provides science fair ideas,
in the form of questions, that relate to agriculture, and the
third lists Web sites that educators and students may find
useful when preparing a science lesson or a science fair
project.
Grades 3-12
Available online
Toll free: (800) 700-2482
Fax: (916) 561-5697
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Seafood
See Aquaculture listings
Grades K-5
Prices vary
1156 High Street
Phone: (831) 459-2001
Fax: (831) 459-3483
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Resources
Barbara Soots
Department of Plant Pathology
University of California, Davis
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616
Phone: (530) 752-6552
Fax: (530) 754-4410
E-mail: besoots@ucdavis.edu
Web site: ppge.ucdavis.edu
Grades K-college
Free catalog
Seeds
Soil
Also see Almonds, Beans, Legumes, Peanuts,
Pistachios, Sunflowers and Walnuts listings
Also see Environment, Gardening, and Water listings
Conserving Soil
Resources
Free Seeds for School Gardens
Supplies community gardens, neighborhood coalitions, and
other organizations with free vegetable, flower and herb
seeds, flower bulbs, and books like Green Earth Guide and
Gardening for Optimal Nutrition for educational, hunger
relief, and beautification projects. Download an application or
have one faxed to you.
Grades K-12
Free
Katie Rehwaldt
America the Beautiful Fund
725 15th Street NW, Suite 605
Phone: (202) 638-1649
Fax: (202) 638-2175
Web site: www.freeseeds.us
Sheep
Also see Livestock and Wool listings
American Sheep Industry Association
Materials concerning the sheep industry and lamb and wool
educational materials.
9785 Maroon Circle, Suite 360
Centennial, CO 80112
Phone: (303) 771-3500
Fax: (303) 771-8200
Web site: www.sheepusa.org
Grades 6-9
$7
Service Center
Post Office Box 855
Toll free: (800) 825-5547
Fax: (281) 332-5259
Dirt: Secrets of the Soil
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Grades K-adult
Free order form
This kit includes 24 activity masters, four color transparencies,
and a teacher guide about soil history and uses.
This program contains a six-segment, 60-minute video
program and an 88-page educator’s guide that brings the
fundamental lessons of soil science from the countryside to
the classroom in a way that is sure to keep students
entertained and motivated. The video includes segments on
soil texturing, soil layers, and a mini-documentary on Utah’s
Dust Bowl, which occurred about the same time as the Dust
Bowl of the Great Plains. Although designed specifically for
Utah 4th grade students, it is adaptable to all states and grade
levels. Download the lessons for free. Order video online.
Grade 4
$40 includes video, lesson plans, and soil samples
Free lesson plans available online
Utah Agriculture in the Classroom
Utah State University
2315 Old Main Hill
Logan, UT 84322-2315
Web site: extension.usu.edu/aitc
Soil and Water Conservation Society
Materials
Environmental Adventures
Soil, water, and related environmental resources, including
teacher guides and Spanish versions of some materials.
Grades 3-7
Free catalog
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Growing Carbon: A New Crop that Helps
Agricultural Producers and the Climate Too
This brochure discusses the opportunities producers have to
help efforts to slow climate change and to build a cushion
against harmful effects.
Grades 8-adult
Free PDF version on Web site
Folder of nutritional materials, health facts and recipes on
various soy products such as soy flour, tofu, and soy milk.
Grades K-12
$3 plus s/h
Kansas Soybean Association
2930 SW Wanamaker Drive
Topeka, KS 66614-4416
Toll free: (800) 328-7390
Fax: (785) 271-1302
E-mail: information@kansassoybeans.org
Web site: www.kansassoybeans.com
X Soybean Science Kit
Soil Stories—Second Grade Science
Exploration
This grouping of six lesson plans, taken from the Life Lab
Science Curriculum, focuses on soil studies and meets the
second grade California Content Standards for California
literature, a master materials list, and a blackline science
journal.
Grade 2
$5
1156 High Street
Phone: (831) 459-2001
Fax: (831) 459-3483
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Soybeans
Also see Beans listings
Soybean Crayons
Made from soybean oil, these crayons are smooth and work
well for color-blending projects. Can be used as part of an
agricultural by-product activity. The Prang Web site describes
the history and characteristics of these crayons.
This kit introduces youth to science in an applied enjoyable
way, highlighting the principles of biology and renewable
resources. It demonstrates the concept that agriculture is the
business of generating raw materials for consumption using
soybeans as an example. Soybean oils and polymers will be
the focus. This complete kit includes a complete curriculum
guide, teacher training video, interactive CD ROM and
supplies needed for a class of 30 students.
Grades 4-5
$395 plus $12.95 shipping
Indiana Soybean Board
153 W 500N
Sharpsville, IN 46068-9013
Phone: (765) 963-5979
Fax: (765) 963-5977
E-mail: fredfhenderson@aol.com
Teach Me About Soybeans
This resource packet contains a literature book Why the Brown
Bean Was Blue, teacher’s guide, reproducible student
activities, game, bookmarks, and soybean seeds.
Grades K-4
$5
Lincoln, NE 68512
Toll free: (800) 546-3496
Grades K-12
Prices vary
Sales Department
Dixon Ticonderoga Company
195 International Parkway
Heathrow, FL 32746
Toll free: (800) 824-9430
Fax: (800) 232-9396
Web site: www.prang.com
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Resources
945 Southwest Ankeny Road
Ankeny, IA 50021-9764
Toll free: (800) THE-SOIL
Fax: (515) 289-1227
E-mail: pubs@swcs.org
Web site: www.swcs.org
Soybean Health Packet
Space
Statistics
Also see Agriculture and Economics listings
X Space Ag in the Classroom
This web site provides information on what kinds of food
astronauts eat, space plant experiments and more.
Resources
Grades 3-12
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Spices
This 26-page booklet of charts, graphs, agriculture
information, and a pullout map of America the Bountiful is
available online.
Flavor Foods: Spices and Herbs
This fun-filled book provides information on leaves, fruits,
bark, flowers, pods, and seeds—the aromatic odds and ends
we call seasonings.
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Communications Office, External Affairs
Phone: (916) 654-0462
Fax: (916) 657-4240
E-mail: cdfapublicaffairs@cdfa.ca.gov
Web site: www.cdfa.ca.gov
Farm Facts Booklet
See Herbs and Onions listings
Toll free: (800) 328-4929
Fax: (800) 332-1132
Flyer includes California agriculture statistics, including
information on acreage, ranking of counties by agriculture
value, and ranking of commodities.
Grades 4-12
Free
Space Ag in the Classroom
Department of Agricultural Education &
Communication
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida 32611-0540
Web site: www.spaceag.org
Grades 4-adult
$26.60 plus s/h
Grades K-Adult
$4 each
5+ copies, $2 each
Phone: (847) 969-2974
Fax: (847) 969-7252
Strawberries
Sugar
Also see Berries listings
Mr. Jelly Belly’s Factory Tour
Activity Book and Berry Fun Lesson Plans
A kindergarten activity book and three strawberry lessons, one
for grades 1-4, one for grades 5-8, and now a new high school
lesson, teach interesting facts about strawberries, their
production, and more!
California Strawberry Commission
Post Office Box 269
Watsonville, CA 95077-0269
Phone: (831) 724-1301
Fax: (831) 724-5973
E-mail: info@calstrawberry.com
Web site: www.calstrawberry.com
Strawberries Fact and Activity Sheet
strawberry production, history, nutrition, and economic
value. The activity sheet provides lesson ideas and fun facts on
strawberries.
Grades K-12
Fax: (916) 561-5697
Grades K-5
Free
Resources
Grades K, 1-4, 5-8, 9-12
Request grade level
This 8-minute video gives viewers a chance to take a “field
trip” into a manufacturing plant and witness all the various
steps that go into producing a familiar product—jelly beans.
An animated Mr. Jelly Belly takes the students behind the
scenes to watch how jelly beans are prepared, tested, shaped,
finished, and shipped, and how strict quality control ensures
consumers of a high-quality finished product. Teacher’s guide
accompanies the video.
25 Second Street North, Suite 120
St. Petersburg, FL 33701-9862
Fax: (800) 358-5218
Web site: www.vpw.com
Sugar, Nutrition and Physical Activity
Materials
Publications available on the role of sugar in a healthful diet
and lifestyle.
Grades K-12
Free catalog
Nominal fee
The Sugar Association, Inc.
1101 15th Street NW, Suite 600
Phone: (202) 785-1122 x18
Fax: (202) 785-5019
Web site: www.sugar.org
Welcome to Our Sugarhouse
Designed specifically as a maple farm visit handout, this color
a maple farm. Other color books available.
Grades PreK-3
Pyramid Publishing
Attn: Tom Kaiser
9 Greenwood Court
Racine, WI 53402
Phone: (262) 752-0184
Fax: (262) 752-0185
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Sunflowers
Sustainable Agriculture
Fundraise with Jack Sprout
Resources
Buy the Jack Sprout Sunflower Sprout Planting Kit for $4.50
plus shipping and sell it at your fundraisers for $10. Attractive
clear packaging, 7" x 5" with a hole for hanging display.
Includes “The Jack Sprout Story,” coloring pages, sunflower
seeds, soil, and growing tray. Packaging recycles back into the
re-usable growing tray! Jack Sprout dolls are also available.
Also see Agriculture-General, Organic Agriculture,
and Gardening listings
Alternative Farming Systems Information
Center
This portion of the National Agricultural Library provides
resources and references pertaining to sustainable agriculture
and alternative farming practices.
Grades K-4
8-pack, $36 plus $11 s/h
25-pack, $112.50 plus $21 s/h
Grades 7-adult
Free
Jack Sprout Inc.
Kamuela, HI 96743
Phone: (808) 987-4588
Fax: (808) 887-0059
E-mail: jack@jacksprout.com
Web site: www.jacksprout.com
The Story of the Sunflower
This 8-page activity booklet contains planting, growing, and
nutritional information on sunflowers.
Alternative Farming Systems Information Center
National Agriculture Library
Agricultural Research Service
United States Department of Food and Agriculture
10301 Baltimore Avenue, Room 304
Beltsville, MD 20705
Phone: (301) 504-6559
Fax: (301) 504-6409
Web site: www.nal.usda.gov/afsic
Community Alliance with Family Farmers
Grades K-6
Free, available online only
This member-activist organization fosters family agriculture
that cares for the land, sustains local economies, and justice.
National Sunflower Association
4023 State Street
Bismarck, ND 58501
Phone: (701) 328-5100
Fax: (701) 328-5101
E-mail: info@sunflowernsa.com
Web site: www.sunflowernsa.com
Grades 4-adult
CAFF
Post Office Box 363
Davis, CA 95617
Phone: (530) 756-8518
Fax: (530) 756-7857
Web site: www.caff.org
Sunflowers
the lifecycle of the sunflower. Supports the standard “The
Living Environment: Diversity of Life” as required by
Benchmarks for Science Literacy: Project 2061. The four-book
series also includes the titles Apple Trees, Beans, and Carrots.
Grades PreK-2
Insect Lore
Shafter, CA 93262
Fax: (661) 746-0334
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Exploring Sustainability in Agriculture
This brochure defines sustainable agriculture by providing
snapshots of different producers who apply sustainable
principles on their farms and ranches. Ten farmers and
ranchers from Montana to New Jersey describe how their
farming systems evolved to meet their financial, ecological,
and quality of life goals. This 16-page pamphlet includes a
colorful annotated illustration of practices used on a model
sustainable farm and a list of hints to help consumers make
ecologically friendly choices when they buy food.
Sustainable Agriculture Publications
University of Vermont
210 Hills Building
Burlington, VT 05405-0082
Phone: (802) 656-0484
Fax: (802) 656-9091
E-mail: san_assoc@sare.org
Web site: www.sare.org
National Sustainable Agriculture
Information Service
This Web site provides a listing of numerous resources that
support sustainable agriculture in specific areas of agriculture.
General and technical information is available through this
Web site. A great place to start when doing a middle or high
school research project.
Grades 7-adult
National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service
Web site: www.attra.ncat.org
A collection of in-depth interviews with American farmers
and ranchers describes sustainable farm operations of
modern times. The features detail the effects of sustainable
practices on farm profitability, quality of life, rural
communities, and the environment. Also available as a CDROM and on the Sustainable Agriculture Research and
Education Web site.
Grades 9-adult
Paperback, $10
CD-ROM, $5
Online version, free
Resources
Grades 9-adult
Free
Online version available
The New American Farmer: Profiles of
Agriculture Innovation
University of Vermont
210 Hills Building
Burlington, VT 05405-0082
Phone: (802) 656-0484
Fax: (802) 656-9091
E-mail: sanpubs@uvm.edu
X Sustainable Agriculture Resources and
Programs for K-12 Youth
This 16-page downloadable guide to sustainable agricultureoriented educational opportunities for schoolchildren
features more than 50 programs and curricula nationwide,
from “Growing Minds,” a program linking the garden and
agriculture in Appalachia, to “French Fries and the Food
System,” a year-round curriculum focusing on ways youth can
better understand land and local food systems. Includes direct
links, program contact information and ideas for integrating
lessons into school programs.
Grades K-12
Free online
Sustainable Agriculture Network
Columbus, OH 43202
Phone: (614) 306-6422
Fax: (614) 421-2011
E-mail: outreach@sare.org
Web site: www.sare.org/publications/edguide.htm
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SustainableAg.net: An Educational
Resource for Sustainable Agriculture
Tomatoes
This Web site provides information and resources on
Integrated Pest Management which include biological
control, habitat manipulation, modification of agronomic or
horticultural practices, and use of resistant varieties.
Processing Tomatoes Fact and Activity
Sheet
Grades 6-adult
Resources
SustainableAg.net
Web site: www.sustainableag.net
tomato production, history, nutrition, and economic value.
tomatoes.
Grades K-12
United States Department of
Agriculture—Sustainable Agriculture
Research and Education
This division of the USDA has a variety of information for
those interested in sustainable agriculture. To sign up for the
mailing list or email list, contact the organization.
Grades 7-adult
Fax: (916) 561-5697
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Trees
USDA-SARE
BARC West, Building 046
Beltsville, MD 20705
Phone: (301) 504-5230
Fax: (301) 504-5207
E-mail: intern@sare.org
Also see Environment, Forestry and Forest Resources,
and individual commodity listings
American Forests Historic Tree Company
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Textiles
Catalog describes numerous trees available for sale. The trees
available are associated with certain people of the nation’s
historical heritage. The catalog describes the history of each
tree including the person it represents. Downloadable lesson
plans are available on the Web site.
Grades 4-adult
Free catalog
See Cotton, Fibers, and Wool listings
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Timber
American Forests Historic Tree Company
8701 Old Kings Road
Jacksonville, FL 33219
Toll free: (800) 320-TREE
Fax: (800) 264-6869
Web site: www.historictrees.org
See Forestry and Forest Resources, Trees and
individual commodity listings
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One Green Tree
Welcome to Our Christmas Tree Farm
This fun adventure story shows how a tree grows, produces
food for itself, and reproduces. Students will also see how
trees benefit the environment by enhancing the soil, water, air,
and more.
Designed specifically as a Christmas tree farm visit handout,
this color book is informative and entertaining and discusses
the life on a Christmas tree farm. Other color books available.
Grades 3-7
Other quantity pricing available
Real Trees 4 Kids!
Instructional materials and tree farm locations are available to
educators and the public. Two curricula are available. The
second through fifth grade curriculum teaches students about
conifers, tree types, and recycling. The sixth through eighth
grade curriculum focuses on the five-kingdom system of
classifying plants and animals as well as careers and the basics
of supply and demand.
Grades 2-5, 6-8
Free
National Christmas Tree Association
1000 Executive Parkway, Suite 220
St. Louis, MO 63141-6372
Phone: (314) 205-0944
E-mail: info@realchristmastrees.org
Web site: www.realchristmastrees.org
Web site: www.realtrees4kids.org
XTree Cross Sections
Teach students about the life cycles and seasons of a tree’s life
through exploration of tree cross sections. A variety of kits are
available including sets of tree cookie name tags and class
sets. The standard thicknesses are about ½” and the diameters
between 3" and 4 ½”.
Grades K-adult
Prices vary
Thomas Catchpole
29295 Auberry Road
Post Office Box 105
Prather, CA 93651-0105
Phone: (559) 855-2194
E-mail: treecookies@psnw.com
Pyramid Publishing
Attn: Tom Kaiser
9 Greenwood Court
Racine, WI 53402
Phone: (262) 752-0184
Fax: (262) 752-0185
Resources
Service Center
Post Office Box 855
Toll free: (800) 825-5547
Fax: (281) 332-5259
Grades PreK-3
What Tree Is That?
This key full of diagrams and descriptions allows one to
identify trees that grow in the Western United States.
Grades 5-adult
$3
The National Arbor Day Foundation
211 N. 12th Street
Lincoln, NE 68508
Phone: (402) 474-5655
Fax: (402) 473-9556
E-mail: education@arborday.org
Web site: www.arborday.org
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Turkeys
X Gobble It Up
Learn about Thanksgiving, the history of the turkey, and its
popularity as part of a year-round meal. This ready-toproduce unit is aligned to the Content Standards for California
Public Schools, grades 4-6. A CD of the unit, which includes
virtual reality tours and pictures of turkeys on the farm, at the
hatchery, and milling and feeding as well as video footage of
poultry production is also available.
Grades 4-6
Free
3117-A McHenry Avenue
Modesto, CA 95350
Phone: (209) 576-6355
Fax: (209) 576-6119
E-mail: califpoultry@cs.com
Web site: www.cpif.org
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X Canned Vegetable Council
Vegetables
Also see Agriculture-General, Nutrition, and individual
commodity listings
Resources
10 Terrific Vegetables and Everything You
Need to Grow and Know Them
This resource contains a wealth of basic gardening
information and abundant historical and cultural connections
to deepen the appreciation of ten vegetables: basil, beans,
broccoli, carrots, peas, spinach, sweet corn, squash, tomatoes,
and peppers.
Grades 3-adult
Cool as a Cucumber, Hot as a Pepper:
Fruit Vegetables
Grades 4-adult
$26.60 plus s/h
Buried Treasure: Roots and Tubers
Explore the history of white and sweet potatoes, cassava,
carrots, turnips, beets, and radishes—some of the world’s
most important edible roots and tubers.
Toll free: (800) 328-4929
Fax: (800) 332-1132
Canned Vegetable Council
Post Office Box 303
Lodi, WI 53555
Phone: (608) 592-4236
Fax: (608) 592-4742
Web site: www.cannedveggies.org
This book provides a fun-filled exploration of the history of
tomatoes, avocados, eggplants, breadfruit, cucumbers,
squashes, and peppers—some of the most important fruits
commonly eaten as vegetables. It examines the discovery and
the migration of these plants as well as their roles in cooking,
technology, and world cultures. Some field to table examples
are provided.
1100 Dorset Avenue
Toll free: (800) 538-7476
Fax: (802) 864-6889
Grades 4-adult
$26.60 plus s/h
This Web site has general and specific information on canned
vegetables including specifics on nutritional information and
how they are grown. Educator activities are available on the
Web site.
Toll free: (800) 328-4929
Fax: (800) 332-1132
Fresh King, Inc.
This Web site has information on a variety of fruits and
vegetables including avocados, passion fruit, limes,
carambola, papaya, sugar snap peas, snow peas, and French
beans. The information is written in a format most youth can
understand.
Grades 4-adult
Fresh King, Inc.
Web site: freshking.com
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Green Power: Leaf and Flower Vegetables
This book with colorful photographs and a unique format
provides information, recipes, and stories about leaf and
flower vegetables such as cabbage, broccoli, artichokes,
spinach, lettuce, and Belgian endive. It describes the
discovery and migration of the plants as well as their roles in
cooking, technology, and world cultures.
Grades 4-adult
$26.60 plus s/h
Leafy Greens Council
This Web site explains the value of eating cruciferous
vegetables and includes lesson plans and background
information that incorporates this idea into classroom
curricula.
Grades K-adult
Web site: www.leafy-greens.org
PCI Photo Bingo
Fresh produce and prepared foods bingo games include 20
full-color bingo cards, calling cards, a matching mat, bingo
chips, and instructions. Perfect for special education classes
including second language learning classes. Other games
available.
Grades K-adult
Prices vary
field-to-table processes of onions, garlic, leeks, celery,
asparagus, and rhubarb. Examine the discovery and migration
of these vegetables as well as their roles in cooking,
technology, and world cultures.
Grades 4-adult
$26.60 plus s/h
Toll free: (800) 328-4929
Fax: (800) 332-1132
Resources
Toll free: (800) 328-4929
Fax: (800) 332-1132
Stinky and Stringy: Stem and Bulb
Vegetables
Welcome to Our Vegetable Farm
Designed specifically as a farm visit handout, this color book
is informative and entertaining and discusses the life on a
vegetable farm. Other color books available.
Grades PreK-3
Pyramid Publishing
Attn: Tom Kaiser
9 Greenwood Court
Racine, WI 53402
Phone: (262) 752-0184
Fax: (262) 752-0185
______________________________________________________________
Vermicomposting
See Worms listings
San Antonio, TX 78265-4270
Toll free: (800) 594-4263
Fax: (888) 259-8284
Web site: www.specialed.net
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Walnuts
Water
Also see Environment and Soil listings
Walnuts
Agricultural Water Fact and Activity Sheet
An overview of the walnut industry and a walnut lesson plan
can be obtained from the Walnut Marketing Board’s Web site.
This two-sided document provides information on water
sources, the history of water development, and the forms of
irrigation. The activity sheet provides lesson ideas and a
historical timeline of California water development.
Grades 3-12
Grades 4-adult
Resources
Walnut Marketing Board
1540 River Park Drive, Suite 203
Phone: (916) 922-5888
Fax: (916) 923-2548
E-mail: wmbcwc@walnuts.org
Web site: www.walnuts.org
Fax: (916) 561-5697
Walnuts Fact and Activity Sheet
walnut production, history, nutrition, and economic value.
walnuts.
Grades K-12
Fax: (916) 561-5697
_______________________________________________________________
California Farm Water Coalition Materials
Alfalfa—A Home for Animals and Ice Cream for
People
This interactive lesson teaches students about alfalfa
production in California and how it benefits consumers and
contributes to the economy and the environment. It also
shows how alfalfa production uses water resources efficiently,
how California’s climate gave rise to the development of water
for irrigation, and how this development led to dairy and
cattle industries and the need for alfalfa. Unit is aligned to the
Grades 4-6
Free
The Colorado River
Waste Management
California Integrated Waste Management
Board
A variety of waste management resources are available from
this organization. Some titles include Closing the Loop:
Exploring Integrated Waste Management and Resource
Conservation, Municipal Solid Waste, and Earth Resources-A
Case Study: Oil.
This 24” x 34” color poster depicts the role the Colorado River
plays in California’s agricultural industry and the state’s
economy. Information is presented on a regional basis and
includes irrigation types and acreage, major crops,
employment statistics, color photographs, and an inset map of
the region.
Grades 4-adult
Free
Grades K-12
Request free information
California Integrated Waste Management Board
Integrated Environmental Education Office
1001 I Street
Phone: (916) 341-6764
Web site: ciwmb.ca.gov/Schools
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Cotton and the Water Connection
Project WET
This eight-lesson unit has students discover personal
connections to cotton, California’s second most valuable
export while critically looking at different viewpoints on
irrigated agriculture. Lesson topics include water
development, California climate and topography, irrigation,
drainage, and salinity. Unit is aligned to the Content
Standards for California Public Schools and contains the Farm
Water Works video, cotton boll, cotton seeds, blackline
masters, and color photographs.
Project WET is an international interdisciplinary water
education program for formal and non-formal educators of K12 students. More than 90 innovative activities, which are
hands-on, easy-to-use and fun, are included in the Project
WET Curriculum and Activity Guide. The guide is only
available to educators who participate in a Project WET
workshop.
Grades 4-6
Free
This eight-page activity book, featuring the Farm Water
‘Toons, contains fun facts about irrigated agriculture plus a
word search, math problems, and more. A set of six colorful
stickers accompanies the book.
Grades 2-4
Free
Farm Water Works
This 14-minute video features balanced information about
irrigated agriculture in California and provides information on
the historical development of agricultural water supplies in
the state.
Grades 4-adult
Free
The San Joaquin Valley
Discover the rivers, canals, and aqueducts that deliver the
water that enables valley farmers to grow the food and fiber
products demanded by a consuming public. The 24” x 34”
color poster features color photos that provide an educational
view to the various irrigation systems used to grow the valley’s
$15 billion worth of agricultural products.
Grades 4-adult
Free
Water Fact Book: California Agriculture and its
Uses of Water
A reference tool for educators interested in agricultural water
use. It provides a factual basis for agriculture’s views on water
use by combining statistics with information on industry
programs and practices.
Reference book
Free
Phone: (916) 441-7723
Fax: (916) 441-7842
Phone: (916) 444-6240
Fax: (916) 448-7699
Resources
Farm Water for Kids Activity Book and Stickers
Grades K-12
Free list of workshops
Water Education Foundation Materials
California’s Water Problems
A series of four role-playing scenarios with appropriate lesson
plans, worksheets, and evaluation devices on topics, including
the Delta, Colorado River, agricultural drainage, and
groundwater.
Grades 9-adult
$25
California’s Water Story
Multi-disciplinary unit includes a California water map,
poster, trivia game, video, and lesson plan booklet with
worksheets and water awareness stickers.
Grades 4-6
$25/classroom set
Conserve Water Educator’s Guide
Students can learn to simulate the management of water
resources in a community, create a xeriscape landscape, play
an irrigation innovation game or learn about how history can
teach us conservation lessons. Other activities move students
beyond the classroom to the community. Case studies help
students learn decision-making and critical thinking from real
life conservation problems.
Grades 8-12
$25
Conserve Water Student Booklet
This 16-page booklet contains games, puzzles, and activities
designed to teach students about water conservation.
Grades 4-8
$30 for a class set of 30
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The Fountains of Columbia
Spring Waters, Gathering Places
This 11-minute video, shot on location at Columbia State
Historic Park, helps students envision what life was like in a
California gold mining town 150 years ago, and the
importance that water played within the mining community.
Lesson plan booklet included.
An 80-page book that features five short, beautifully illustrated
stories that chronicle the use of spring waters by the animal
world, native culture, civil war, Oklahoma pioneers, and Teddy
Roosevelt. Three sections follow with lessons about the water
cycle, the creation of springs, and our bodies’ dependence on
healthy water. Published by The Watercourse.
Grades 4-6
$29.95 plus 7.75% sales tax, plus $3 s/h
Grades 4-7
$9.95
Resources
Groundwater Education for Secondary Students
Teaches students about groundwater and the prevention,
reduction, and elimination of groundwater pollution. Includes
a California groundwater map. Two lessons available in
Spanish.
To Quench a Thirst
Grades 7-12
$25
Grades 7-12
$25
H20-2010
Where Does Your Water Come From? The
Drinking Water Source Book
The history of California water and the critical water policy
issues facing us today are examined by teens in a “Back to the
Future” style scenario. Includes video and teacher guide.
Grades 9-12
$25
Healthy Water, Healthy People Student Booklet
This colorful, 16-page activity book features informative text,
activities, investigations, and experiments designed to teach
water quality monitoring, watershed restoration, and
pollution prevention. Students also learn how the body uses
water in sports, digestion, breathing, and even thinking. Part
of the KIDs Series, published by the Watercourse, which
feature creative and hands-on investigations, demonstrations,
science experiments, educational games, and stories designed
to stimulate understanding of booklet’s topics. Sold in class
sets but discounts are available for large quantity orders.
Grades 4-7
$30 for class set of 30
Large quantity discounts available
Hydroexplorer
Computer games have students explore watersheds, learn
about river geography, and how water is used in California or
Colorado.
This 60-minute documentary presents a comprehensive look
at critical water resources issues in California, from the state’s
early history to the present. Includes video and viewer’s guide.
This booklet teaches students about the sources of drinking
water. Children learn about the water cycle, watersheds,
surface water, ground water, aquatic ecosystems, water quality
and its effect on living things, sources of water pollution, and
how to prevent pollution in their own communities. The
information in this 32-page color book can support many
different curriculum programs designed to teach about
watersheds and water quality, or stand alone as an insight into
the wonder of the life-giving resource we all need – water.
Development of this booklet was funded by a grant from the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National
Environmental Education Training Foundation.
Grades 5-8
$15 each
Discounts for quantities of 31 or more
Phone: (916) 444-6240
Fax: (916) 448-7699
Grades K-5
IBM $25
Macintosh $25
Project Water Science
A general science unit that studies water chemistry and how it
relates to the environment. Includes reproducible game
board, fact card, and a California water map.
Grades 7-12
$25
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Water Education Materials
Materials include student workbooks, teacher’s guides,
coloring books, flannel board stories, water map, and posters.
Bilingual material available.
Grades K-8
Free catalog and materials
National Watermelon Promotion Board
This organization has a Web site full of useful information and
items for sale. A free subscription to the monthly Melon
Monitor e-newsletter provides participants with all they need
to know about watermelon.
Grades K-12
Free
E-mail: info@watermelon.org
Web site: www.watermelon.org
________________________________________________________________
Water Precious Water
Teacher’s guide and hands-on water activities. Investigations
relate to water awareness, water cycle, evaporation,
conservation, treatment, quality, absorption and erosion,
distribution, and water properties. Investigations will give
students a good understanding of the role of water in our lives.
Grades 2-6
$18.95, request Item #1301
Free catalog
Fresno, CA 93747-8120
Toll free: (888) 733-2467
Fax: (559) 255-6396
______________________________________________________________
Waterfowl
Weather
X Skyeye Weather
This weather consulting, education and career Web site
provides up-to-the-instant weather in locations around the
nation along with experiments, factual information and useful
photographs.
Grades 4-adult
Free
Skyeye Weather
Web site: www.skyeyeweather.com/learn.html
________________________________________________________________
Wheat
Also see Agriculture-General, Bread, and Grains
listings
Also see Wildlife listing
Wheat Packet
X Ducks Unlimited
The Ducks Unlimited Web site educates students and teachers
about the value of wetlands and wetland animals. Three units
are available on wetland ecosystems.
Grades 4-6, 7-8, 9-12
Downloadable free from Web site
Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
One Waterfowl Way
Memphis, Tennessee 38120
Toll free: (800) 45DUCKS
Web site: www.ducks.org
This packet contains lesson plans, resources, and historical
and economic information. Includes instructions on growing
wheat and other data.
Grades K-12
California Wheat Commission
Woodland, CA 95776
Phone: (530) 661-1292
Fax: (530) 661-1332
E-mail: info@californiawheat.org
Web site: www.californiawheat.org
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Resources
California Department of Water Resources
Attn: Jeff Urbik
Office of Water Education
Phone: (916) 653-1097
Fax: (916) 654-5506
E-mail: jurbik@water.ca.gov
Web site: www.dwr.water.ca.gov
Watermelon
Wildlife
Wool
Also see Birds, Environment, Gardening, and Insects
listings
Also see Sheep listings
Wool Packet
Resources
Federal Junior Duck Stamp Program
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Junior Duck Stamp school
program is a classroom activity series. Teachers conduct the
activities with students, addressing topics such as wildlifefriendly agriculture, conservation, habitat, wildlife
management, wildlife art, and stamp collecting. As part of the
program, students create images for junior duck stamps,
which are entered into an annual contest.
Grades K-12
Free posters and calendars available yearly
Curriculum and bonus activities available online
California Waterfowl Association
4630 Northgate Boulevard, Suite 150
Phone: (916) 648-1406
Fax: (916) 648-1665
E-mail: cwaeducation@calwaterfowl.org
Web site: www.calwaterfowl.org
Web site: www.caljrduckstamp.org
Packet includes wool chart and booklet about wool
production.
Grades K-12
Free; limited quantities
Pendleton Woolen Mills
Education and Testing Department
Portland, OR 97208-3030
Phone: (503) 535-5878
Fax: (503) 535-5794
E-mail: education@pendleton-usa.com
Web site: www.pendleton-usa.com
________________________________________________________________
Worms
The Adventures of Herman the Worm
Project WILD
Project WILD is an interdisciplinary, supplemetary
environmental and conservation education program for
educators of kindergarten through high school age young
people. A variety of resources are available through state
Project WILD coordinators. Science and Civics: Sustaining
Wildlife is the newest curricula, for high school, and is
designed to serve as a guide for involving students in
environmental action projects aimed at benefiting the local
wildlife fund in a community.
Grades K-12
Project WILD National Office
Council for Environmental Education
5555 Morningside Drive, Suite 212
Houston, TX 77005
Phone: (713) 520-1936
Fax: (713) 520-8008
Web site: www.projectwild.org
Learn about the history of worms, worm anatomy, and more
using this youth-oriented Web site whose main character is
Herman. CD-ROM also available for purchase.
Grades K-8
CD-ROM, $14.95 includes shipping
Urban Programs Resource Network
University of Illinois Extension
Web site: www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/worms
California Integrated Waste Management
Board Materials
The Adventures of Vermi the Worm
This animated, interactive, Web-based learning site for third
graders teaches about the concepts of vermicomposting,
composting, and waste reduction.
Grade 3
Free, on Web site only
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The Worm Guide
This guide includes information on how to start a
vermicomposting system at school, a variety of activities, and
information on how to use the finished product in a school
garden.
Grades K-12
Free
This detailed manual by Binet Payne describes a school-wide
program for integrating the recycling of glass, cans, milk
cartons, and paper wastes with a cafeteria food-waste
recycling program using redworms.
Grades K-adult
$29.95 plus $5 s/h
Worms Eat My Garbage
This 176-page book written by Mary Appelhof is a guide to
vermicomposting, a process using redworms to recycle food
waste into nutrient-rich food for plants.
Grades K-adult
$12.95 plus $2.50 s/h
Flowerfield Enterprises and Flower Press
Materials
Worms Eat Our Garbage: Classroom Activities for
a Better Environment
Compost, By Gosh!
Integrated curricular activities use the world of worms, the
environment, and natural resources to help children develop
language, math, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
A poetically written and delightfully illustrated children’s
picture book empowers readers and listeners to
vermicompost.
Grades PreK-4
$16.95 plus $5 s/h
Wormania! Video
This 26-minute video features close-ups of live earthworms in
their natural habitat. Includes 48-page Wormania! teaching
guide.
Grades K-8
$34.90 plus $5 s/h
Worm-a-way Vermicomposting Kit
This kit comes with Mary Appelhof’s vermicomposting bin, a
unique ventilation system, snap-on lid, the Worms Eat My
Garbage book, and a coupon for one pound of redworms. Two
sizes available.
Grades K-adult
Call for order form or check Web site
Worm Bin Creatures Alive Through the
Microscope Video
This 31-minute video shows close-ups of busy sow bugs,
springtails, mites, redworms, and other worm bin creatures.
Grades 4-6
$24.95 plus $5 s/h
Flowerfield Enterprises
10332 Shaver Road
Kalamazoo, MI 49024
Phone: (269) 327-0108
Fax: (269) 327-7009
E-mail: mary@wormwoman.com
Web site: www.wormwoman.com
XVermiCo
This vermiculture company has a variety of materials available
including books, worm bins, earthworms and more.
Grades K-12
Free catalog
VermiCo
Grants Pass, OR 97528
Phone: (541) 476-9626
Fax: (541) 476-4555
E-mail: vermico@vermico.com
Web site: www.vermico.com
Grades K-adult
$25 plus $5 s/h
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Resources
Office of Education and the Environment
1001 I Street
Phone: (916) 341-6764
Web site: www.ciwmb.ca.gov/vermi
The Worm Café: Mid-Scale Vermicomposting of
Luncheon Waste
Worm Digest
Worm Digest is a non-profit educational organization with a
helpful Web site and quarterly magazine. Find free tools and
books, videos, and other resources. Visit the Worm Forum and
read postings from other worm enthusiasts.
Grades 2-adult
Worm Ebook, $12
Worm Digest, print subscription, $14 annually
Worm Ebook and 1-year print subscription, $22
Resources
Worm Digest
Grants Pass, OR 97528
Phone: (541) 476-9626
Fax: (541) 476-4555
E-mail: editor@wormdigest.org
Web site: www.wormdigest.org
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Section 3
Additional Agricultural
Facts and Information
#1 Commodities by County
California Agriculture Quiz
Resources in Your Community
California Counties at a Glance
California Association Future Farmers of America
California Country TV Schedule
Field Trip Ideas
Agriculture in the Classroom National Contacts
Grant Opportunities and Resources
Agriculture Related Books
Agricultural Web Sites
California Agriculture, 2003
CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURAL
STATISTICS SERVICE
Agricultural Overview
The Golden State is, by far, the number-one agricultural
producer and exporter in the United States. No other state
in the union even comes close. In fact, last year the
agricultural marketings of California’s farmers and
ranchers reached $27.8 billion.
California produces one out of every five glasses of milk
consumed in the nation. The dairy industry continues to
grow at an astonishing rate with milk production
increasing 1 percent from 2002 to 2003. It follows then,
Top 5 Agricultural States in Cash Receipts, 2003
State
Rank
Total Value
California
1
27.8
Texas
2
15.3
Iowa
3
12.6
Nebraska
4
10.6
Kansas
5
9.0
California produces most of the grapes grown in the
United States. Warm days and cool nights are very
favorable to growing grapes, so it should be no surprise
that California produces many of the best wines in the
world. In 2003, 88 percent of all grapes (raisin, table and
wine) came from right here in the Golden State.
California’s agricultural abundance includes 350 different
crops. Among those, the state grows more than half of
the nation’s total of fruits, nuts, and vegetables. Many of
these commodities are specialty crops and almost solely
produced in California. It will be hard to find these crops
growing in any other state—artichokes, Brussels sprouts,
almonds, dates, figs, kiwifruit, nectarines, olives,
pistachios, dried plums (prunes), and walnuts.
Crop and Livestock Commodities in which California Leads the Nation
Almonds
Apricots
Artichokes
Asparagus
Avocados
Beans, Black-eyed
Beans, Dry Baby Lima
Beans, Dry Large Lima
Beans, Garbanzo
Beans, Green Lima
Bedding/Garden Plants
Bee Colonies
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage, Chinese
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Chicory
Daikon
Dates
Eggplant
Escarole/Endive
Figs
Flowers, Bulbs
Flowers, Cut
Flowers, Potted Plants
Garlic
Grapes, Raisins
Grapes, Table
Grapes, Wine
Greens, Mustard
Hay, Alfalfa
Herbs
Honey
Jojoba
Kale
Kiwifruit
Kumquats
Lemons
Lettuce, Head
Lettuce, Leaf
Lettuce, Romaine
Melons, Cantaloupe
Melons, Honeydew
Milk
Milk Goats
Nectarines
Nursery, Bedding Plants
Nursery Crops
Olives
Onions, Dry
Onions, Green
Parsley
Passion Fruit
Peaches, Clingstone
Peaches, Freestone
Pears, Bartlett
Peas, Chinese
Peppers, Bell
Persimmons
Pigeons and Squabs
Pistachios
Plums
Plums, Dried
Pomegranates
Rice, Sweet
Safflower
Seed, Alfalfa
Seed, Bermuda Grass
Seed, Ladino Clover
Seed, Sudan Grass
Seed, Vegetable and Flower
Spinach
Squash
Strawberries
Tomatoes, Processing
Turnips
Vegetables, Greenhouse
Vegetables, Oriental
Walnuts
California is the sole producer (99% or more) of the commodities in bold.
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Facts & Info
Billion Dollars
that California also has some of the largest
dairies in the country with more than 700 cows on
average, while the United States average is less than 100.
In 2003, the average milk production per cow in California
was 20,993 pounds, which is 12 percent higher than the
national average.
California’s Top 20 Commodities
California’s top 20 crop and livestock commodities account for 74 percent of the state’s gross farm income. Milk and
cream production remained number one in 2003, followed by nursery products and grapes.
California’s Top 20 Commodities for 2003
Value and Rank
Commodity
2001
2002
2003
x $1,000
Facts & Info
Milk and Cream
Nursery
Grapes, All
Lettuce, All
Almonds
Cattle and Calves
Strawberries
Flowers
Tomatoes, All
Hay, All
Cotton, All
Broccoli
Chickens, All
Oranges, All
Carrots, All
Rice
Avocados
Walnuts
Eggs, Chicken
Lemons
4,625,431
2,087,447
2,666,579
1,473,871
740,012
1,354,452
826,478
985,795
779,174
1,000,748
615,986
439,387
532,457
514,460
370,931
203,227
315,842
341,600
235,921
212,725
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Leading Counties
California has some of the most agriculturally productive
counties in the nation. According to the 2002 Census of
Agriculture’s ranking of market value of agricultural
products sold, nine of the nation’s top 10 producing
counties are in California.
In 2003, Fresno, with $4.05 billion in agricultural value,
remained the number one county in the nation followed
by Tulare and Monterey. If ranked separately, the value
of agricultural commodities in Fresno County would rank
it ahead of more than half the other states in the nation.
California’s Gross Cash Income for 2003
Agricultural production and gross cash income in 2003
increased to $29.4 billion, 4 percent higher than the
previous year. Cash receipts from farm marketings totaled
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3,832,501
2,295,136
2,566,918
1,318,281
1,200,687
1,228,722
931,649
1,001,190
946,761
925,107
650,600
486,192
452,359
558,843
412,712
271,690
358,000
329,940
204,232
287,026
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(21)
(16)
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(20)
4,028,520
2,437,174
2,297,865
1,734,120
1,600,144
1,555,908
1,118,802
984,907
901,138
842,310
760,999
603,481
537,012
482,612
467,560
372,722
364,560
355,340
282,375
262,040
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$27.8 billion, up 5 percent from 2002, while other farm
related income totaled $1.57 billion.
Fruit and nut cash receipts, at $7.84 billion, were 1 percent
above last year and comprised 27 percent of the total.
Vegetable receipts increased 6 percent from $6.58 billion
in 2002 to $6.96 billion in 2003 and comprised 24 percent
of the total. Livestock and poultry receipts jumped 12
percent and comprised 24 percent of the total. Nursery
and flower crops, with 11 percent of the total, were
fractionally lower than last year. Field crops accounted
for 9 percent of the total, while cash receipts increased 1
percent from the previous year.
The Golden State’s three leading commodities in cash
receipts are milk with $4.03 billion, nursery with $2.44
billion, and grapes with $2.30 billion. Nationally,
California has about 19 percent of the total milk receipts
and 89 percent of the grape receipts.
#1 Commodities by County
Facts & Info
Alameda y Woody Ornamentals
Alpine y Timber
Amador y Winegrapes
Butte y Rice
Calaveras y Timber
Colusa y Rice
Contra Costa y Bedding Plants
Del Norte y Timber
El Dorado y Timber
Fresno y Grapes
Glenn y Rice
Humboldt y Timber
Imperial y Cattle
Inyo y Steers
Kern y Grapes
Kings y Milk
Lake y Winegrapes
Lassen y Hay
Los Angeles y Ornamental Trees & Shrubs
Madera y Almonds
Marin y Milk
Mariposa y Cattle & Calves
Mendocino y Winegrapes
Merced y Milk
Modoc y Cattle & Calves
Mono y Carrots
Monterey y Head Lettuce
Napa y Winegrapes
Nevada y Timber
Orange y Nursery Stock & Cut
Flowers
Placer y Rice
Plumas y Timber
Riverside y Nursery
Products
Sacramento y Winegrapes
San Benito y Leaf Lettuce
San Bernardino y Milk
San Diego y Indoor Flowering
& Foliage Plants
San Francisco y Vegetable Crops
San Joaquin y Milk
San Luis Obispo y Winegrapes
San Mateo y Ornamental
Nursery Stock
Santa Barbara y Strawberries
Santa Clara y Nursery Crops
Santa Cruz y Strawberries
Shasta y Timber
Sierra y Timber
Siskiyou y Timber
Solano y Nursery Stock
Sonoma y Winegrapes
Stanislaus y Milk
Sutter y Rice
Tehama y Walnuts
Trinity y Timber
Tulare y Milk
Tuolumne y Timber
Ventura y Strawberries
Yolo y Processing Tomatoes
Yuba y Rice
Ranking Based on Dollar Value of Commodity; 2003 Statistics Information obtained from
County Agricultural Commissioner Reports and California Farm Bureau Communication/News Services.
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Facts & Info
1.
Agriculture is one of California’s leading industries.
True
False
2.
California is the nation’s #1 agricultural state.
True
False
3.
California farmers and ranchers produce over 350 different crops
and livestock commodities.
True
False
4.
The majority of the farmland in California is owned by families.
True
False
5.
Almonds are California’s #1 agriculture export commodity.
True
False
6.
List the top three states in agricultural production.
1.____________________
2.____________________
3.____________________
7.
List five of the top ten commodities produced in California.
1.____________________
2.____________________
3.____________________
4.____________________
5.____________________
8.
California leads the nation in the production of _____ crop and
livestock commodities.
36
64
74
9.
According to government statistics, there are over _____,000 farms
and ranches in California.
35
78
190
10. The average size of a California farm is _____ acres.
248
345
630
11. The average nationwide farm is _____ acres.
441
770
935
12. Agriculture directly contributes over _____ billion dollars to
California’s economy.
12.4
17.8
27.8
Based on 2003 statistics compiled from California Agricultural Statistics Service.
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Answer Sheet
1.
Agriculture is one of California’s leading industries.
5 True
False
5 True
False
5 True
False
5 True
False
5 True
False
Cash farm receipts for 2003 totaled $27.8 billion.
2.
California is the nation’s #1 agricultural state.
For more than 50 years, California has been the leading agriculture producing state in the nation,
followed by Texas and Iowa. Of the top ten agriculture producing counties in the United States, nine
are located in California. The nine California counties in ranking order are Fresno (1), Tulare (2),
Monterey (3), Kern (4), Merced (5), San Joaquin (6), Stanislaus (7), San Diego (8), and
Kings (10). Weld, Colorado ranks ninth.
3.
California farmers and ranchers produce over 350 different crops and livestock
commodities.
Because of diverse micro-climates and an excellent water transportation system, California farmers
produce over 350 different crops and livestock commodities.
The majority of the farmland in California is owned by families.
Less than 3% of California farmland is owned by non-family corporations. Many family farms have
become incorporated to ensure the continuation of their operation into future generations.
5.
Almonds are California’s #1 agriculture export commodity.
Almonds were California’s #1 agriculture export in 2002. Leading export destinations
include Canada, the European Union, and Japan.
6.
List the top three states in agricultural production.
California, $27.8 billion
1._____________________________
Texas, $15.3 billion
2._____________________________
Iowa, $12.6 billion
3._____________________________
California, $27.8 billion; Texas, $15.3 billion; and Iowa, $12.6 billion.
7.
List five of the top ten commodities produced in California.
(In ranking order)
1. Milk & Cream
2. Nursery
3. Grapes, all
4. Lettuce, all
5. Almonds
6. Cattle & Calves
7. Strawberries
8. Flowers
9. Tomatoes, all
10. Hay, all
1._____________________________
2._____________________________
3._____________________________
4._____________________________
5._____________________________
36
64
5 74
35
5 78
190
248
5 345
630
441 acres.
11. The average nationwide farm is _____
5 441
770
935
27.8 billion dollars to California’s economy.
12. Agriculture directly contributes over _____
12.4
17.8
5 27.8
8.
74 crop and livestock
California leads the nation in the production of _____
commodities.
California produces over 99% of the total U.S. output of several crops, including almonds, artichokes,
figs, raisin grapes, olives, clingstone peaches, persimmons, dried plums, pomegranates, sweet rice,
Ladino clover seed, and walnuts.
9.
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According to government statistics, there are over _____,000
farms and ranches
in California.
The federal government defines a farm to be any unit of production with gross sales of $1,000
or more per year. In 2003, this qualified 78,500 farms to be counted in California.
345 acres.
10. The average size of a California farm is _____
The size of farms varies depending on the type of agriculture commodity produced. For example,
vineyards or citrus groves average 45 acres, while cattle ranches need larger acreage to graze their
herds. More than 60% of the state’s farms are less than 50 acres.
Agriculture generated $27.8 billion for our state’s economy in 2003.
Based on 2003 statistics compiled from California Agricultural Statistics Service.
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4.
Resources in Your Community
Agricultural Organizations
Call County Farm Bureau offices to see if any of the following
are in your area:
y California Women for Agriculture
y Commodity associations
y Agricultural cooperatives
y Grange associations
y Resource Conservation Districts
y State and federal education and research offices
Agriculture Education Instructors
Facts & Info
y Community colleges, colleges and universities
Agriculture & Natural Resources Department
y Future Farmers of America
y Middle and high schools
Businesses–Local/Regional/National
y
y
y
y
y
Banks
Department and hardware stores
Garden and floral shops
Grocery stores
Processing plants
y History
y Maps
County Agriculture Commissioner’s Office
y Classroom speakers
y Entomologists
y Regulations
y Statistics
County Fair Office
y
y
y
y
Agriculture division
Educational entries
Posters
Special events person
County Farm Bureau Office
y
y
y
y
Field trip possibilities
List of agricultural groups within the county
Newsletters
Summer Agricultural Seminars
County Superintendent of Schools Office
y Curriculum coordinators
y Instructional materials center/library
y Public information officer
Education Materials
y
y
y
y
y
Catalogs, directories
Museums, historical societies
Organizations
Teacher supply stores
Web sites
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Libraries
y Local and county reference desks
y National Agricultural Library access
Mentor Teachers
y Agricultural resources
y Garden resources
y Subject area field trips
Museums
y Local historical societies
y Natural history
y Science
Newspapers
y Editors
y Newspapers in Education
Chamber of Commerce
y Agriculture division
y Directory
Farmers’ Markets
y Certified farmers’ markets
y Farm Trail organizations
y Local farmers’ markets
Offices with Staff Available
y Agriculture-related private industries
Banks, agriculture lenders
Seed companies
Fertilizer dealers
Tractor dealers
y City Council, Mayor
y Congressional Representative regional offices
y County Board of Supervisors
y State Assembly
y Senate district office
Phone Book
y Community Service Numbers (Agriculture)
y Government Pages (Agriculture)
y Yellow Pages
Area Profile
Did You Know?
Places to Go
Calendar of Events
Fun for Kids
Index
Schools
y AITC Ambassadors
y Curriculum specialists
y Teachers
y Workshops
y District coordinators
County Cooperative Extension Office
y County agriculture profiles and history
y Entry into UC resource library systems
y 4-H materials
y Food, animal, and plant commodity specialists
y Master Gardeners
y Research
California Counties at a Glance
County Agricultural Offices
ALAMEDA
Agricultural Commissioner,
Hayward ........................................................... (510) 670-5232
UC Cooperative Extension/4-H .................... (510) 567-6812
Farm Bureau, Livermore ................................ (925) 449-1677
AMADOR
Jackson ............................................................. (209) 223-6487
4-H ................................................................... (209) 223-6484
UC Cooperative Extension ............................ (209) 223-6482
Farm Bureau, Jackson .................................... (209) 223-9095
FRESNO
Fresno .............................................................. (559) 456-7510
Farm Bureau, Fresno ...................................... (559) 237-0263
GLENN
Willows ............................................................ (530) 934-6501
Farm Bureau, Orland ..................................... (530) 865-9636
HUMBOLDT
BUTTE
Eureka .............................................................. (707) 445-7223
Farm Bureau, Eureka ...................................... (707) 443-4844
IMPERIAL
CALAVERAS
San Andreas .................................................... (209) 754-6504
Farm Bureau, Valley Springs ......................... (209) 772-3987
El Centro .......................................................... (760) 482-4314
Farm Bureau, El Centro .................................. (760) 352-3831
INYO
COLUSA
Colusa .............................................................. (530) 458-0580
Farm Bureau, Colusa ...................................... (530) 458-5130
Bishop .............................................................. (760) 873-7860
Farm Bureau, Benton ..................................... (760) 933-2505
KERN
CONTRA COSTA
Concord ........................................................... (925) 646-5250
4-H ................................................................... (925) 646-6543
Farm Bureau, Concord ................................... (925) 672-5115
DEL NORTE
Crescent City ................................................... (707) 464-7231
Farm Bureau, Smith River .............................. (707) 487-0612
EL DORADO
Placerville ........................................................ (530) 621-5520
Farm Bureau, Placerville ................................ (530) 622-7773
Bakersfield ....................................................... (661) 868-6300
Farm Bureau, Bakersfield .............................. (661) 397-9635
KINGS
Hanford .......................................... (559) 582-3211, ext. 2830
UC Cooperative Extension/4-H ... (559) 582-3211, ext. 2730
Farm Bureau, Hanford ................................... (559) 584-3557
LAKE
Lakeport ........................................................... (707) 263-0217
Farm Bureau, Lakeport .................................. (707) 263-0911
LASSEN
Susanville ........................................................ (530) 251-8110
Farm Bureau, Susanville ................................ (530) 257-7242
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Oroville ............................................................ (530) 538-7381
Farm Bureau, Oroville .................................... (530) 533-1473
LOS ANGELES
NEVADA
Arcadia ............................................................. (626) 575-5472
4-H ................................................................... (661) 723-4477
Farm Bureau, Palmdale ................................. (661) 274-9709
Grass Valley ..................................................... (530) 273-2648
Farm Bureau, Grass Valley ............................. (530) 346-8146
ORANGE
MADERA
Madera ............................................................. (559) 675-7876
Farm Bureau, Madera .................................... (559) 674-8871
Anaheim .......................................................... (714) 447-7100
Farm Bureau, Irvine ....................................... (714) 573-0374
PLACER
MARIN
Novato .............................................................. (415) 499-6700
Farm Bureau, Point Reyes Station ................. (415) 663-1231
Facts & Info
MARIPOSA
Auburn ............................................................. (530) 889-7372
4-H ................................................................... (530) 889-7386
Farm Bureau, Newcastle ................................ (916) 663-2929
PLUMAS
Mariposa .......................................................... (209) 966-2075
4-H ................................................................... (209) 966-4829
Farm Bureau, Mariposa ................................. (209) 966-3848
Quincy ............................................................. (530) 283-6365
Farm Bureau, Loyalton .................................. (530) 993-4550
RIVERSIDE
MENDOCINO
Ukiah ................................................................ (707) 463-4208
Farm Bureau, Ukiah ....................................... (707) 462-6664
MERCED
Riverside .......................................................... (951) 955-3045
4-H .................................................... (951) 683-6491, ext. 229
Farm Bureau, Moreno Valley ......................... (951) 684-6732
SACRAMENTO
Merced ............................................................. (209) 385-7431
Farm Bureau, Merced .................................... (209) 723-3001
MODOC
Sacramento ..................................................... (916) 875-6603
Farm Bureau, Elk Grove ................................. (916) 685-6958
SAN BENITO
Alturas .............................................................. (530) 233-6401
Farm Bureau, Alturas ..................................... (530) 233-3276
MONO
Hollister ........................................................... (831) 637-5344
Farm Bureau, Hollister ................................... (831) 637-7643
SAN BERNARDINO
Bishop .............................................................. (760) 873-7860
Farm Bureau, Benton ..................................... (760) 933-2505
San Bernardino ............................................... (909) 387-2105
4-H ................................................................... (909) 387-2179
Farm Bureau, Rialto ........................................ (909) 875-5945
MONTEREY
Salinas .............................................................. (831) 759-7325
Farm Bureau, Salinas ..................................... (831) 751-3100
SAN DIEGO
San Diego ........................................................ (858) 694-2741
Farm Bureau, Escondido ............................... (760) 745-3023
NAPA
Napa ................................................................. (707) 253-4357
Farm Bureau, Napa ......................................... (707) 224-5403
104
SAN FRANCISCO
San Francisco .................................................. (415) 285-5010
SAN JOAQUIN
Stockton ........................................................... (209) 468-3300
4-H ................................................................... (209) 468-2094
Farm Bureau, Stockton ................................... (209) 931-4931
SAN LUIS OBISPO
San Luis Obispo .............................................. (805) 781-5910
4-H ................................................................... (805) 781-5943
Farm Bureau, San Luis Obispo ...................... (805) 543-3654
SONOMA
Santa Rosa ....................................................... (707) 565-2371
4-H ................................................................... (707) 565-2681
Farm Bureau, Santa Rosa ............................... (707) 544-5575
STANISLAUS
Modesto ........................................................... (209) 525-4730
Farm Bureau, Modesto .................................. (209) 522-7278
SUTTER
SAN MATEO
Redwood City .................................................. (650) 363-4700
Farm Bureau, Half Moon Bay ........................ (650) 726-4485
Marysville ........................................................ (530) 822-7500
Farm Bureau, Yuba City ................................. (530) 673-6550
TEHAMA
SANTA BARBARA
SANTA CLARA
San Jose ............................................................ (408) 918-4646
4-H ................................................................... (408) 282-3116
Farm Bureau, Morgan Hill ............................. (408) 776-1684
SANTA CRUZ
Watsonville ...................................................... (831) 763-8080
Farm Bureau, Watsonville ............................. (831) 724-1356
SHASTA
Redding ........................................................... (530) 224-4949
Farm Bureau, Redding ................................... (530) 223-2358
SIERRA
Quincy ............................................................. (530) 283-6365
Farm Bureau, Loyalton .................................. (530) 993-4550
SISKIYOU
Yreka ................................................................ (530) 841-4025
Farm Bureau, Yreka ........................................ (530) 842-2364
SOLANO
Fairfield ............................................................ (707) 421-7465
Farm Bureau, Fairfield ................................... (707) 425-8044
Red Bluff .......................................................... (530) 527-4504
Farm Bureau, Red Bluff .................................. (530) 527-7882
TRINITY
Weaverville ...................................................... (530) 623-1356
Farm Bureau, Zenia ........................................ (707) 923-9695
TULARE
Visalia .............................................................. (559) 685-3323
Farm Bureau, Visalia ...................................... (559) 732-8301
TUOLUMNE
Sonora .............................................................. (209) 533-5691
Farm Bureau, Jamestown ............................... (209) 984-5922
VENTURA
Santa Paula ...................................................... (805) 933-3165
Farm Bureau, Ventura .................................... (805) 289-0155
YOLO
Woodland ........................................................ (530) 666-8140
Farm Bureau, Woodland ................................ (530) 662-6316
YUBA
Marysville ........................................................ (530) 741-6484
Farm Bureau, Yuba City ................................. (530) 673-6550
Compiled by California Farm Bureau Federation
Communication/News Division
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Facts & Info
Santa Barbara .................................................. (805) 681-5600
4-H ................................................................... (805) 692-1730
Farm Bureau, Buellton ................................... (805) 688-7479
California Association
Future Farmers of America
The FFA organization offers students in high school
agriculture programs the opportunity to develop
leadership skills by sharing their knowledge of agriculture.
The Chapter Advisors are teachers with specific
credentials who have a wide range of knowledge and
experience in agriculture.
Facts & Info
The FFA Chapter and its supporting Agriculture Program
may serve as a resource for class presentations, materials,
ideas, and information for using agriculture as an
instructional tool. Many chapters develop partnership
programs and activities with elementary and middle grade
classes and schools. Communication with the Agriculture
Department and the Chapter Advisor will open the
opportunity to work with the programs.
California is divided into six regions with a
supervisor knowledgeable of all the programs
in the region. If your district does not have
an agriculture program at one of its
high schools, contact the State
Supervisor or the appropriate
Regional Supervisor for a
contact person in a nearby
district.
California Association FFA
Agricultural Education
(916) 319-0887
www.calaged.org
State Supervisor, State FFA Advisor
Bob Heuvel ................ (916) 319-0673
bheuvel@cde.ca.gov
Assistant State FFA Advisor
Charles Parker .......... (916) 319-0486
cparker@cde.ca.gov
Superior Region
Jeanette Sturzen ....... (530) 342-7541
cdechico@dcst.net
North Coast Region
Lloyd McCabe ........... (916) 319-0488
lmccabe@cde.ca.gov
San Joaquin Region
Ken Harris ................. (559) 278-5777
kharris@csufresno.edu
Central Region
Jean Landeen ............ (916) 319-0494
jlandeen@cde.ca.gov
South Coast Region
Greg Beard ................ (805) 756-2402
gbeard@calpoly.edu
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Southern Region
Jack Havens ............... (909) 869-4496
jhavens@csupomona.edu
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California Country is Farm Bureau’s award-winning weekly television program. It features stories about
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Field Trip Ideas
The following locations are appropriate for agricultural student field trips. Please contact the site of interest and
obtain information on planning a trip with teachers or students. Fees, schedules, and maps for most locations are
available upon request.*
Acorn Naturalists Center for Science and
Environmental Education
Facts & Info
Designed in the classic Greene & Greene architectural
style of the early 1900s, the center is located in the
historic district of Tustin. A variety of workshops and
lectures are available for educators.
Acorn Naturalists
155 El Camino Real
Tustin, CA 92780
Toll Free: (800) 422-8886
Fax: (800) 452-2802
Web site: www.acornnaturalists.com
Learn about growing fruits and vegetables and different
kinds of livestock. Learn about the “Story of Milk” by
observing dairy cows, and feeding a calf. View the Amy’s
Farm Tours Web site for details.
Amy’s Farm Tours
7698 Eucalyptus Avenue
Ontario, CA 91762
Phone: (909) 393-2936
Web site: amysfarm.com
Ardenwood Farms
AGRIscapes at Cal Poly Pomona
University
AGRIscapes is a 40-acre education and demonstration
center promoting agricultural and environmental
literacy to encourage more responsible stewardship of
our natural resources. The Visitor Center exhibits
describe our reliance on plants throughout history, the
challenges we face in feeding a hungry world, and
features a Recycling Education Center. Twenty acres are
devoted to theme gardens, landscapes, agricultural
research projects, and demonstrations. School field trips
can be scheduled for all grade levels and emphasize
garden-based themes in nutrition, science, math,
language arts, and environmental studies. The Center for
Garden-Based Education, located at AGRIscapes, serves
as a resource for schools and teachers who wish to
incorporate garden-based themes into the classroom.
Teachers can participate in workshops and seminars and
utilize the Curriculum Resource Center.
AGRIscapes
4102 Temple Avenue
Pomona, CA 91768
Phone: (909) 869-6722
Fax: (909) 869-4454
E-mail: agriscapes@csupomona.edu
Web site: www.csupomona.edu/~agriscapes
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Amy’s Farm Tours
A visit to Ardenwood is a journey back to the time of the
Patterson Ranch—a prosperous, 19th-century country
estate including a mansion, gardens, and historic farm.
Educational programs offer participants hands-on
experiences that would have been common on this turnof-the century farm. Educational programs require
reservations.
Ardenwood Farms
34600 Ardenwood Boulevard
Fremont, CA 94555
Phone: (510) 796-0663
Web site: www.ebparks.org
X Barnyard Reading Programs
The Cordova Recreation and Park District, located in the
Sacramento area, provides Barnyard Reading Programs
for children ages 2-12. “Reading Haystack”is a reading
program for reluctant readers. They read with their
favorite animal at the barn and receive a free book which
is autographed by one of the animals. “Storytime in the
Barnyard” is a favorite time for preschoolers who learn
about the animals in the barn through reading.
Cordova Recreation & Park District
2197 Chase Drive
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
Phone: (916) 362-1841
Fax: (916) 362-9602
E-mail: totalrec@crpd.com
Web site: www.crpd.com
Bonfante Gardens Family Theme Park
Centennial Farm
A day of playing. A day of learning. It’s what makes
Bonfante Gardens a truly unique theme park to
experience and enjoy. Set among 600 acres, Bonfante
Gardens offers four interactive self-guided tours,
educational Learning Sheds, volunteer Garden Guides,
plus over 40 family rides and attractions. Educational
topics include agriculture, gardening, history, culture,
water, and the environment. Don’t forget the unique
collection of Circus Trees! The park is open select dates
in March through October, with special Natural Science
Days for schools in early June. For information,
including group sales, call or visit online.
Four-acre working farm with a wide variety of crops and
animals. Self-guided tours, guided educational field
trips, and fourth through sixth grade day-long classes are
available with reservations. Free parking, free admission,
and free tours for educators.
Bonfante Gardens Family Theme Park
3050 Hecker Pass Highway
Gilroy, CA 95020
Phone: (408) 840-7100
E-mail: sales@bonfantegardens.com
Web site: www.bonfantegardens.com
California Citrus State Park
1879 Jackson Street
Riverside, CA 92504
Phone: (951) 780-6222
Web site: www.parks.ca.gov
California Cowboy Gathering
Located on the historic Rowell Ranch in the heart of the
San Francisco Bay Area, this unique educational
opportunity provides students with a unique look at
California’s multi-cultural ranching traditions. It
integrates curriculum focusing on California history,
math, environmental science, literature, culture, music,
and the arts.
Dublin, CA 94568
Phone: (866) 269-2699
Fax: (510) 537-6982
E-mail: cowboss@cowboygathering.com
Web site: cowboygathering.com
The Center for Land-Based Learning
The Center for Land-Based Learning implements two
programs: the statewide FARMS Leadership Program
and the Sacramento Valley, Stockton, and Northstate
SLEWS Programs. Both are hands-on experiential
learning programs that take students out of the
classroom and onto farms, ranches, wildlife areas, and
post-secondary institutions to teach them about
sustainable agriculture, conservation, and the
environment. The headquarters in Winters is also a farm
and nature center, which can host school classes for
outdoor activities and field days. Call for details or
check the Web site.
Center for Land-Based Learning
5265 Putah Creek Road
Winters, CA 95694
Phone: (530) 795-1520
E-mail: mary@landbasedlearning.org
Web site: www.landbasedlearning.org
County Fairs
County fairs have a unique history. Most originated
through an interest of local people gathering together to
share their wares and showcase unique talents and
skills. The tradition continues throughout the nation.
Many county fairs have educational programs and can
be great field trips for youth. For information about fairs
in your area, view the Western Fairs Association Web
site.
1776 Tribute Road, Suite 210
Web site: www.fairsnet.org
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X California Citrus Park
This California State Park greets visitors with an oldfashioned fruit stand. Set on 377 acres, this orange grove
shares with visitors the history of the citrus industry and
the native people who lived in the area. Self and fullguided school and public tours are available.
Centennial Farm
Orange County Fair and Exposition Center
88 Fair Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Phone: (714) 708-1618
Web site: www.ocfair.com
Deer Hill Ranch
Emma Prusch Farm Park
Deer Hill Ranch is a non-profit organization located on a
working ranch that teaches children about ranching
through hands-on exposure to farm animals. Deer Hill
Ranch also provides team-building programs to teens
and adults through use of low and high ropes courses.
Near the Interstate 680/280/101 junction, this park
offers visitors opportunities to learn about San Jose’s
agricultural past. This park’s 47 acres has a large barn,
over 100 community garden plots, acres of open grass
perfect for picnics, kite flying, a rare fruit orchard, and
close encounters with farm animals.
Facts & Info
Deer Hill Ranch
Experiential Learning Center
3232 Deer Hill Road
Lafayette, CA 94549
Phone: (925) 283-1197
Fax: (925) 283-1184
Web site: www.deerhillranch.org
Emma Prusch Farm Park
647 South King Road
San Jose, CA 95116
Phone: (408) 926-6555
Web site: www.sjparks.org
X Deer Hollow Farm
Located on the Rancho San Antonio Open Space
Preserve in Los Altos Hills, the primary purpose of Deer
Hollow Farm is to serve as an educational center where
school classes, community groups and families can
observe, explore and participate in a family farm. The
surrounding wilderness is also explored using “handson” learning methods to create a greater awareness and
appreciation of open space areas.
Deer Hollow Farm
500 Castro Street
P.O. Box 7540
Mountain View, CA 94039-7540
Phone: (650) 903-6300
E-mail: DHFarms@ci.mtnview.ca.us
Web site: www.ci.mtnview.ca.us
Exeter Agriculture Tours
The Exeter Chamber of Commerce provides agriculture
tours that are designed and tailored to meet the needs of
any group. They can include general or technical
information about the many commodities grown in the
region. Exeter is located in California’s agricultural
heartland. Twenty-one murals tell the history of the
area. Mural tours are also available.
Exeter Chamber of Commerce
101 East Pine Street
Exeter, CA 93221
Phone: (559) 592-2919
Fax: (559) 592-3720
E-mail: chamber@exeterchamber.com
Web site: exeterchamber.com
Fairview Gardens
Elkus Ranch
The Richard J. Elkus Ranch is a working ranch located on
the central California coast in Half Moon Bay, San Mateo
County. Owned by the University of California, this
ranch provides a variety of educational programs. Each
of the programs allows students to explore the
connections between agriculture and their daily lives.
Richard J. Elkus Ranch
625 Miramontes Street, Suite 200
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
Phone: (650) 726-9059
Fax: (650) 726-9267
E-mail: elkusranch@ucdavis.edu
Web site: danr.ucop.edu/_elkus_ranch
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The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens is
a 100-year-old farm, which provides the local
community with fresh fruits and vegetables;
demonstrates the economical viability of sustainable
agricultural methods for small farm operations; and
conducts research and interprets the connections
between food, land stewardship, and community wellbeing. School children and the public tour this facility
regularly.
The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview
Gardens
598 North Fairview Avenue
Goleta, CA 93117
Phone: (805) 967-7369
Fax: (805) 967-0188
E-mail: mail@ fairviewgardens.org
Web site: www.fairviewgardens.org
X Fairytale Town
Fairytale Town, a 2.5 acre children’s recreational and
educational park, offers arts and education programs,
hands-on experiences in learning gardens, and an
introduction to animals. Self-guided and docent-led
fieldtrips are available to pre-K through 4th grade public,
private and home school groups. Docent led fieldtrips
include your choice of garden or barnyard animal
workshops. Each workshop gives children an
introduction to agriculture through hands-on activities
or an up close and personal introduction to live farm
animals.
Fairytale Town
3901 Land Park Drive
Phone: (916) 264-7979
Fax: (916) 264-5356
E-mail: programs@fairytaletown.org
Web site: www.fairytaletown.org
The Farm includes a demonstration market garden, a
produce stand, a picnic and rest area, live animals, and
an agricultural art exhibit. Custom farm tours provide an
on-site, hands-on experience that shows the farming
practices of the Salinas Valley.
The Farm
Post Office Box 247
Salinas, CA 93902
Phone: (831) 424-1996
Web site: www.thefarm-salinasvalley.com
Throughout the year, many areas of the state offer
opportunities for students and the public to learn about
the diversity and abundance of California agriculture.
The following Web sites offer information on regional
locations and events that encourage Californians to
experience the bountiful harvest firsthand.
Apple Hill Growers Association
www.applehill.com
California Agri-Tourism Database: calagtour.org
El Dorado County Farm Trails
www.edc-farmtrails.org
El Dorado County Christmas Tree Growers
www.edcochristmastrees.com
Harvest Time in Brentwood: www.harvest4you.com
Lake County Farmers’ Finest
www.lakecountyfarmersfinest.org
Mendocino County Promotional Alliance
www.gomendo.com
Napa Yolano Harvest Trails
www.napayolanoharvesttrails.org
Oak Glen Apple Growers Association
www.oakglen.net
Sonoma County Farm Trails
www.farmtrails.org
Tehachapi Growers Association
www.tehachapiapples.com
The Flowerfields
The Flowerfields in Carlsbad, California provides inclassroom presentations to schools with follow-up field
trips to fields. In the classroom, children will view a slide
show about growing Ranunculus flowers and will plant
their own bulb. In the spring, children will receive a
guided tour of the fields, learn about vermicomposting,
create an art project, and take a tractor driven wagon
ride.
The Flowerfields
Attn: Joni Miringoff
5600 Avienda Encinas, Suite 100
Carlsbad, CA 92008
Phone: (760) 930-9123
Fax: (760) 431-9020
E-mail: info@theflowerfields.com
Web site: www.theflowerfields.com
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The Farm
Farm Trails
Forestry Center
Haag Farm
The Forest Foundation schedules school group tours of
the “forest ecosystem” at Cal Expo in Sacramento. The
tours include tree identification, forest management,
forest products, and environmental education
experiences. Guided tours are available two times per
year by reservation.
Go nuts with the Haag Family Farm in October. Learn
about technology used in modern orchards, including
drip irrigation and biological controls.
The Forest Foundation
Auburn, CA 95603-4815
Toll Free: (877) REPLANT
Fax: (530) 823-1850
Web site: www.calforests.org/foundation
Facts & Info
Gamble Garden
Gamble Garden has a variety of programs for youth and
the public. “Roots and Shoots” pairs third grade students
with older adults. Together they learn about gardening
by actually doing it. A curriculum guide is available for
those wanting to initiate a similar program in their area.
Elizabeth Gamble Garden
1431 Waverly Street
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Phone: (650) 329-1356
Fax: (650) 329-1688
E-mail: admin@gamblegardens.org
Web site: www.gamblegarden.org
This non-profit, environmental education center is
dedicated to promoting an understanding and
appreciation of California horticulture and ecology. The
six-acre site includes more than four acres of
demonstration gardens for public use, education, and
enjoyment. Programs are available for all ages.
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Heidrick Ag History Center
This 130,000 square-foot museum offers gradeappropriate docent-led tours covering agriculture
history and commercial trucking from the late 1800s.
Tours are combined with a corn maze in October. Twoweek notice required.
1962 Hays Lane
Woodland, CA 95776
Phone: (530) 666-9700
Fax: (530) 666-9712
E-mail: aghistory@aghistory.org
Web site: aghistory.org
Heritage Complex
The Gardens at Heather Farm
The Gardens at Heather Farm
1540 Marchbanks Drive
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
Phone: (925) 947-6712
Fax: (925) 947-1567
E-mail: ghf_debi@hotmail.com
Web site: www.gardenshf.org
Haag Farm
16200 County Road 87
Esparto, CA 95627
Phone: (530) 787-3603
Web site: www.walnutswalnuts.com
Heritage Complex offers customized field trips for any
age. Students tour the Farm Equipment Museum to
learn how agriculture shaped the face of California. Fully
hands-on exhibits await visitors in the Learning Center;
use all five senses to experience agriculture, from GPS
technology to surprising animal by-products. Reserved
school tours include pizza-making in the Food Lab and
an interactive theater experience. Farm tours are also
available. A lush outdoor arbor is perfect for picnic
lunches. Call to reserve a tour.
Heritage Complex
4500 South Laspina Street
Tulare, CA 93274
Phone: (559) 688-1030
Fax: (559) 688-5527
E-mail: erin@farmshow.org
Web site: www.heritagecomplex.com/tours/
school.asp
X Hidden Villa Farms
For over 50 years Hidden Villa has been a natural oasis
for people to discover their connections to the earth and
each other. Given to the people of the San Francisco Bay
Area by Josephine & Frank Duveneck and their children,
this special 1600 acres of farm and wilderness preserve
in Los Altos Hills is the site for unique programs
teaching environmental and multicultural awareness.
For many visitors, particularly those from urban areas,
Hidden Villa provides an opportunity to walk in the
woods, come face to face with a large farm animal and
see where milk and eggs come from.
Hidden Villa Farms
26870 Moody Road
Los Altos Hills, CA 94022
Phone: (650) 949-8650
Fax (650) 948-4159
E-mail: info@hiddenvilla.org
Web site: www.hiddenvilla.org
Students see the multimedia presentation, experience
hands-on interactive learning centers, and view the
production plant. K-3 students may make (and eat) their
own ice cream. Fourth grade and older students may
schedule to make cheese using the scientific method.
Student tours include a standards-based student
booklet, “cheese making graduate” stickers, ice cream,
and souvenirs. Call to reserve a tour.
9001 North Lander Avenue
Hilmar, CA 95324
Phone: (209) 656-1196
Fax: (209) 656-1116
E-mail: dskidmore@hilmarcheese.com
Web site: www.hilmarcheese.com
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and
Botanical Gardens
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Phone: (626) 405-2100
Web site: www.huntington.org
X Hurst Ranch
Located conveniently in West Covina, experience what
farm life was like in the 1900s. Field trips, exhibits and
interactive activities such as butter churning and
vegetable picking are available for groups of all ages.
Hurst Ranch
1227 South Orange Avenue
West Covina, CA 91790
Phone: (626) 813-0116
Fax: (626) 339-3182
E-mail: info@hurstranch.com
Web site: www.hurstranch.com
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Hilmar Cheese Company Visitor Center
X Huntington Botanical Gardens
Henry Huntington began developing the Botanical
Gardens in 1903. Now they span nearly 150 acres with
sweeping lawns and vistas interspersed with statuary,
tempiettos, and benches. Approximately 15,000 kinds of
plants from all over the world make up the botanical
collections, many landscaped into a series of theme
gardens. Landscapes include the Japanese, desert, rose,
camellia, palm, subtropical, jungle, lily ponds, herb, and
Australian gardens. Specialized displays include the
North Vista, the Zen and bonsai courts, the art gallery
rockery, the desert garden conservatory, and many
more. Garden tours available.
Facts & Info
XKirby Peak Ranch
Located at Kirby Peak Ranch is a state-of-the-art
greenhouse structure encompassing nearly 1/2 acre and
housing fascinating plant and fish culture systems. Our
introductory guided tour allows visitors to wander
among the lush plants while learning about the
technologies of soilless plant culture, aquaculture and
the combination of these methods, aquaponics.
Specialized 2-3 day workshops and conferences provide
a structured classroom and a hands-on learning
experience and the intensive training program offers
enthusiastic students a unique opportunity to learn all
facets of this 21st century means of growing food while
living on the park-like agri-campus for a 3-month
session. In the hydroponic and aquaponic plant
production systems you’ll find juicy beefsteak tomatoes,
cherry tomatoes, fancy lettuces, strawberries, fresh
culinary herbs, edible flowers, cucumbers, peppers, and
nearly any other garden crop, all grown without soil.
The fish tanks are home to hybrid carp, largemouth bass,
sturgeon, and koi.
Kirby Peak Ranch
Mariposa, California, 95338
Toll free: (800) 946-5262
Web site: www.kirbypeakranch.com
X Life Lab Science Program
Located in Santa Cruz, Life Lab Science Program offers a
variety of field trip and camp opportunities for children
that use the outdoor setting as the classroom. Topics
include the “farm to fork” concept and encourage
experiential learning.
1156 High Street
Phone: (831) 459-2001
Fax: (831) 459-3483
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Luther Burbank Home & Gardens
Visit the home, greenhouse, and gardens where famed
horticulturist Luther Burbank experimented with plants
for most of his 50-year career. On site school and public
programs are available. A third grade curriculum,
developed by Luther Burbank Home & Gardens and
Sonoma County Office of Education, is available for $10.
Luther Burbank Home & Gardens
Santa Rosa, CA 95402
Phone: (707) 524-5445
Fax: (707) 524-5827
E-mail: burbankhome@lutherburbank.org
Web site: www.lutherburbank.org
Michener’s Tree Farm
Located in the northern portion of the state, this
privately owned forest of approximately 200 acres is
available for one-hour tours. Visitors see how a
harvested crop of trees can be sustainably grown while
being aesthetically pleasing, fire-safe, and a wildlife and
native plant preserve. Visitors are encouraged to judge
for themselves the value of intervention by humans in a
forest. Both healthy and unhealthy forest landscapes will
be observed. The cost is $1 per person. Picnicking,
swimming, fishing, and overnight camping is available at
no cost. The Micheners were voted California Tree
Farmers of the Year for 2003 by the Forest Landowners of
California.
Ron and Carol Michener
Star Route 1, Box 72
Zenia, CA 95595
E-mail: rmichener@starband.net
Micke Grove County Park
This park includes an agricultural history museum of
San Joaquin County, a large park area, and a zoo.
11793 North Micke Grove Road
Lodi, CA 95240
Phone: (209) 331-7400
Fax: (209) 331-2012
Web site: www.mgzoo.com
National Steinbeck Center
The Pumpkin Farm
In the tradition of John Steinbeck, the center draws its
inspiration from the diverse people of the Salinas Valley.
Through a variety of mediums, visitors can participate in
education programs, explore the John Steinbeck Exhibit
Hall, and The Valley of the World Agricultural Wing.
School tours on agriculture are available.
This 12-acre farm teaches about farm products such as
Indian corn, gourds, pumpkins, and straw. Seasonal
education programs are available through the harvest
months. The site is open to the public.
One Main Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: (831) 796-3833
Fax: (831) 796-3828
Web site: www.steinbeck.org
Occidental Arts and Ecology Center
15290 Coleman Valley Road
Occidental, CA 95465
Phone: (707) 874-1557
Fax: (707) 874-1558
E-mail: oaec@oaec.org
Web site: www.oaec.org
The Pizza Farm
Visit a farm that really grows pizza! This one-half acre
“living” farm is shaped like a pizza. In each of the eight
pieces, students see, touch, and then learn about the
plants and animals used to make pizza. Guided tours,
free lesson plans, and a pizza lunch are available. A
three-acre pumpkin patch is also available for selfguided tours and exploration in October.
The Pizza Farm
27877 Avenue 8
Madera, CA 96367
Phone: (559) 439-0606
Fax: (559) 661-2172
E-mail: pizzafarmer@cobbranch.com
Web site: cobbranch.com
X Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
Located on 86 acres in Claremont, California, just
south of the San Gabriel foothills, the Garden is home
to 70,000 native Californian plants, representing 2,000
native species, hybrids and cultivars. Each season the
Garden showcases the incredible wealth and diversity
of our state’s treasure of native plants. Guided tours
available.
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
1500 North College Avenue
Claremont, CA 91711-3157
Phone: (909) 625-8767 ext. 251
Fax: (909) 626-7670
E-mail: Ann.Joslin@cgu.edu
Web site: www.rsabg.org
The Resendiz Family Fruit Barn
The Resendiz Family Barn schedules tours of their farm
and family complex. School children learn, on a guided
tour, about the importance of water to agriculture, plant
their very own vegetable seedlings, and learn how many
of the fresh fruits and vegetables they see in grocery
stores are grown.
The Resendiz Famiy Fruit Barn
4342 Geer Road
Hughson, CA 95326
Phone: (209) 883-0100
Fax: (209) 883-0820
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Occidental Arts and Ecology Center offers a variety of
one-day and weekend courses for adults. From school
garden teacher trainings to biodiversity and cooking
courses, participants enjoy unique research, education,
and action programs in a beautiful setting. A 2005
catalog is available via e-mail. Limited school tours are
available.
The Pumpkin Farm
7736 Old Auburn Road
Citrus Heights, CA 95610
Phone: (916) 726-1137
Web site: pumpkinfarm.net
The UC Student Farm/Children’s Garden
Entertaining, educational tour for all ages. Learn about
herbs through history, art, music, and cultural
anthropology. Stroll display gardens with over 80
varieties of herbs on guided walks. Discover herbal
culinary tips, household uses, and medicinal lore
through storytelling and demonstrations. Sample
refreshments inspired by the acorn, corn, and wheat
cultures of early California. See how herbs are used
today for beauty, health, and flavor. Teacher and author
Rosemary Nightingale guides groups on Garden Theater
tours. Gift shop, seasonal nursery and events,
workshops, and lunch available. Open by appointment.
The Student Farm, located on the University of
California, Davis campus offers field trips for school
children. The focus is on sustainable agriculture and
encourages hands-on participation by all students. The
School Garden Program, associated with The Student
Farm offers workshops to teachers, parents and
volunteers working with a school garden to enhance
elementary school garden projects and integrate them
into the curriculum.
Facts & Info
31765 East Kings Canyon Road
Squaw Valley, CA 93675
Phone: (559) 332-2909
E-mail: rosemary@squawvalleyherbgardens.com
Web site: www.squawvalleyherbgardens.com
The Student Farm
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616
Phone: (530) 752-7655
E-mail: jchillhouse@ucdavis.edu
Web site: studentfarm.ucdavis.edu
Underwood Family Farms
Turtle Bay Exploration Park
Turtle Bay Exploration Park provides a pleasing learning
environment to see, hear, and touch the many aspects of
agriculture within California’s North State region. This
museum and park complex has a summer butterfly
house and live animals, is connected to miles of walking
trails and the McConnell Arboretum and Gardens
opening May 2005. This collection of indoor and
outdoor learning attractions focuses on the Sacramento
River watershed, its natural inhabitants, and human
history. A variety of programs are available.
840 Auditorium Drive
Redding, CA 96099-2360
Toll Free: (800) TURTLEBAY
E-mail: info@turtlebay.org
Web site: www.turtlebay.org
Educational farm tours with a variety of options provide
a unique farm experience for every school and youth
group. Children from pre-K through 6th grade can enjoy
this outdoor learning environment. A farm animal
center, birthday parties, pick your own fruits and
vegetables, and Clydesdale horse drawn wagon rides can
also be enjoyed. In October there is the annual fall
harvest festival with live music, food, country games,
and educational pumpkin picking tours.
3370 Sunset Valley Road
Moorpark, CA 93021
Phone: (805) 529-3690
Fax: (805) 529-6037
Web site: www.underwoodfamilyfarms.com
Yolo Basin Foundation
The Yolo Basin Foundation works in partnership with
the Department of Fish and Game to provide
educational opportunities for the public and school
groups. Learn about the importance of wetland
ecosystems through the Demonstration Wetlands and
hands-on activities, and take a guided tour of the Yolo
Wildlife Area.
* Please contact the California Foundation for
Agriculture in the Classroom if you know of
additional field trip sites for students. They may
be added to this list next year.
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Post Office Box 943
Davis, CA 95617
Phone: (530) 758-1018
E-mail: cquirk@yolobasin.org
Web site: www.yolobasin.org
National Contacts
Alabama
Connecticut
Idaho
Ms. Jane Alice Lee
P.O. Box 3336
Montgomery, AL 36109-0336
Phone: (334) 240-7126
E-mail: aitc@agi.state.al.us
510 Pigeon Hill Road
Windsor, CT 06095
Phone: (860) 298-4404
Mr. Rick Waitley
Idaho Agriculture in the
Classroom
55 SW 5th Ave #100
Meridian, ID 83642-8638
Phone: (208) 888-0988
E-mail: rwaitley@spro.net
Alaska
Ms. Judith Leith
Delaware Department of Agriculture
2320 S. Dupont Highway
Dover, DE 19901
Phone: (302) 739-4811 ext. 281
E-mail: Judith.Leith@state.de.us
District of Columbia
Arizona
Ms. Monica Pastor
Ag Literacy Program
University of Arizona Cooperative
Extension
4341 E. Broadway Road
Phoenix, AZ 85040-1625
Phone: (602) 470-8086 ext. 317
E-mail: mpastor@ag.arizona.edu
Arkansas
Mr. Andrew Guffey
Education and Ag in the Classroom
P.O. Box 31
Little Rock, AR 72203
Phone: (501) 228-1219
E-mail: andrew.guffey@arfb.com
California
Ms. Judy Culbertson
California Foundation for Agriculture
in the Classroom
Phone: (916) 561-5625
Colorado
Ms. Bette Blinde
Colorado Foundation for Agriculture
P.O. Box 10
Livermore, CO 80536
Phone: (970) 881-2902
E-mail: bblinde@growingyourfuture.com
Ms. Barbara Brooks Evans
4340 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Building 52, Room B-02
Phone: (202) 274-7160
E-mail: bevans@udc.edu
Florida
Ms. Lisa Gaskalla
Florida Ag in the Classroom, Inc.
P.O. Box 110540
Gainseville, FL 32611
Phone: (352) 846-1391
E-mail: faitc@mail.ifas.ufl.edu
Georgia
Ms. Donna Rocker
Georgia Farm Bureau
P.O. Box 7068
Macon, GA 31209-7068
Phone: (478) 474-0679 Ext. 5365
E-mail: dhrocker@gfb.org
Hawaii
Ms. Naomi Kanehiro
Agricultural Science 306
1955 East-West Road
Honolulu, HI 96822
Phone: (808) 956-4124
E-mail: nkanehir@hawaii.edu
Illinois
Mr. Kevin Daugherty
Illinois Farm Bureau
1701 North Towanda Avenue
Bloomington, IL 61701
Phone: (309) 557-3334
E-mail: kdaugherty@ilfb.org
Indiana
Ms. Carol Hegel
Indiana Farm Bureau
P.O. Box 1290
Indianapolis, IN 46206
Phone: (317) 692-7830
E-mail: chegel@infarmbureau.org
Iowa
Ms. Melissa Peterson
Iowa Agriculture in the Classroom
Foundation
5400 University Avenue
West Des Moines, IA 50266-5997
Phone: (515) 225-5425
E-mail: mmpeterson@ifbf.org
Kansas
Ms. Barbara Oplinger
Kansas State University
124 Bluemont Hall
1100 Mid Campus Drive
Manhattan, KS 66506
Phone: (785) 532-7946
E-mail: ksfac@ksu.edu
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Ms. Victoria Naegele
HC 05 Box 6879
Palmer, AK 99645
Phone: (907) 746-2172
E-mail: AKAITC@alaskafb.org
Delaware
Kentucky
Mississippi
New Mexico
Ms. Faye Lowe
Kentucky Farm Bureau
9201 Bunsen Parkway
P.O. Box 20700
Louisville, KY 40250-0700
Phone: (502) 495-5000
E-mail: flowe@kyfb.com
Ms. Clara Bilbo
Mississippi Farm Bureau
P.O. Box 1972
Jackson, MS 39215-1972
Phone: (601) 977-4245
E-mail: cbilbo@msfb.com
Ms. Dalene Hodnett
New Mexico Ag in the Classroom
P.O. Box 20004
Las Cruces, NM 88004-9004
Phone: (505) 532-4704
E-mail: dhodnett@zianet.com
Missouri
New York
Ms. Lynda Danos
Louisiana Farm Bureau
P.O. Box 95004
Baton Rouge, LA 70895-9004
Phone: (225) 922-6503
E-mail: lyndad@lfbf.org
Ms. Diane Olson
Missouri Farm Bureau
P.O. Box 658
701 S. Country Club Drive
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: (573) 893-1414
E-mail: dolson@mofb.com
Nancy M. Schaff
Cornell University
422 Kennedy Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853-5901
Phone: (607) 255-8122
Maine
Montana
Ms. Willie Grenier
Maine AITC Association
28 State House Station,
Augusta, ME 04333
Phone: (207) 287-5522
E-mail: maitca@maine.gov
Ms. Margie Thompson
Ag in Montana Schools
7950 Bird Trail Road
Wolf Creek, MT 59648
Phone: (406) 562-3562
E-mail: mvbaker@3rivers.net
Maryland
Nebraska
Mr. George Mayo
MD Ag Education Foundation
P.O. Box 536
Havre de Grace, MD 21078
Phone: (410) 939-9030
E-mail: gmayo@maefonline.com
Ms. Ellen Hellerich
Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation
Lincoln, NE 68512-1275
Phone: (402) 421-4408 ext.2002
or (800) 546-3496
Facts & Info
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Ms. Debi Hogan
P.O. Box 345
Seekonk, MA 02771
Phone: (508) 336-4426
E-mail: dchogan@sprynet.com
Nevada
Mr. Dennis Hellwinkel
2165 Green Vista Drive, Suite 205
Sparks, NV 89431
Phone: (775) 674-4000
E-mail: dhell@oasisol.com
Michigan
Ms. Deb Schmucker
Michigan Farm Bureau
7373 W. Saginaw Highway
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: (517) 323-7000 Ext.3213
E-mail: dschmuc@michfb.com
New Hampshire
Ms. Lisa Nevins
New Hampshire Ag in the Classroom
295 Sheep Davis Road
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: (603) 224-1934
E-mail: LISAN@nhfarmbureau.org
Minnesota
Mr. Alan Withers
Minnesota Agriculture in the
Classroom
90 W. Plato Boulevard
St. Paul, MN 55107
Phone: (651) 296-6688
E-mail: alan.withers@state.mn.us
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New Jersey
Ms. Joni Elliot
New Jersey Ag in the Classroom
P.O. Box 330
Trenton, NJ 08625
Phone: (609) 292-8897
E-mail: joan.elliott@ag.state.nj.us
North Carolina
Ms. Louise Lamm
North Carolina Farm Bureau
P.O. Box 27766
Raleigh, NC 27611
Phone: (919) 783-4319
E-mail: llamm@ncfb.net
North Dakota
Ms. Gail Scherweit
North Dakota Farm Bureau
P.O. Box 2064
Fargo, ND 58107
Phone: (701) 298-2219
E-mail: gails@ndfb.org
Ohio
Ms. Judy Roush
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
P.O. Box 182383
Columbus, OH 43218-2383
Phone: (614) 246-8243
E-mail: jroush@ofbf.org
Oklahoma
Ms. Mary Ann Kelsey
2800 North Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Phone: (405) 522-0638
E-mail: mkelsey@oda.state.ok.us
Oregon
Ms. Tami Kerr
Foundation
105 Ballard Extension Hall
Corvallis, OR 97331
Phone: (541) 737-8629
E-mail: AITC@orst.edu
Pennsylvania
Utah
Wyoming
Ms. Pat Sueck
534 Kennedy Road
Airville, PA 17302
Phone: (717) 862-3486
E-mail: pasueck51@blazenet.net
Ms. Debra Spielmaker
Utah State University
2315 Old Main Hill
Logan, UT 84322-2315
Phone: (435) 797-1657
E-mail: debras@ext.usu.edu
Ms. Shannon R. Andreen-Shipp
Wyoming Agriculture in the
Classroom
2219 Carey Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0100
Phone: (307) 777-6618
E-mail: wyaic@state.wy.us
Rhode Island
Vermont
South Carolina
Virginia
Ms. Maria Samot
South Carolina Farm Bureau
Federation
P.O. Box 754
Columbia, SC 29202
Phone: (803) 936-4237
E-mail: msamot@scfb.com
Ms. Karen Davis
Virginia Foundation for Agriculture
in the Classroom
P.O. Box 27552
Richmond, VA 23261-7552
Phone: (804) 290-1142
E-mail: Karen.davis@vafb.com
South Dakota
Washington
Ms. Lisa A. Dorschner
South Dakota Agriculture in the
Classroom
P.O. Box 577
106 W. Capitol Avenue, Suite 4
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: (605) 945-2306
E-mail: sdagclassroom@dtgnet.com
Ms. Judy Janett
Washington Agriculture in the
Classroom
WSDA Bldg. 21N. 1st Avenue
Yakima, WA 98902
Phone: (509) 469-2430
E-mail: info@waic.net
Tennessee
Mr. Charles Curtis
Tennessee Farm Bureau
P.O. Box 313
Highway 412 East
Columbia, TN 38402-0313
Shipping Address:
147 Bear Creek Pike
Columbia, TN 38402-0313
Phone: (931) 388-7872 ext. 2215
E-mail: ccurtis@tfbf.com
Texas
Mr. Tad Duncan
Texas Farm Bureau
P.O. Box 2689
Waco, TX 76702-2689
Phone: (254) 751-2608
E-mail: tduncan@txfb.org
Ms. Jackie Folsom
Vermont Farm Bureau
2083 East Main Street
Richmond, VT 05477
Phone: (802) 434-5646
E-mail: crkdbrks@aol.com
U.S. Territories
American Samoa
Mr. Aufa’i Ropeti Areta
American Samoa Community
College
P.O. Box 5319
Pago Pago, AS 96799
Phone: (684) 699-1394 / 20
Guam
Res. Instruction Coordinator
College of Ag & Life Science
Univ. of Guam - UOG Station
Mangilao, Guam 96923
Phone: (671) 735-2009
Facts & Info
Mr. Stu Nunnery
Rhode Island Farm Bureau
Federation, Inc.
225 Plainfield Pike Rear
Johnston, RI 02919
Phone: (401) 222-2781
E-mail: riaec@earthlink.net
Micronesia
Mr. Jackson A. Phillip
Cooperative Extension Service
College of Micronesia-FSM
P.O. Box 1866
Kolonia Pohnpei, FM 96941
Phone: (691) 320-5731
E-mail: jphillip@mail.fm
West Virginia
Mr. Bill Aiken
West Virginia Farm Bureau
One Red Rock Road
Buckhannon, WV 26201
Phone: (304) 472-2080 ext. 22
E-mail: waiken@gcnet.net
Wisconsin
Ms. Dalene Arneson
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation
1212 Deming Way
Madison, WI 53717
Phone: (608) 828-5719
E-mail: darneson.fbcentral.wfbf.com
Northern Marianas
Dr. Diana R. Greenough
Phone: (670) 234-5498 ext. 1202
E-mail: DianaG@nmcnet.edu
Puerto Rico
Ms. Priscilla Hernandez
P.O. Box 9029
Mayaguez, PR 00681
Phone: (787) 834-3165
E-mail:
p_hernandez@rumac.upr.clu.edu
Virgin Islands
Rev. Eddie Williams
Virgin Islands FFA
C/OP Box 331 Kingshill
St. Croix, VI 00851
Phone: (340) 778-2274
E-mail: eddiejedc@yahoo.com
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Grants
Opportunities and Resources
Agricultural literacy ideas are bountiful but are often limited by funding. With some effort, grants can be obtained
through a variety of sources. This list provides funding opportunities and guidance for obtaining funds for specific
programs.
Grant Opportunities
Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Foundation
Facts & Info
Bulb Fundraising Program
Schools can opt for a “healthy” program selling bulbs
that will bloom into stunning floral displays. Dutch
Gardens has carefully selected easy-to-plant, easy-togrow bulbs from among its most popular and bestselling varieties, ensuring a successful, appealing
fundraising campaign. Your organization makes a profit
of 50% on every sale.
Dutch Bulb Fundraising Program
Toll free: (888) 838-1093
Web site: www.dutchgardens.com
Grants of up to $10,580 are awarded to men and women
whose individual initiative and work furthers the
Lindbergh’s vision of a balance between the advance of
technology and the preservation of the natural/human
environment. Categories include agriculture, education,
health, and conservation of natural resources.
Web site: www.lindberghfoundation.org
Chez Panisse Foundation
California Fertilizer Foundation School
Garden Grant Program
Twenty-four annual grants of $1,000 each are given to
schools throughout California for school garden
projects. Emphasis is placed upon garden and classroom
integration and nutrient education. One recipient will
receive a free, agricultural field trip and an additional
$1,500.
Grants of varying amounts are available for those
interested in enhancing your school garden by raising
more food, cooking with sustainably grown food, or
integrating fresh, organic food into the school lunch
service. Currently, the San Francisco Bay Area is the
focus.
Web site: www.chezpanisse.com/
cpfoundation.html
Growing with Children: Western Growers
School Garden Program
Grants are provided to schools that will provide handson opportunities for children to learn about agriculture,
their food supply, and the importance of nutrition
through garden-based education.
Captain Planet Foundation
Captain Planet Foundation supports hands-on
environmental projects for children and youth. The
objective is to encourage innovative programs that
empower children and youth around the world
individually and collectively to solve environmental
problems in their neighborhoods and communities.
Web site: www.wga.com
Web site: captainplanetfdn.org
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Healthy Sprouts Award
VIVA! Garden for Schools Program
The National Gardening Association and Gardener’s
Supply Company have partnered to support schools and
community organizations that use gardens to teach
about nutrition and explore the issue of hunger in the
United States. Each of twenty-five programs receives an
award package of seeds, tools, garden products, and
educational resources for growing a vegetable garden.
Five of these programs also receive $500 cash and a $200
gift certificate to the Gardener’s Supply Company
catalog. Application deadline is March 31, 2005. See Web
site for future application deadlines.
VIVA!, a supplier of herb and vegetable plants available in
Home Depot stores nationwide, announces its VIVA!
Garden for Schools Program. Its goal is to introduce
children to gardening, improve nutrition and health
through horticulture, and open the door to the great
experiences that arise when kids interact with nature.
Applications are currently available.
Web site: kidsgardening.com
Home Depot Foundation
Wal-Mart’s Community Support Grants
The Wal-Mart and SAM’s Club Community Matching
Program allows local nonprofit organizations to hold
fundraisers at their local store. Wal-Mart and SAM’s can
elect to match a portion of the funds raised up to $1,000.
Other opportunities are also available including nonfundraiser grants.
Web site: www.walmartfoundation.org/wmstore/
goodworks/scripts/index.jsp
Web site: homedepotfoundation.org
Lowe’s Charitable and Education
Foundation
This Foundation’s primary focus is to support local,
grassroots community projects, which include
community and public school improvement projects
and education scholarships for trade disciplines.
Web site: www.lowes.com
Toshiba America Foundation
Toshiba supports education by investing in teacherdesigned projects that improve science and
mathematics education. The deadline is year round for
grants under $5,000. Applications for grants over $5,000
are due October 1 for grades K-6 and February 1 and
August 1 for grades 7-12. Applications are available on
the Toshiba Web site.
Toshiba American Foundation
Phone: (212) 596-0620
Web site: www.toshiba.com
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Facts & Info
This foundation makes grants to 501(c)(3) tax exempt
public charities in the United States and Canada. Grants
range from $5,000 to $25,000 and must fall into one of
the following categories—affordable housing, at-risk
youth, environment, and disaster preparedness.
Web site: www.vivagarden.com/garden
Compasspoint Nonprofit Services
Grant Resources
California Nonprofit Resource Centers
Nonprofit resource centers provide assistance to
nonprofit organizations. Along with trainings, these
centers can assist you in locating funding opportunities
for a specific project in your community or school.
Center For Nonprofit Resources
Facts & Info
Shasta Regional Community Foundation
2280 Benton Drive, Bldg. C, Suite A
Redding, CA 96003
Phone: (530) 244-1219
Library & Training
Web site: www.grcnc.org
East Bay Resource Center for Nonprofit
Support
Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership
of Marin
650 Las Gallinas Avenue
San Rafael, CA 94903
Phone: (415) 479-5710
Training
Web site: www.centerforleadershipmarin.org
Community Foundation for Monterey County
99 Pacific Street, Suite 155A
Monterey, CA 93940
Phone: (831) 375-9712
Training
P.O. Box 67
208 Dana Street
Fort Bragg, CA 95437
Phone: (707) 964-2586
Library & Training
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Nonprofit Advancement Center
Fresno Regional Foundation
3425 N. First Street, Suite 101
Fresno, CA 93726
Phone: (559) 226-0216
Library & Training
Web site: www.fresnoregfoundation.org
Sacramento Public Library
828 I Street, Second Floor
Phone: (916) 264-2772
Library & Training
Web site: www.nonprofitresourcectr.org
Peninsula Nonprofit Center
Community Resource Connection – North
Coast Opportunities
San Francisco Office
706 Mission Street, 5th Floor
Phone: (415) 541-9000
Training
Web site: www.compasspoint.org
359 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: (510) 834-1010
(510) 834-2523
Nonprofit Resource Center
Community Resource Connection – North
Coast Opportunities
Compasspoint Nonprofit Services
Del Norte Nonprofit Resource Center
190 Price Mall
Crescent City, CA 95531
Phone: (707) 464-2909
Del Norte County Library
Library & Training
Northern California
413 North State Street, Suite A
Ukiah, CA 95482
Phone: (707) 467-3204
Library & Training
Silicon Valley Office
1922 The Alameda, Suite 212
San Jose, CA 95126
Phone: (408) 248-9505
Library & Training
Web site: www.compasspoint.org
Peninsula Community Foundation
1700 South El Camino Real, R201
San Mateo, CA 94402
Phone: (650) 358-9392
Library & Training
Resource Center For Nonprofits
The Volunteer Center of Sonoma County
153 Stony Circle, Suite 100
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
Phone: (707) 573-3399
Library & Training
Web site: www.volunteernow.org
Rooney Resource Center
The Humboldt Area Foundation
373 Indianola Road
Bayside, CA 95524
Phone: (707) 442-2993
Library & Training
Web site: www.hafoundation.org
Sierra Nonprofit Support Center
Southern California
Center For Nonprofit Management
606 South Olive Street, Suite 2450
Phone: (213) 623-7080
Library & Training
Web site: www.cnmsocal.org
39 N. Washington Street, Suite F
P.O. Box 905
Sonora, CA 95370-0905
Phone: (209) 533-1093
Library & Training
Web site: www.sierranonprofit.org
Funding Information Center
Southern Humboldt Nonprofit Resource
Center
Grantsmanship Center
The Community Foundation of Santa Cruz
County
2425 Porter Street, Suite 16
Soquel, CA 95073
Phone: (831) 477-0800
Library & Training
The Foundation Center
312 Sutter Street, Suite 606
Phone: (415) 397-0903
Web site: fdncenter.org
The Management Center
580 California Street, Suite 200
Phone: (415) 362-9735
Fax: (415) 362-4603
Web site: www.tmcenter.org
Truckee Tahoe Community Foundation
P.O. Box 366
Truckee, CA 96160
Phone: (530) 587-1776
P.O. Box 17220
Phone: (213) 482-9860
Training
Facts & Info
Heart of the Redwoods Community Hospice
464 Maple Lane
Garberville, CA 95542
Phone: (707) 923-2275
Library & Training
San Diego Community Foundation
1420 Kettner Blvd., Suite 500
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: (858) 239-8815
Library
Long Beach Nonprofit Partnership
3635 Atlantic Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90807
Phone: (562) 290-0018
Training
Web site: www.lbnp.org
Nonprofit Management Solutions
8265 Vickers Street, Suite C
San Diego, CA 92111
Phone: (858) 292-5702
Training
Web site: www.npsolutions.org
Nonprofit Resource Center
Volunteer Center of Orange County
1901 East 4th Street, Suite 100
Santa Ana, CA 92705
Phone: (714) 953-5757
Library & Training
Web site: www.volunteercenter.org
Nonprofit Support Center of Santa Barbara
County
2950 State Street, Suite A
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Phone: (805) 687-8560
Training
Web site: www.nscsb.org
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Nonprofit Support Center of Santa Barbara
County
Satellite Office
910 East Stowell Road, Suite 114
Santa Maria, CA 93454
Phone: (805) 928-2504
Grantionary
This is a listing of grant-related terms and their
definitions.
Web site: www.eduplace.com/grants/help/
grantionary.html
Philanthropy Resource Center
Flintridge Center
1040 Lincoln Avenue, Suite 100
Pasadena, CA 91103
Phone: (626) 449-0839
Grants Alert
Resource Center for Nonprofit Management
4505 Allstate Drive, Suite 223
Riverside, CA 92501
Phone: (909) 686-2890
Training
Web site: www.nonprofitresource.org
Facts & Info
Grant Writing Support
The goal of GrantsAlert.com is to assist those who are
looking for education grants and identifying new
funding opportunities for their organizations, schools,
districts, consortia and state education agencies.
Web site: www.grantsalert.com
Resource Center for Nonprofit Management
Guide to Winning Grants
Ventura County Community Foundation
1317 Del Norte Road, Suite 150
Camarillo, CA 93010
Phone: (805) 988-0196
Library & Training
Web site: www.vccf.org
This Web site gives writing guidance and links to funding
sources and grant writing tools.
Web site: www.grantstech.com
School Grants
This Web site has tips for those needing guidance in
developing grant proposals for schools as well as listing
of links that may be useful. A free bi-monthly newsletter
subscription is available.
Web site: www.schoolgrants.org
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Agriculture Related Books
An Annotated Book List
Primary
X Indicates new entry for 2005
Adamson, Heather. A Day in the Life of a Farmer. Capstone Press, 2004.
Spend a day with Farmer Dave in his Midwest farm as he feeds animals, drives a tractor, and brings in the harvest.
Aliki. Corn is Maize. HarperCollins Children’s Books, 1982.
The story of how ancient Indian farmers discover a wild grass plant, use it in their lives, and eventually share it with
the new settlers of America.
Appelt, Kathi. Watermelon Day. Henry Holt and Company, 1996.
A young girl watches a watermelon’s growth all summer, waiting for it to ripen.
Azarian, Mary. A Farmer’s Alphabet. David R. Godine, 2004.
A noteworthy picture book depicting an older, agrarian way of life.
Azarian, Mary. A Gardener’s Alphabet. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
Using her unique artwork, Azarian shares with the viewer her love of gardens, both vegetable and flower.
Baldwin, Robert F. This is the Sea that Feeds Us. Dawn Publications, 1998.
This book links the fish dinner enjoyed by a thankful family with the entire marine food web. Beginning with tiny
plankton, each verse introduces a new link to the marine food chain, then connects it to everything else.
Bass, Jules. Herb, The Vegetarian Dragon. Barefoot Books, 1999.
In this light-hearted book, readers see that people with various eating preferences can learn to co-exist in the same
community.
X Batten, Mary. Aliens from Earth. Peachtree Publishers, Ltd., 2003.
An intriguing introduction to the serious and ongoing environmental problems caused by invasive plant and animal
species and ideas on what young readers can do to minimize their own impact on the environment.
Bell, Rachael. Cows. Heinemann Library, 2000.
Discover interesting facts like how cows are used around the world, through colorful photographs and simple text.
Benét, Rosemary and Stephen Vincent. Johnny Appleseed. McElderry Books, 2001.
This short poem about Johnny Appleseed transforms into a wonderful picture book with whimsical characters and
artwork.
Bennett, Jean. What’s Inside? National Geographic, 2001.
Learn what’s inside a walnut, pineapple, and corncob in this primary reader.
X Bjõrkman, Steve. Farm Life. Holiday House, 2003.
Learn to count from one to ten with colorful barns full of interesting surprises.
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Books
Barner, Bob. Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! Chronicle Books, 1999.
The simple text with vibrant colors provide young readers a positive spin to the bugs they see around their garden and
home.
Primary (continued)
Blackaby, Susan. The World’s Largest Plants: A Book About Trees. Picture Window Books, 2003.
Learn about the kinds of trees, their life cycles, and how people utilize their products.
Brady, de Peter. Cerdos. Capstone Press, 1998.
This book with Spanish text shows the raising and caring of swine.
Brady, de Peter. Ovejas. Bridgestone Books, 1999.
This book with Spanish text shows the raising and caring of sheep.
Brady, de Peter. Pollos. Capstone Press, 1998.
This book with Spanish text shows the raising and caring of chickens.
Brady, de Peter. Vacas. Capstone Press, 1999.
This book with Spanish text shows the raising and caring of cattle.
Brown, Margaret Wise. Big Red Barn. HarperCollins Publishers, 1989.
Meet the horses, sheep, goats, geese, and a jaunty old scarecrow that all live in the big red barn.
Buckley, Marvin. Corn. National Geographic, 2001.
Learn how corn is grown and what it is used for in this primary reader.
Buckley, Marvin. Making Raisins. National Geographic, 2001.
In this primary reader, learn how grapes become raisins.
Books
Bunting, Eve. Market Day. HarperCollins Publishing, 1996.
Young children in Ireland observe farm animals and crops when they visit a country fair on market day.
Bunting, Eve. Sunflower House. Voyager Books, 1999.
A young boy creates a summer playhouse by planting sunflowers and saves the seeds to make another house the next
year.
Burckhardt, de Ann L. Calabazas. Capstone Press, 1999.
This book with Spanish text shows the growing and harvesting of pumpkins.
Burckhardt, de Ann L. Manzanas. Bridgestone, 1998.
This book with Spanish text shows the growing and harvesting of apples.
Chan, Harley. Ice Cream for You. National Geographic, 2001.
In this early reader, learn where milk comes from and how it turns into ice cream.
Cherry, Lynne. How Groundhog’s Garden Grew. The Blue Sky Press, 2003.
Little Groundhog loves to eat the fresh vegetables he finds in his neighbor’s garden—until one day he makes a friend
who teaches him the joy of planting a garden of his own.
Chrismer, Melanie. Phoebe Clappsaddle and the Tumbleweed Gang. Pelican Publishing Company, 2002.
In Texas, Phoebe the rancher teaches the Tumbleweed Gang some manners.
Christian, Eleanor and Lyzz Roth-Singer. Let’s Make Butter. Capstone Press, 2000.
Learn where butter comes from and how it is made in this emerging reader with colorful photographs.
X Cipriano, Jeri. Harvest Time. Capstone Press, 2004.
Learn how pumpkins, wheat, potatoes, and apples are harvested.
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Primary (continued)
Cole, Henry. Jack’s Garden. HarperTrophy, 1997.
Shows what happens in Jack’s garden after he plants seeds.
Cole, Joanna and Bruce Degen. The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks. Scholastic Inc., 1988.
A field trip in The Magic School Bus allows Ms. Frizzle’s class to get a first-hand look at water processing.
Compestine, Ying Chang. The Story of Paper. Holiday House, 2003.
Learn about the accidental creation of paper when Ting, Pan, and Kuai try to create something for their teachers to
write on.
Cooney, Barbara. Miss Rumphius. Puffin Books, 1985.
Great-aunt Rumphius was once a little girl who loved the sea, longed to visit faraway places, and wished to do
something to make the world more beautiful. She planted lupines.
Cowley, Joy. The Rusty, Trusty Tractor. Boyds Mills, 1999.
Tractor salesman Mr. Hill tries to convince Micah’s grandfather that his old tractor has seen better days.
X Coy, John. Two Old Potatoes. Alfred A, Knopf, 2003.
A father and daughter plant two old potatoes they found into a cupboard and learn how this vegetable grows.
X Dahl, Michael. Eggs and Legs: Counting by Twos. Picture Window Books, 2005.
Two by two, find out where the eggs have gone and learn a little more about the farm.
Darian, Shea. Grandpa’s Garden. Dawn Publications, 1996.
On Saturdays, Grandpa and grandchild work side by side in the garden. Among the radishes and rhubarb, they share
their deepest feelings and wishes. First hand they learn of life and death, growth and change.
Davis, Aubrey. The Enormous Potato. Kids Can Press, 1997.
See what happens when a farmer plants a potato eye. Who can pull it out of the ground?
Books
Demi. One Grain of Rice. Scholastic Inc., 1997.
This mathematical folktale illustrates the concept of doubling using rice as the example.
DiSalvo-Ryan, DyAnne. City Green. HarperCollins, 1994.
In the middle of a city block, Marcy converts a vacant lot into a community garden.
Dorros, Arthur. Ant Cities. HarperTrophy, 1988.
This nonfiction book with colorful illustrations describes the activities that occur in an ant colony.
Driscoll, Laura. Apples and How They Grow. Grosset & Dunlap, 2003.
Find out how an apple seed grows into an apple tree in this beginning reader.
X Duffield, Katy. Farmer McPeepers and His Missing Milk Cows. Rising Moon, 2003.
Farmer McPeeper cannot find his milk cows so tours the town in a wacky adventure.
Egan, Robert. From Wheat to Pasta. Children’s Press, 1997.
This colorful photo essay describes the process of how wheat becomes pasta.
Ehlert, Lois. Eating the Alphabet: Fruits and Vegetables from A to Z. Voyager Books, 1993.
An alphabetical tour of the world of fruit and vegetables from apricot and artichoke to yam and zucchini.
Ehlert, Lois. Planting a Rainbow. Voyager Books, 1992.
A mother and child plant a rainbow of flowers in the family garden.
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Primary (continued)
Evangelista, Gloria. In Search of the Perfect Pumpkin. Fulcrum Publishing, 2001.
Share the adventures of the Pucci family as they search for the perfect pumpkin—only to find it in their backyard.
Ford, Miela. My Day in the Garden. Greenwillow Books, 1999.
In this whimsical picture book, one little girl makes friends with various critters she finds in her garden.
Fowler, Allan. It Could Still Be a Worm. Children’s Press, Inc., 1996.
Informational text about worms includes colorful photographs and large print for the young reader.
X Fridell, Ron and Patricia Walsh. Life Cycle of a Pumpkin. Heinemann Library, 2001.
Learn how leaves protect pumpkins, how large they can grow, and look inside of them.
Gardella, Tricia. Blackberry Booties. Orchard Books, 2000.
Mikki Jo wants to give her new baby cousin the perfect gift but doesn’t know how to make anything. What she does
know is how to pick blackberries. But babies don’t eat blackberries, so Mikki figures out how to make the perfect gift.
Gardella, Tricia. Casey’s New Hat. Houghton Mifflin, 1997.
Casey accompanies Dad on a day of buying supplies and doing ranch chores in search for a perfect hat.
Geisert, Bonnie and Arthur Geisert. Prairie Town. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1998.
Enter a prairie town and explore the social and economic life of this community from the aspects of farmers and
townspeople.
Gershator, David and Phillis Gershator. Bread is for Eating. Henry Holt, 1998.
Mamita explains how bread is produced from seed to flour in a poem/song in English and Spanish.
Books
Gibbons, Gail. Apples. Holiday House, 2000.
Learn about apple production in this colorful, simple-to-read book.
X Gibbons, Gail. Chicks and Chickens. Holiday House, 2003.
This picture book describes how chickens are raised and for what purposes, as well as how chicks develop in the egg
and how they digest food.
Gibbons, Gail. Farming. Holiday House, 1990.
An introduction to farming and the work done on a farm throughout the seasons.
Gibbons, Gail. From Seed to Plant. Holiday House, 1993.
Learn the science of seeds and how they grow into flowers, trees, and other plants.
Gibbons, Gail. The Honey Makers. HarperTrophy, 2000.
Learn how thousands of bees work together to make hives and honey.
Gibbons, Gail. The Milk Makers. Aladdin, 1987.
Text and pictures explain how cows produce milk and how it is processed before being delivered to stores.
Gibbons, Gail. Pigs. Holiday House, 2000.
This book outlines the characteristics, habits, and uses of pigs.
Gibbons, Gail. The Pumpkin Book. Holiday House, 2000.
The life cycle of the pumpkin is clearly depicted in this picture book. How pumpkins are used at Thanksgiving and
Halloween is also discussed.
Gibbons, Gail. The Seasons of Arnold’s Apple Tree. Voyager Books, 1988.
Drawings and text show a young boy’s apple tree as it grows and changes throughout the year.
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X Gillis, Jennifer Blizen. Farm Crops. Compass Point Books, 2005.
Explore a variety of crops, learn how they are grown, and what they are used for.
X Gillis, Jennifer Blizen. Farm Life. Compass Point Books, 2005.
This book describes the basics of farm life, which includes daily chores, hard work, and discipline.
X Gillis, Jennifer Blizen. Farm Machines. Compass Point Books, 2005.
View photographs and learn how machines are a part of farm life.
X Gillis, Jennifer Blizen. Farms Long Ago. Compass Point Books, 2005.
Through realistic drawings, photographs, and simple text learn how farm life was in the 1800s and 1900s.
Graham, Pamela. Big Red Tomatoes. National Geographic, 2001.
Learn the unique life cycle of the tomato, in this early science reader.
Graham, Pamela. Peanuts. National Geographic, 2001.
Learn how farmers grow peanuts you can buy at the store in this early reader.
Green-Armytage, Stephen. Extraordinary Chickens. Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2000.
This photographic journal depicts the amazing variety of exotic chickens.
Guest, C. Z. Tiny Green Thumbs. Hyperion Books for Children, 2000.
Tiny Bun uses things in the garden shed to grow a vegetable garden with Granny Bun.
Guthrie, Woody. This Land is Your Land. Little, Brown and Company, 1998.
This classic folk song is brought to life in this illustrated edition and invites readers to journey across the country to
view America’s diverse land and people.
X Hall, Margaret. Corn. Heinemann Library, 2002.
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Find out where corn is grown and how it gets from the farm to your table.
Hall, Margaret. Cows and Their Calves. Capstone Press, 2003.
This nonfiction primary reader shows how calves are raised to become mature adults.
X Hall, Margaret. Peanuts. Heinemann Library, 2002.
Find out where peanuts are grown and what happens to them on their way from the farm to your table.
Harrison, David L. Farmer’s Garden, Rhymes for Two Voices. Wordsong, 2003.
Farmer’s dog is a curious dog. He wanders through Farmer’s garden greeting each creature, fruit, and vegetable he
meets with a question.
Hart, Avery and Mantell Hart. Kids Garden. Williamson Publishing Co., 1996.
Using black and white illustrations, this book provides over 100 activities children and their families or classmates can
do to learn more about plants. Ideas on growing your own broom, making homemade potato chips, and planting a
butterfly café or a salad garden are just a few of the stimulating “how-to” ideas presented in a student-friendly garden
activity book.
X Haugen, Brenda. Unusual Farms. Compass Point Books, 2005.
Learn about some specialized farms such as tree, llama, silkworm, and fish farms.
Heiligman, Deborah. Honeybees. National Geographic Society, 2002.
Learn about the fascinating lifecycle of the honeybee through scientific text and easy-to-follow diagrams and pictures.
Includes a few experiments.
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Hepworth, Catherine. Antics! The Putnam Publishing Group, 1996.
This colorful, alphabetical anthology describes 26 words, each beginning with a different letter of the alphabet and
contain the word “ant.”
Herd, Meg. Learn and Play in the Garden: Games, Crafts, and Activities for Children. Barron’s
Educational Series, Inc., 1995.
Hands-on activities for parents, children, and teachers to do together.
Hickman, Pamela and Heather Collins. A Seed Grows. Kids Can Press Ltd., 1997.
This book with fold-out pages describes a watermelon plant’s life cycle from seed to harvest.
X Hoena, B.A. A Visit to
the Farm. Capstone Press, 2004.
Learn farm basics through simple text and colorful photographs.
X Hoena, B.A. Farming ABC: An Alphabet Book. Capstone Press, 2005.
Learn about farms through the alphabet including the plants and animals that live and grow there.
Hubbell, Will. Apples Here! Albert Whitman & Company, 2002.
This simple picture book, with a detailed description of the apple life cycle in the back, shares interesting facts of one
of the most popular fruits.
Jackson, Woody. Counting Cows. Red Wagon Books, 1999.
A whimsical counting book features cows and cow terminology.
James, Felix. From Field to Florist. National Geographic, 2001.
This nonfiction primary reader shows how flowers get from the field to the florist shop.
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Jennings, Patrick. The Ears of Corn. Holiday House, 2003.
Ike and Mem stay on their grandparent’s farm for the weekend and learn a whole new meaning of cooperation.
Johnson, Sylvia A. Inside an Egg. Lerner Publications Company, 1987.
This book, full of colorful photographs, clearly illustrates and explains the development of a chicken egg from the time
it is formed in the body of a hen until the moment that the chick begins to peck its way out of the shell.
X Johnston, Tony. The Barn Owl. Talewinds, 2000.
Learn what a barn owl does day and night and through the seasons with a simple poem.
X Jones, Christianne C. The Little Red Hen. Picture Window Books, 2005.
The little red hen works hard to grow the wheat and make some bread, but who will help her?
Jose, Isabella. From Hive to Home. National Geographic, 2003.
Enjoy the colorful photographs and simple text that describe how honey gets from the hive to the jar.
Kalman, Bobbie. Hooray for Beekeeping! Crabtree Publishing Company, 1998.
Learn about bees, beekeeping and honey in this book with nonfiction text and colorful photographs and illustrations.
Kalman, Bobbie. Hooray for Orchards. Crabtree Publishing Company, 1998.
Through photographs and technical text, this book describes the workings of orchards, the care they need, and the
products they produce.
Kalman, Bobbie. Hooray for Sheep Farming. Crabtree Publishing Company, 1998.
Introduces the raising of sheep for wool; covers aspects like shearing, lambs, sheep dogs, wool processing, farm
maintenance, and the proper care of sheep.
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Kalman, Bobbie. How a Plant Grows. Crabtree Publishing Company, 1997.
Through nonfiction text and colorful photographs, learn how plants grow, and then try a couple of experiments that
are listed.
Kalman, Bobbie. The Life Cycle of a Butterfly. Crabtree Publishing Company, 2002.
Through colorful photographs, explore the amazing life cycle of the butterfly.
X Keller, Kristin Thoennes. From Apples to Applesauce. Capstone Press, 2005.
Learn how applesauce is made using fresh apples grown in an apple orchard.
X Keller, Kristin Thoennes. From Maple Trees to Maple Syrup. Capstone Press, 2005.
Learn how maple syrup starts with sap from sugar maple trees and follow along as the sap is cooked at the sugarhouse
and made into maple syrup.
X Keller, Kristin Thoennes. From Milk to Ice Cream. Capstone Press, 2005.
Follow along as cows are milked, the milk is taken to the dairy and made into ice cream.
X Keller, Kristin Thoennes. From Oranges to Orange Juice. Capstone Press, 2005.
Follow along as oranges from an orange grove are taken to a factory and made into orange juice.
X Keller, Kristin Thoennes. From Peanuts to Peanut Butter. Capstone Press, 2005.
Through colorful photographs and simple text, learn how peanuts grow and are processed into peanut butter.
X Keller, Kristin Thoennes. From Wheat to Bread. Capstone Press, 2005.
Learn how bread starts with wheat grown on a farm, which is milled into flour that is used to make bread.
King, Elizabeth. Backyard Sunflower. Dutton Children’s Books, 1993.
Text and color photos follow the life cycle of sunflowers from seed to products.
X Kinsey-Warnock, Natalie. A Farm of Her Own. Dutton Children’s Books, 2001.
Emma spends the summer with her aunt and uncle at Sunnyside Farm and allows readers to experience what life on a
farm may be like.
Kinsey-Warnock, Natalie. From Dawn till Dusk. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2002.
Farm work is hard work, but there is also lots of fun in this memory of growing up on a Vermont farm over 40 years
ago.
Knight, Bertram T. From Cow to Ice Cream. Children’s Press, 1997.
Through colorful photographs and simple text, take a journey and discover how ice cream is made.
X Kolb, Kathleen. A Farm of Her Own. Dutton Children’s Books, 2001.
Through Emma’s eyes, learn how one can cherish the farm.
X Kras, Sara Louise. Paper. Capstone Press, 2004.
Through simple text and photographs learn how paper products are made from trees.
X Kras, Sara Louise. Wood. Capstone Press, 2004.
Learn about this natural material and how it is used to make many useful products.
Kroll, Steven. The Biggest Pumpkin Ever. Cartwheel Books, 1993.
A tale of two mice that raise and harvest a very large pumpkin.
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King, Elizabeth. The Pumpkin Patch. Puffin Books, 1996.
From creamy white seeds to glowing jack-o’-lanterns, this book charts the growth cycle of the ever-popular pumpkin.
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Krudwig, Vickie Leigh. Cucumber Soup. Fulcrum Publishing, 1998.
This counting picture book, full of whimsical insects, introduces the students to many critters one would find in a
garden.
X Kutner, Merrily. Down on the Farm. Holiday House, 2004.
Down on farm the animals make all kinds of sounds in a rhyming poem.
X Landau, Elaine. Tomatoes. Children’s Press, 1999.
In this true-to-life book, learn how tomatoes grow and the history of them.
Lavies, Bianca. Compost Critters. Dutton’s Children’s Press, 1993.
Photographs and informational text about the critters one may see in a compost bin or garden.
Leedy, Loreen. The Edible Pyramid. Holiday House, 1996.
Colorful and whimsical graphics complement the story of eating at the Edible Pyramid Restaurant where the specialty
is a healthy diet.
Lesser, Carolyn. What a Wonderful Day to be a Cow. Alfred A. Knopf, 1995.
Every month of the year, the animals on the farm enjoy their way of life. Describes seasons of the year on a farm.
X Levenson, George. Bread Comes to Life: A Garden of Wheat and a Loaf to Eat. Tricycle, Press, 2004.
From the wheat patch to the kitchen, explore the makings of bread with the help of a baker.
L’Hommedieu, Arthur John. From Plant to Blue Jeans. Children’s Press, 1998.
Through colorful photographs and simple text, learn how cotton is grown and processed into clothing.
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Lin, Grace. The Ugly Vegetables. Charlesbridge Publishing, 2001.
A little girl and her mother grow vegetables rather than beautiful flowers like their neighbors, and she learns to
appreciate the tasty soup her mother makes with them.
Lindbergh, Reeve. Johnny Appleseed. Megan Tingley, 1993.
Rhymed text and illustrations relate the life of John Chapman, whose distribution of apple seeds and trees across the
Midwest made him a legend and left a legacy still enjoyed today.
Lindbergh, Reeve. The Midnight Farm. Dial Books for Young Readers, 1987.
Secrets of the dark are revealed in this poem describing a farm at midnight.
Llewellyn, Claire. What’s for Lunch? Bread. Franklin Watts, 1999.
This book reveals how people all around the world prepare and eat bread.
Llewellyn, Claire. What’s for Lunch? Eggs. Franklin Watts, 2003.
This book reveals how eggs are produced, and how people all around the world eat them.
Llewellyn, Claire. What’s for Lunch? Oranges. Franklin Watts, 2003.
This book reveals how oranges are grown, and how people consume them during lunch.
Llewellyn, Claire. What’s for Lunch? Peanuts. Franklin Watts, 2003.
This book reveals how peanuts are grown, and how people all around the world eat them in a variety of ways.
Llewellyn, Claire. What’s for Lunch? Peas. Franklin Watts, 1999.
This book reveals how peas are grown, and how people all around the world eat them in a variety of ways.
Llewellyn, Claire. What’s for Lunch? Potatoes. Children’s Press, 1998.
This book reveals how potatoes are grown, and how people all around the world eat them in a variety of ways.
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Llewellyn, Claire and Helaine Cohen. What’s for Lunch? Milk. Franklin Watts, 2003.
This book reveals how milk is produced and the many products made from it.
Loewen, Nancy. Busy Buzzers: Bees in Your Backyard. Picture Window Books, 2004.
Scientific information is interspersed with primary-level text to explain interesting and important facts about bees.
Loewen, Nancy. Spotted Beetles: Ladybugs in Your Backyard. Picture Window Books, 2004.
Scientific information is interspersed with primary-level text to explain interesting and important facts about
ladybugs.
Longenecker, Theresa. Who Grows Up on the Farm? A Book About Farm Animals and Their
Offspring. Picture Window Books, 2003.
Full-color illustrations and fact-filled text discuss the various kinds of babies that grow up on a farm. Includes factual
charts and tables.
Lucca, Mario. Seeds Grow into Plants. National Geographic, 2001.
Observe seeds and what they grow into through colorful photographs and simple text.
Lucca, Mario. Wool Keeps Me Warm. National Geographic, 2003.
From sheep to clothing, learn about wool.
X Ludy, Mark. The Farmer. Green Pastures Publishing, Inc., 1999.
Centered around the farmer, this hard working man shows the importance of patience, perseverance and faith.
MacDonald, Margaret Read. Slop! A Welsh Folktale. Fulcrum Publishing, 1997.
This Welsh folktale shows what a clever man and woman do with their leftover vegetable peelings and dishwater.
Introduces the concept of composting.
Mallett, David. Inch by Inch: The Garden Song. HarperTrophy, 1997.
This classic folk song celebrates nature in all its bounty with expressive illustrations in picture book format along with
the music needed to play or sing this song with instruments and voices.
Marzolo, Jean. Sun Song. HarperCollins, 1995.
Animals and plants respond to the changing light over the course of a single day.
May, Kathy L. Molasses Man. Holiday House, 2000.
When the sorghum cane is ripe and ready, Grandpa decides to make molasses.
Mayr, Diane. Out and About at the Apple Orchard. Picture Window Books, 2003.
Full-color illustrations and fact-filled text offer a behind-the-scenes tour at an apple orchard.
McPhail, David. Farm Morning. Voyager Books, 1991.
A father and his young daughter share a special morning as they feed all the animals on the farm.
Millen, C.M. A Symphony for the Sheep. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1996.
Explore the fascinating lives of the sheep of Ireland and explore the spinning, weaving, and knitting of their wool.
Minor, Wendell. Grassroots—Poems by Carl Sandburg. Browndeer Press, 1998.
Fourteen poems with Midwestern themes or settings provide timeless observations about the heart of America.
Illustrations add to the profound evocation of the sights and sounds of the Midwest.
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MacLachlan, Patricia. All the Places to Love. HarperCollins, 1994.
A young boy describes the favorite places he shares with his family on his grandfather’s farm and nearby countryside.
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Morrison, Marianne. Rice. National Geographic, 2002.
Learn where and how rice is grown and harvested.
Murphy, Andy. Out and About at the Dairy Farm. Picture Window Books, 2003.
This picture book gives factual information about milk production.
X Murphy, Patricia. A Visit to the Apple Orchard. Capstone Press, 2004.
Go behind the scenes at an apple orchard to find out what happens during a typical day.
Nelson, Kristin. Farm Tractors. Lerner Publications Company, 2003.
With colorful photographs, this emerging reader introduces children to different kinds of tractors and how they are
used on farms.
Nelson, Robin. From Cocoa Bean to Chocolate. Lerner Publications Company, 2003.
Using colorful photographs, the book shows how cocoa beans are grown, harvested, dried and then processed into
the products we all enjoy.
Nelson, Robin. From Cotton to T-Shirt. Lerner Publications Company, 2003.
Discover how a cotton T-shirt is created from start to finish in this simply written emerging reader book with colorful
photographs.
Neuschwander, Cindy. 88 Pounds of Tomatoes. Scholastic Inc., 2001.
This whimsical mathematics story about a tomato seed encourages students to add, subtract, and multiply as the
tomato plant produces more and more tomatoes.
Older, Jules. Cow. Charlesbridge, 1998.
A lighthearted, nonfiction book on cows, breeds, and milk production.
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X Older, Jules. Ice
Cream Including Moments in Ice Cream History. Charlebridge, 2002.
Learn about one of America’s favorite desserts through fun historical facts.
X Ouren, Todd. From the Garden: A Counting Book About Growing Food. Picture Window Books, 2004.
Learn the numbers one to twelve by counting things in the garden.
Palacios, Argentina. Peanut Butter, Apple Butter, Cinnamon Toast: Food Riddles for You to Guess.
Harcourt, 1999.
A book of food riddles for children.
X Pallotta, Jerry. Apple Fractions. Scholastic, 2002.
This book not only teaches about fractions but also teaches the reader about apple varieties and the apple life cycle.
X Pallotta, Jerry. Hershey’s Milk Chocolate. Weights and Measures, 2002.
Learn weight and measurement concepts and standards using candy products.
Pallotta, Jerry. The Victory Garden Vegetable Alphabet Book. Charlesbridge Publishing, 1992.
From A to Z, this colorful book with simple text educates youth about how certain fruits, vegetables, and other plants
grow in the garden.
Pallotta, Jerry and Bob Thomson. The Victory Garden Alphabet. Charlesbridge, 1992.
Colored illustrations and descriptions from asparagus to zucchetta.
Paulsen, Gary. Harris and Me: A Summer Remembered. Harcourt Brace, 1993.
An 11-year-old city boy is used to being pawned off on relatives. What he is not used to is the farm setting, the hard
work, these cousins, and what the summer brings him this time around.
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Paulsen, Gary. The Tortilla Factory. Voyager Books, 1998.
Simple text and paintings tell the story of tortillas from corn seed to plant and then factory to store.
Peck, Jan. The Giant Carrot. Dial Books for Young Readers, 1998.
Little Isabelle’s family decides to plant a carrot seed, and each will do their part to make it grow.
Perkins, Lynne Rae. Home Lovely. Greenwillow Books, 1995.
A lonely young girl living in an isolated trailer makes new friends and gains knowledge by growing flowers and
melons. Along the way, she beautifies her home.
Peterson, Cris. Amazing Grazing. Boyds Mills Press, 2002.
Learn about grazing by examining real ranches throughout the country.
Peterson, Cris. Century Farm: One Hundred Years on a Family Farm. Boyds Mills Press, 1999.
Family anecdotes and family photos share the story of a 100-year farm as it grew from the 1890s into a thriving dairy.
Peterson, Cris. Harvest Year. Boyds Mills Press, 1996.
Full color photos and clear, concise text take readers month-by-month through a sampling of the wide diversity and
volume of crops grown throughout the United States.
Pickering, Robin. I Like Corn. Children’s Press, 2000.
In this introductory reader, children learn through colorful photographs about the many foods made of corn.
Pinczes, Elinor. One Hundred Hungry Ants. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1999.
One hundred hungry ants in rows of various sizes march to sample the delights of a picnic.
Potter, Beatrix. The Complete Adventures of Peter Rabbit. Frederick Warne and Company, 2003.
The four Beatrix Potter stories that feature Peter Rabbit are brought together in one volume.
Priceman, Marjorie. How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World. Dragonfly Books, 1994.
From the jungles of Sri Lanka to the apple orchards in Vermont, a little baker travels to find the finest ingredients for
her pie.
Ray, Mary Lyn. Pumpkins. Voyager Books, 1996.
A man harvests and sells a bountiful crop of pumpkins so that he will be able to preserve a field from developers.
X Ray, Mary Lyn. Pumpkins: A Story for a Field. Voyager Books, 1992.
In this fictional story, a field and pumpkins make one think about what is important in life.
Ready, de Dee. Granjeros y granjeras. Bridgestone Books, 1999.
In Spanish, learn how farmers grow grains and what they are used for.
Rendon, Marcie R. and Cheryl Walsh Bellville. Farmer’s Market. Carolrhoda Books, Inc., 2001.
Full of colorful photographs, this book describes the efforts of many families who work hard to produce food that is
sold at farmers’ markets.
Rice, James. Cowboy Rodeo. Pelican Publishing Company, 1997.
Learn about southern rodeos and their history through Texas Jack, a jackrabbit, in this non-traditional writing style.
Rice, James. Trail Drive. Pelican Publishing Company, 1996.
In a non-traditional writing style, learn about Texas cattle drives through Texas Jack, a jackrabbit.
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Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Frederick Warne and Company, Inc., 2002.
Enjoy this easy-to-read version of Peter Rabbit and his adventures in Mr. McGregor’s garden.
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Ring, Susan. From Tree to Table. Yellow Umbrella Books, 2003.
In this emerging reader, children learn how maple syrup is made and processed into the sweet syrup they enjoy.
Robbins, Ken. Apples. Antheum Books for Young Readers, 2002.
With colorful photographs and nonfiction text, learn how apples grow, from the planting of a tree to the pollination of
buds by bees.
Robbins, Ken. Make Mine a Peanut Butter Sandwich and a Glass of Milk. Scholastic, 1992.
Text and photos show how each part of a peanut butter sandwich and milk for lunch is made, from field to store to
table.
Robson, Pam. What’s For Lunch? Bananas. Children’s Press, 1998.
Learn how bananas are grown and how people eat them.
Robson, Pam. What’s For Lunch? Corn. Children’s Press, 1998.
Learn how corn is grown and how people eat it.
Robson, Pam. What’s For Lunch? Honey. Franklin Watts, 2003.
Learn how honey is produced so people can enjoy eating it.
Robson, Pam. What’s For Lunch? Rice. Franklin Watts, 2003.
Learn how rice is produced and the many ways it is eaten.
Rockwell, Anne. One Bean. Walker & Company, 1999.
This primary reader introduces children to the life cycle of the bean plant.
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Rockwell, Anne. Pumpkin Day, Pumpkin Night. Walker & Company, 2001.
Jeffrey finds a perfect pumpkin that is not too big and not too small.
Rosinsky, Natalie. Dirt: The Scoop on Soil. Picture Window Books, 2003.
Vivid illustrations and clear, fact-filled text explore the amazing science of soil.
X Royston, Angela. Ciclo de vida de El pollo. Heinemann Library, 1998.
Learn how baby chickens get out of the egg and how they are raised.
X Royston, Angela. Life Cycle of an Apple. Heinemann Library, 1998.
Learn what different kinds of buds apple trees have and how bees help to make apples.
X Royston, Angela. Life Cycle of a Bean. Heinemann Library, 1998.
Learn what happens when you first plant a bean seed, why it flowers, and how new beans are made.
X Royston, Angela. Life Cycle of a Chicken. Heinemann Library, 1998.
Learn how baby chickens get out of the egg and how they are raised.
X Royston, Angela. Life Cycle of a Sunflower. Heinemann Library, 1998.
Learn what a sunflower does as the sun moves and other interesting facts.
Saunders-Smith, Gail. Apple Trees. Capstone Press, 1998.
Learn the life cycle of the apple tree in this primary reader that has color photographs.
Saunders-Smith, Gail. Beans. Capstone Press, 1998.
Learn the life cycle of the green bean in this primary reader that has color photographs.
Saunders-Smith, Gail. Carrots. Capstone Press, 1998.
This primary reader describes carrots from growing to processing to eating.
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Saunders-Smith, Gail. Fall Harvest. Capstone Press, 1998.
This emerging reader book shows that crops are harvested by hand and by machine.
Saunders-Smith, Gail. Flowers. Capstone Press, 1998.
Learn the anatomy and function of flowers through colorful photographs and primary text.
Saunders-Smith, Gail. From Blossom to Fruit. Capstone Press, 1998.
Learn the life cycle of the apple tree from the blossom to the apple.
Saunders-Smith, Gail. From Bud to Blossom. Capstone Press, 1998.
Part of a series of books on apples, learn how the bud on an apple tree blossoms.
Saunders-Smith, Gail. Leaves. Capstone Press, 1998.
Learn the functions of leaves and the details of how leaves utilize light to make food for themselves.
Saunders-Smith, Gail. Picking Apples. Capstone Press 1998.
Learn how apples are harvested in this final book of the apple series by this author.
Saunders-Smith, Gail. Seeds. Capstone Press, 1998.
Learn the functions of seeds through colorful photographs and simple text.
Saunders-Smith, Gail. Stems. Capstone Press, 1998.
Learn the functions of stems through colorful photographs and simple text.
Saunders-Smith, Gail. Sunflowers. Capstone Press, 1998.
Learn the life cycle of the sunflower in this primary reader that has color photographs.
Schaefer, Lola. Honey Bees and Flowers. Capstone Press, 1999.
With color photographs and simple text, this emerging reader describes a bee’s visit to a flower.
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Schaefer, Lola. Honey Bees and Hives. Capstone Press, 1999.
With color photographs and simple text, this emerging reader describes what happens in a beehive.
Schaefer, Lola. Honey Bees and Honey. Capstone Press, 1999.
With color photographs and simple text, this emerging reader describes how honey is made by bees and is then
gathered.
Schaefer, Lola M. We Need Farmers. Capstone Press, 2000.
This emerging reader shows the many types of farmers that grow the products we consume.
Schaefer, Lola. What Grows From a Tree? Yellow Umbrella Books, 2001.
This nonfiction beginning reader shows photographs of different things that grow on trees.
Schomp, Virginia. If You Were a Farmer. Benchmark Books, 2001.
This descriptive simple text, with colorful photographs, describes many different kinds of farmers and what they do.
Schuh, Mari C. Chickens on the Farm. Capstone Press, 2002.
Through photographs, this emerging reader discusses chickens that are raised for meat and eggs.
Schuh, Mari C. Cows on the Farm. Capstone Press, 2002.
Learn, through photographs and primary text, how farmers raise cows.
Schuh, Mari C. Horses on the Farm. Capstone Press, 2002.
Through photographs, this emerging reader discusses how horses are used and cared for on a farm.
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Schuh, Mari C. Pigs on the Farm. Capstone Press, 2002.
Through photographs, this emerging reader discusses pigs that are raised on a farm.
Schuh, Mari C. Sheep on the Farm. Capstone Press, 2002.
Through photographs, this emerging reader discusses sheep that are raised for meat, wool and milk.
Shannon, George. Climbing Kansas Mountains. Aladdin, 1996.
A young boy and father share the beauty of a Kansas farm and landscape.
Shapiro, Jody Fickes. Up, Up, Up! It’s Apple Picking Time. Holiday House, 2003.
Learn about the many varieties of apples when Miles and his family pick apples in Grandma and Grandpa’s California
orchard.
X Shepard, Daniel. All Kinds of Farms. Capstone Press, 2004.
With simple text and color photographs learn about several kinds of farms.
Slawson, Michele Benoit. Apple Picking Time. Dragonfly Books, 1998.
Describes the old-time way of picking apples and the emotions and pride Anna and her family gain.
Sloat, Teri. Farmer Brown Shears His Sheep. Scholastic, 2001.
In this whimsical picture book with simple text, learn how a sheep is sheared and how the wool is processed and
made into colorful sweaters.
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Sloat, Teri. Patty’s Pumpkin Patch. G. P. Putnam Sons, 1999.
Patty’s pumpkin patch is busy all year from plowing to planting to weeding to picking. This book shows in
alphabetical fashion the creepy-crawly and feathered friends that live there.
Small, David. George Washington’s Cows. Farrar Straus Giroux, 1997.
Humorous rhymes about George Washington’s farm, where the cows wear dresses, the pigs wear wigs, and the sheep
are scholars.
Smith, Cathy. Plants on My Plate. National Geographic, 2001.
See photographs of the plants from which vegetables on your plate come.
X Spaulding, Dean T. Housing Our Feathered Friends. Lerner Publications Company, 1997.
Learn a variety of ways to make birdhouses and some interesting facts about these birds.
X Spilsbury, Louise. Apples. Heinemann Library, 2001.
Find out where apples are grown and how they get from the farm to your table.
X Spilsbury, Louise. Bananas. Heinemann Library, 2002.
Find out where bananas grown and how they get from the farm to your table.
X Spilsbury, Louise. Oranges. Heinemann Library, 2002.
Find out how oranges are grown and how they get from the farm to your table.
X Spilsbury, Louise. Rice. Heinemann Library, 2001.
Find out where rice is grown and what happens to in on the way from the farm to your table.
Splear, Elsie Lee. Growing Seasons. G.P. Putnam Sons, 2000.
This true story of Elsie Lee Splear’s childhood spent on Illinois tenant farms in the early part of the 20th century
provides a historical view of farm life.
Stevens, Janet. Tops and Bottoms. Harcourt Brace and Co., 1995.
Folktale involves a hare and a bear as they plant and harvest vegetables.
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X Stevens, Janet and Susan Stevens Crummel. Cook-A-Doodle-Doo. Harcourt Brace & Company, 1999.
An old family recipe, four family friends, and a bit of true facts make this book a belly of laughs for beginning bakers
and gourmet chefs alike.
Stewart, Sarah. The Gardener. Farrar Straus Giroux, 1997.
A series of letters tells a girl who, when forced to leave the country, takes her love of gardening with her.
Stewig, John Warren. Making Plum Jam. Hyperion Books for Children, 2002.
Jackie, a city kid, visits her aunts’ farm and has a whimsical adventure while helping with the simple task of making
plum jam.
X Tagliaferro, Linda. Bees and Their Hives. Capstone Press, 2004.
Through colorful photographs and simple text, imagine living in a home with 20,000 other bees.
Tang, Greg. The Grapes of Math. Scholastic Press, 2001.
Use a few problem-solving techniques to solve the math puzzles in this book. Many have themes of fruits, vegetables,
and insects.
Taus-Bolstad, Stacy. From Grass to Milk. Lerner Publishing Company, 2004.
Through color photographs, learn how farmers work to get the milk you drink to the kitchen table.
Taylor, Miles. Food Comes From Farms. National Geographic, 2003.
Colorful photographs depict where the food we eat comes from.
X Telander, Todd. Earthworms: Underground Farmers. Henry Holt and Company, 1994.
This informational text, with short chapters and large print provides detailed facts and photos that show the
earthworm’s role in ecosystems.
Titherington, Jeanne. Pumpkin Pumpkin. HarperTrophy, 1990.
A young boy plants a pumpkin seed and, after watching it grow, carves it and saves some seeds to plant in the spring.
Tolstoy, Aleksei and Niamh Sharkey. The Gigantic Turnip. Barefoot Books, 2000.
This nineteenth century Russian story shows how a farmer and his wife pull a gigantic turnip out of the ground with
the help of their friends.
Tryon, Leslie. Albert’s Field Trip. Aladdin, 2001.
Albert leads a class from Pleasant Valley School on a field trip to Georgie and Gracie’s apple farm. There are songs on
the bus and a visit to a barn and the orchard, where the children pick their own apples and squeeze them into juice.
Tudor, Tasha. Corgiville Fair. Little Brown, 1998.
Chronicles the events of the Corgiville Fair, especially the actions of Edgar Tom Cat in his attempt to win the goat race.
Tunkin, David. A Tree’s Life. National Geographic, 2003.
This early nonfiction reader explains the life cycle of a pine tree.
Tunkin, David. How Does My Garden Grow? National Geographic, 2003.
Learn that plants in the garden need sunlight, water, and soil to grow.
Waddell, Martin. Farmer Duck. Modern Curriculum Press, 1990.
In this whimsical story, see what a duck does to take care of a farm.
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Thompson, Gare. Harvest Festivals. National Geographic, 2002.
Learn about different harvest festivals that people have around the world.
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Wallner, Alexandra. Beatrix Potter. Holiday House, 1998.
Learn the story of the author Beatrix Potter, the author of the famous stories about Peter Rabbit.
Warnock, Natalie Kinsey. A Farm of Her Own. Dutton Children’s Books, 2001.
When Emma was ten she went to spend the summer with Aunt Ada and Uncle Will at Sunnyside Farm, opening a
whole new world to her. She milked cows, gathered eggs and appreciated her relatives that lived there.
X Whitehouse, Particia. Brown Foods. Heinemann Library, 2004.
Find out where the brown foods such as almonds and olives come from.
X Whitehouse, Particia. Green Foods. Heinemann Library, 2002.
Find out where the green foods such as broccoli and honeydew come from.
X Whitehouse, Particia. Orange Foods. Heinemann Library, 2004.
Find out where the orange foods such as cantaloupe and oranges come from.
X Whitehouse, Particia. Red Foods. Heinemann Library, 2002.
Find out where the red foods such as red onions and kidney beans come from.
X Whitehouse, Particia. White Foods. Heinemann Library, 2002.
Find out where the white foods such as cauliflower and bean sprouts come from.
X Whitehouse, Particia. Yellow Foods. Heinemann Library, 2002.
Find out where the yellow foods such as lemons and wax beans come from.
Books
Wolfman, Judy. Life on a Crop Farm. Lerner Publishing Company, 2002.
Learn the best way to pick asparagus and when to pick sweet corn and learn about the planting, picking, and selling of
the produce we eat.
Wolfman, Judy. Life on a Goat Farm. Carolrhoda Books, Inc., 2002.
Describes the practices that occur on a goat farm and includes information on breeds, care, milking, and more.
Wolfman, Judy. Life on a Pig Farm. Carolrhoda Books, 2001.
Through photographs and informative text, the reader learns about the life on a pig farm, like raising piglets, doing
chores, and going to the annual fair.
Wood, Lily. Bats. Scholastic Inc., 2000.
Learn about bats in this book full of facts and photographs.
Yu, Norman. Cotton Comes from Plants. National Geographic, 2003.
Learn how cotton is grown and made into the clothes we wear.
Zahares, Wade. Red Are the Apples. Gulliver Books, 2001.
Share a day on the farm and learn about the amazing colors one sees in the country.
Ziefert, Harriet. A New Coat for Anna. Dragonfly Books, 1988.
Anna visits the sheep that provide the wool and all the people involved in making her winter coat.
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Ada, Alma Flor. Gathering the Sun. Lothrop, Lee and Shepard Books, 1997.
A book of poems in English and Spanish about migrant farm laborers working the fields; one poem for each letter of
the Spanish alphabet.
Alarcon, Francisco X. Laughing Tomatoes. Children’s Book Press, 1997.
Selected poems, in both English and Spanish, relate to different food products, such as tomatoes, corn, and chiles.
Artley, Bob. Once Upon a Farm. Pelican Publishing Company, 2000.
Through detailed illustrations and text, this book shows the seasons of an old-time farm.
Atwell, Debby. Barn. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1996.
Using text and paintings, the life of a country barn is followed from the late eighteenth-century to the present day.
Baldwin, Robert F. This is the Sea that Feeds Us. Dawn Publications, 1998.
This book links the fish dinner enjoyed by a thankful family with the entire marine food web. Beginning with tiny
plankton, each verse introduces a new link to the marine food chain, then connects it to everything else.
Bates, Katharine Lee. America the Beautiful. G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 2003.
An illustrated edition of the nineteenth-century poem, later set to music, celebrates the beauty of America.
An intriguing introduction to the serious nature and ongoing environmental problems caused by invasive plant and
animal species, and ideas on what young readers can do to minimize their own impact on the environment.
Bial, Raymond. A Handful of Dirt. Walker & Company, 2000.
You’ll never look at the ground you walk on in the same way after you’ve taken this down-in-the-earth photographic
tour of one of Earth’s most common but precious resources.
Books
Bial, Raymond. Portrait of a Farm Family. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1995.
Through words and pictures, the daily life of a farm family describes the chores, challenges, and joys of living on a
farm.
Bolton, Janet. My Grandmother’s Patchwork Quilt. Doubleday Books for Young Readers, 1994.
A young girl uses a patchwork quilt to retell the story of her grandmother and her account of daily life on the farm.
Burns, Diane L. Cranberries: Fruit of the Bogs. Carolrhoda Books, Inc., 1994.
A brief history of the “bog ruby” reveals the berry’s versatility and importance to the Native Americans and pilgrims.
Shows the activities that take place throughout the growing season on a cranberry farm.
Caduto, Michael J. and Joseph Bruchac. Native American Gardening: Stories, Projects and Recipes for
Families. Fulcrum Publishing, 1996.
Stories, projects, and recipes that relate to Native Americans from North America. Each story relates to one aspect of
gardening, such as soil preparation or harvest.
X Cheng, Andrea. When the Bees
Fly Home. Tilbury House Publishers, 2002.
Jonathan learns how his family earns a living from beekeeping.
Collins, David. Pioneer Plowmaker: A Story About John Deere. Carolrhoda Books, Inc., 1990.
John Deere, a young blacksmith in the mid-1880s, created a plow that dirt would not stick to during a potentially
disastrous time in Ohio.
Corwin, Judith Hoffman. Harvest Festivals Around the World. Julian Messner, 1995.
A history of many crop-related festivals, including craft activities and recipes.
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Cronin, Doreen. Diary of a Worm. Joanna Cotler, 2003.
This hysterical journal provides an inside look at the hidden world of a comical worm.
DeAngelis, Therese. The Ojibwa: Wild Rice Gatherers. Blue Earth Books, 2003.
Learn how the Ojibwa plant, harvest, and mill wild rice in the Great Lakes.
Demi. One Grain of Rice. Scholastic Inc., 1997.
This mathematical folktale illustrates the concept of doubling, using rice as an example.
Dooley, Norah. Everybody Bakes Bread. Carolrhoda Books, 1996.
A story that introduces children to many different kinds of breads and the recipes to make them.
Dooley, Norah. Everybody Cooks Rice. Carolrhoda Books, 1992.
A girl’s adventure at dinnertime introduces her to a variety of cultures and the ways that rice is used in the evening
meal.
Dragonwagon, Crescent. Home Place. Macmillan Publishing Company, 1990.
While out hiking, a family comes upon the site of an old house and finds some clues about the people who once lived
there.
Dunrea, Oliver. The Painter Who Loved Chickens. Farrar Straus Giroux, 1995.
Paintings and text tell the story of a painter who dreams of owning a farm and who eventually sells his chicken
paintings to purchase it. Realistic paintings of different breeds of chickens.
Books
Erlback, Arlene. Peanut Butter. Lerner Publishing, 1994.
Describes how peanut butter is made, from the cultivation of peanuts through filling the jars with the nutty spread.
Includes simple, no-bake recipes.
Fischer, Maureen. Nineteenth-Century Lumber Camp Cooking. Blue Earth Books, 2001.
Learn how nineteenth century logging occurred and review and prepare some of the basic recipes loggers depended
upon for high-energy food.
Fox, Mary V. The Story of Women Who Shaped the West. Children’s Press, 1994.
Presents examples of women who helped shape the Western frontier, including the schoolteacher, justice of the peace,
and homesteader.
Freeman Swain, Ruth. How Sweet It Is and Was: The History of Candy. Holiday House, 2003.
Learn the story of how certain favorite candies were created such as fudge, Tootsie Rolls, and taffy.
Gardiner, John Reynolds. Stone Fox. HarperTrophy, 1983.
When Willy’s grandfather falls ill, it is up to Willy to save the farm from the tax collector. He does so by entering a dog
sled competition.
Gates, Doris. Blue Willow. Econo-Clad Books, 1999.
Janey travels with her father and stepmother to wherever her father can find seasonal work. She dreams of a home like
the one on her Blue Willow plate, which belonged to her deceased mother.
Gibbons, Gail. The Honey Makers. HarperTrophy, 2000.
Learn how thousands of bees work together to make hives and honey.
Greenwood, Barbara. A Pioneer Sampler. Houghton Mifflin, 1998.
Looks into a year in the life of the Robertsons, a pioneer family on a backwoods farm in 1840. Includes activities for
students.
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Griffen, Margaret and Deborah Seed. The Amazing Egg Book. Perseus Books, 1990.
Information on eggs, animals who lay eggs, egg crafts, and recipes.
Gunderson, Mary. Cowboy Cooking. Blue Earth Books, 2000.
Learn about roundups and trail drives through the recipes cowboys enjoyed throughout history.
Gunderson, Mary. Oregon Trail Cooking. Blue Earth Books, 2000.
Explore history through Oregon Trail cooking, recipes, and stories.
Gunderson, Mary. Pioneer Farm Cooking. Blue Earth Books, 2000.
Explore history through pioneer farm cooking, recipes, and stories about food storage and cooking.
Gunderson, Mary. Southern Plantation Cooking. Capstone Press, 2000.
Learn the history of southern plantations while reviewing recipes using the products from the large operations.
Harbison, Elizabeth M. Loaves of Fun. Chicago Review Press, 1997.
More than 50 recipes and activities take children on a multicultural journey throughout the ages and across the world
to discover the history and uses of bread.
Hardesty, Constance. Grow Your Own Pizza: Gardening Plans and Recipes for Kids. Fulcrum
Publishing, 2000.
For gardeners and food connoisseurs of all ages, this fun yet practical resource takes you step-by-step from dirt to the
dinner table. Organized by easy, medium, and advanced level garden plots.
Hart, Avery and Mantell Hart. Kids Garden. Williamson Publishing Co., 1996.
Using black and white illustrations, this book provides over 100 activities children and their families or classmates can
do to learn more about plants. Ideas on growing your own broom, making homemade potato chips, and planting a
butterfly café or a salad garden are just a few of the stimulating “how-to” ideas presented in a student-friendly garden
activity book.
Hayford, James. Gridley Firing. New England Press, 1987.
The family farm is not doing well and young Martin is concerned that the rich contractor who is buying up land will
buy his farm and build houses, which will move wildlife inhabitants out of their homes.
Haywood, John. Work, Trade, and Farming Through the Ages. Lorenz Books, 2001.
Learn what the workers of ancient Egypt, Greece, and the Inca Empire did for a living, and find out what trades,
professions, and skills were essential to keeping ancient societies running smoothly.
Heller, Ruth. The Reason for a Flower. Putnam Publishing Group, 1999.
Brief text and lavish illustrations explain plant reproduction and the purpose of a flower. Uses unique flowering plants
as examples.
Hepworth, Cathi. Antics! The Putnam & Grosset Group, 1996.
This colorful, alphabetical anthology describes one word for each letter of the alphabet that contains the word “ant.”
Hiscock, Bruce. The Big Tree. Boyd Mills Press, 1999.
Follows the development of a large old maple tree from its growth as a seed during the American Revolution to its
maturity in the late 20th century.
Hunter, Sally M. Four Seasons of Corn: A Winnebago Tradition. Lerner Publications Company, 1997.
Enjoy learning how the Native American Winnebagos grow and process corn and the traditions they have.
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Hawkes, Nigel. Genetically Modified Food. Copper Beech Books, 2000.
Introduces the younger reader the science behind the production of food using genetic engineering.
Iverson, Diane. My Favorite Tree. Dawn Publications, 1999.
Read about the many trees of North America and learn their significant role in our history, traditions, ecology, and
economy.
Johnson, Sylvia A. Inside an Egg. Lerner Publications Company, 1987.
This book, full of colorful photographs, clearly illustrates and explains the development of a chicken egg from the time it
is formed in the body of a hen until the moment that the chick begins to peck its way out of the shell.
Julivert, Angels. The Fascinating World of Ants. Barron’s, 1991.
Many facts about ants are presented in a way to give young readers some understanding of nature’s role for these
dynamic insects.
Kahn, Jett. Women in Agricultural Science Careers. Capstone Books, 2000.
Learn about six women who have very unique careers in agricultural science.
Kalman, Bobbie and Tammy Everts. Bugs and Other Insects. Crabtree Publishing Company, 1994.
Through colorful photographs, learn the anatomy of specific insects and some unique characteristics they have.
Kalman, Bobbie. Hooray for Beekeeping! Crabtree Publishing Company, 1998.
Learn about bees, beekeeping and honey in this book with simple nonfiction text and colorful photographs and
illustrations.
Kalman, Bobbie. Hooray for Dairy Farming. Crabtree Publishing Company, 1998.
Learn about the many aspects of the dairy industry through color photographs and simple text.
Books
Kalman, Bobbie. Life on the Ranch. Crabtree Publishing Company, 1999.
Provides historical information on ranchers of the Old West. Colorful pictures and photographs illustrate the
complexity of this way of life.
Kalman, Bobbie. What is a Plant? Crabtree Publishing Company, 2000.
Learn the basic anatomy of plants, unique characteristics, and how and why plants are essential in various
ecosystems.
Kalman, Bobbie and Lynda Hale. Pioneer Recipes. Crabtree Publishing Company, 2001.
Using recipes as the theme, this book describes how pioneers obtained and grew the food they used to feed their
community.
Keeler, Patricia A. and Francis X. McCall, Jr. Unraveling Fibers. Atheneum, 1995.
Text and photos show the raising and processing of natural fibers from plants and animals.
Keller, Kristin Thonnes. The Shoshone: Pine Nut Harvesters of the Great Basin. Blue Earth Books, 2004.
Learn how pine nuts are harvested and prepared by the Shoshone and learn some recipes they enjoyed.
King, Elizabeth L. Chile Fever. Dutton Children’s Books, 1995.
Color photos and text show the growth cycle, history, and importance of chile peppers to cultures of the world.
Kite, Patricia L. Garden Wizardry for Kids. Barron’s Educational Services, 1995.
History and folklore associated with common fruits and vegetables and the methods for raising, eating, and crafting
with them.
Kneidel, Sally. Slugs, Bugs and Salamanders: Discovering Bugs in Your Garden. Fulcrum
Publishing, 2000.
Emphasizes the role of insects and other animals in the garden.
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X Lauber, Patricia. Earthworms: Underground Farmers. Henry Holt and Company, 1994.
Take a look at the world of earthworms and learn how important these creatures are to a healthy ecology.
Lavies, Bianca. Compost Critters. Dutton’s Children’s Press, 1993.
Photographs and informational text about the critters one may see in a compost bin or garden.
Lovejoy, Sharon. Sunflower Houses. Workman Publishing, 2001.
Garden discoveries, tips for growing plants, folklore, and crafts for children of all ages.
Micucci, Charles. The Life and Times of the Honeybee. Houghton Mifflin, 1997.
Depicts the life cycle and habits of the honeybee, describing the organization of the hive and the making of honey.
Minor, Wendell. Grassroots-Poems by Carl Sandburg. Browndeer Press, 1998.
Fourteen poems with Midwestern themes or settings provide timeless observations about the heart of America.
Illustrations add to the profound evocation of the sights and sounds of the Midwest.
Moore, Eve. The Story of George Washington Carver. Scholastic Inc., 1995.
This biography describes the life of George Washington Carver, who was born a slave and became a world famous
scientist.
Moses, Will. Johnny Appleseed: The Story of a Legend. Philomel Books, 2001.
Colorful folk art accompanies what feels like a fireside tale, in the telling of the legend about John Chapman.
Overbeck, Cynthia. How Seeds Travel. Lerner Publications Company, 1990.
This book presents a look at seeds on the move. Colorful photographs trace the journeys made by seeds from such
varied plants as the maple tree, the dandelion, pussy willow, and coconut palm. The role of seeds and fruit in plant
reproduction is also explained.
Books
Pallotta, Jerry. The Spice Alphabet Book. Charlesbridge, 1994.
Information on the history, sources, and uses of herbs, spices, and other natural flavors.
Paulsen, Gary. Alida’s Song. Yearling, 2001.
A grandmother reaches out to a young boy and arranges for him to have a summer job on a farm.
Paulsen, Gary. The Haymeadow. Yearling, 1999.
John Barron is asked to spend the summer taking care of six sheep and is not quite sure how he will survive.
X Perez, L. King. First Day in Grapes. Lee & Low Books Inc., 2002.
Learn how Chico and his family move up and down the state of California picking fruits and vegetables and about
Chico’s successes and challenges in school.
Peterson, Cris. Amazing Grazing. Boyds Mills Press, 2002.
Learn about grazing by examining real ranches throughout the country.
Peterson, Cris. Century Farm: One Hundred Years on a Family Farm. Boyds Mills Press, 1999.
Family anecdotes and photos share the story of a 100-year farm as it grew from the 1890s into a thriving dairy.
Peterson, Cris. Harvest Year. Boyds Mills Press, 1996.
A photographic essay about foods that are harvested year-round in the United States.
Polacco, Patricia. The Keeping Quilt. Aladdin, 2001.
A homemade quilt ties together the lives of four generations of an immigrant Jewish family and remains a symbol of
their love and faith.
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Priceman, Marjorie. How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World. Dragonfly Books, 1996.
From the jungles of Sri Lanka to the apple orchards in Vermont, a little baker travels to find the finest ingredients for
her pie.
Provensen, Alice and Martin Provensen. This Year at Maple Hill Farm. First Aladdin Books, 1988.
Describes the seasonal changes on a farm and surrounding countryside throughout the year.
Rendon, Marcie R. and Cheryl Walsh Bellville. Farmer’s Market. Carolrhoda Books, Inc., 2001.
Full of colorful photographs, this book describes the efforts of many families who work hard to produce food that is
sold at farmers’ markets.
Rodenas, Paula. The Random House Book of Horses and Horsemanship. Random House, 1997.
This nonfiction book describes in great detail horse history, anatomy, behavior, breeds, care, and training.
Schroeder, Lisa. California Gold Rush Cooking. Blue Earth Books, 2001.
Learn about the California Gold Rush by exploring some of the recipes that were popular along with the stories
behind these recipes.
Scott, Emily. Dinner from Dirt: Ten Meals Kids Can Grow and Cook. Gibbs Smith Publisher, 1998.
This book provides experiential ideas for planting and then cooking with the products.
Shelby, Anne. Homeplace. Orchard Books, 2000.
Grandmother and grandchild trace the 200-year history of a family, its home, and farm.
X Shuter, Jane. Farming & Food. Heinemann Library, 1999.
Books
Take a trip into the past to discover the world of the Ancient Egyptians in regards to their food sources and farming
methods.
Sohi, Morteza. Look What I Did with a Leaf! Walker Publishing, 1993.
Provides examples of different kinds of animals that can be made out of leaves and suggests various uses for the
finished product.
Sorensen, Virginia. Miracles on Maple Hill. Odyssey Classics, 2003.
Meet a loving family and learn about the first miracle of the new year when the sap begins to rise in the maple trees so
the family can make syrup.
X Spaulding, Dean T. Housing Our Feathered Friends. Lerner Publications Company, 1997.
Learn a variety of ways to make birdhouses and some interesting facts about these birds.
Stevens, Jan Romero. Carlos and the Cornfield, Carlos Y La Milpa De Maiz. Rising Moon Books, 1999.
This text with both English and Spanish text, describes how Carlos learns about working in a cornfield.
Stewart, Sarah. The Gardener. Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1997.
A series of letters tells of a girl who, when forced to leave the country, takes her love of gardening with her.
Stotksy, Sandra. Trees Are Terrific: Naturescope Series. National Wildlife Federation, 1998.
Text and activities introduce the nature of trees, their trunks, growth, leaves, and changing nature.
Tang, Greg. The Grapes of Math. Scholastic Press, 2001.
Use a few problem-solving techniques to solve the math puzzles in this book. Many have themes of fruits, vegetables,
and insects.
X Telander, Todd. Earthworms: Underground Farmers. Henry Holt and Company, 1994.
This informational text, with short chapters and large print provides detailed facts and photos that show the
earthworm’s role in ecosystems.
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Thorson, Kristine and Robert Thorson. Stone Wall Secrets. Tilbury House, 2001.
On an autumn day, a grandfather and grandson repair the wall on their Maine farm.
Tuft, Lynne. The Grapes Grow Sweet. Studio Eight River Press, 1996.
A captivating glimpse of growing up on a family vineyard in wine country.
Van Allsburg, Chris. Two Bad Ants. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1988.
A group of ants sets out to please their queen by gathering all they can of a delicious crystal. But two ants become
greedy and experience far more than they anticipated.
Waters, Kate. Samuel Eaton’s Day. Scholastic, 1996.
Describes the busy life of children on the Plimoth Plantation in the 1600s in text and pictures.
Waters, Kate. Sarah Morton’s Day. Scholastic, 1993.
Describes the busy life of children on the Plimoth Plantation in the 1600s in text and pictures.
Whelchel, Harriet. Extraordinary Chickens. Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2000.
This photographic journal depicts the amazing variety of exotic chickens in full color.
White, E.B. Charlotte’s Web. HarperTrophy, 1953.
Charlotte the spider, Wilbur the pig, and Fern, a little girl, present a classic tale of life on a farm.
Wiesner, David. June 29, 1999. Clarion Books, 1995.
While 3rd grade classmates are sprouting seeds in paper cups, Holly has a more innovative science project in mind.
Wilder, Laura Ingalls. Little House on the Prairie. HarperTrophy, 1953.
One of her many books depicting life on the prairie and homesteading.
Books
Wilder, Laura Ingalls. Winter on the Farm. HarperTrophy, 1997.
This simple text allows readers to meet Almonzo and learn what he does on a busy day on the family farm.
Wolfman, Judy. Life on a Goat Farm. Carolrhoda Books, Inc., 2002.
Describes the practices that occur on a goat farm and includes information on breeds, care, milking, and more.
Woods, Michael and Mary B. Woods. Ancient Agriculture. Runestone Press, 2000.
Explains in simple terms how the story of agriculture is also the story of civilization. Also describes how ancient
cultures left a rich legacy of agricultural knowledge and technology.
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Adair, Gene. George Washington Carver, Botanist. Chelsea House Publishers, 1989.
This biography describes the life of George Washington Carver and how he became the first black man of science to
emerge as an American folk hero.
Baron, Robert C. The Garden and Farm Books of Thomas Jefferson. Fulcrum Publishing, 2000.
Reproductions of Jefferson’s garden and farm journals along with selected correspondence on gardening and farming
from Jefferson to Washington, Adams, Madison, and others.
An intriguing introduction to the serious and ongoing environmental problems caused by invasive plant and animal
species, and ideas on what young readers can do to minimize their own impact on the environment.
Bauer, Joan. Squashed. Puffin Books, 2001.
Ellie Morgan’s life would be almost perfect if she could get her potentially prizewinning pumpkin to put on about two
hundred more pounds before the Rock River Pumpkin Weigh-In.
Burns, Diane L. Cranberries: Fruit of the Bogs. Carolrhoda Books, Inc., 1994.
A brief history of the “bog ruby” reveals the berry’s versatility and importance to the Native Americans and pilgrims.
Shows the activities that take place throughout the growing season on a cranberry farm.
Books
Collins, David. Pioneer Plowmaker: A Story about John Deere. Lerner Publishing Group, 1990.
John Deere, a young blacksmith in the mid-1880s, created a plow that dirt would not stick to during a potentially disastrous
time in Ohio.
Davidson, Joe. Fruit Crate Art. Book Sales, 1990.
Contains colored photographs of fruit and vegetable labels found on wood boxes and a history of the labels, art, and
advertising associated with them.
X Dregni, Michael. This Old Tractor: A Treasury of Vintage Tractors and Family Farm Memories. A
Town Square Book, 1998.
This informational text written in narrative form is accompanied by many nostalgic photographs and artwork of
vintage tractors.
Fine, Edith Hope. Barbara McClintock: Nobel Geneticist. Enslow Publishers, Inc., 1998.
Presents the life and career of the geneticist who spent many years studying the cells of maize and, in 1983, was awarded
the Nobel Prize in physiology and medicine.
Fleischman, Paul. Seedfolks. HarperTrophy, 1999.
One by one, a number of people of varying ages and background transform a trash-filled inner-city lot into a
productive and beautiful garden. In doing so, the gardeners are themselves transformed.
Gates, Doris. Blue Willow. Econo-Clad Books, 1999.
Janey travels with her father and stepmother to wherever her father can find seasonal work. She dreams of a home
like the one on her Blue Willow plate, which belonged to her deceased mother.
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Harbison, Elizabeth M. Loaves of Fun. Chicago Review Press, 1997.
More than 50 recipes and activities take children on a multicultural journey throughout the ages and across the world
to discover the history and uses of bread.
Hardesty, Constance. Grow Your Own Pizza: Gardening Plans and Recipes for Kids. Fulcrum
Publishing, 2000.
For gardeners and food connoisseurs of all ages, this fun yet practical resource takes you step-by-step from dirt to the
dinner table. Organized by easy, medium, and advanced level garden plots.
Hawke, Sharryl Davis and James E. Davis. Seeds of Change. Addison-Wesley, 1992.
The story of cultural exchange between the Old and New World since 1492, emphasizing the horse, potato, corn,
sugar, and disease. Adapted from original Smithsonian edition of Seeds of Change.
Hawkes, Nigel. Genetically Modified Food. Copper Beech Books, 2000.
Introduces the younger reader to the science behind and the issues surrounding the production of food using genetic
engineering.
Hayford, James. Gridley Firing. New England Press, 1987.
The family farm is not doing well and young Martin is concerned that the rich contractor who is buying up land will
buy his farm and build houses which will move wildlife inhabitants out of their homes.
Haywood, John. Work, Trade, and Farming. Lorenz Books, 2001.
Learn what the workers of ancient Egypt, Greece, and the Inca Empire did for a living, and find out what trades,
professions, and skills were essential to keep ancient societies running smoothly.
Hughes, Meredith Sayles. Buried Treasures: Roots and Tubers. Lerner Publications Company, 2001.
Examines the discovery and migration of potatoes and edible roots, as well as their roles in cooking, technology, and
world cultures. The field-to-table process is also examined.
Hughes, Meredith Sayles. Cool as a Cucumber, Hot as a Pepper: Fruit Vegetables. Lerner
Publications Company, 1999.
Information with a bit of history about vegetables that are scientifically fruits; includes colorful photographs and
illustrations.
Hughes, Meredith Sayles. Flavor Foods: Spices and Herbs. Lerner Publications Company, 2000.
This fun-filled book provides information on leaves, fruits, bark, flowers, pods, seeds—the aromatic odds and ends we
call seasonings.
Hughes, Meredith Sayles. Glorious Grasses: The Grains. Lerner Publications Company, 1999.
With colorful pages in a unique format, learn about some of the world’s most important cereal grains, including
wheat, rice, corn, millet, barley, oats, and rye.
Hughes, Meredith Sayles. Green Power: Leaf and Flower Vegetables. Lerner Publications Company, 2001.
This book, with colorful photographs and a unique format, provides information, recipes and stories about leaf and
flower vegetables such as cabbage, broccoli, artichokes, spinach, lettuce, and Belgian endive.
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Hesse, Karen. Out of the Dust. Scholastic Press, 1999.
In a series of poems, 15-year-old Billie Jo relates the hardships of living on her family’s wheat farm in Oklahoma
during the Dust Bowl years of the Depression.
Hughes, Meredith Sayles. Hard to Crack: Nut Trees. Lerner Publications Company, 2001.
With colorful pages in a unique format, learn about a variety of nuts, including pecans, walnuts, almonds, pistachios,
cashews, and macadamias.
Hughes, Meredith Sayles. Spill the Beans and Pass the Peanuts. Lerner Publications Company, 1999.
With colorful pages in a unique format, learn about legumes and the many products made from these peanuts, lentils,
peas, and beans.
Hughes, Meredith Sayles. Stinky and Stringy: Stem and Bulb Vegetables. Lerner Publications Company,
1999.
Examines the discovery and migration of onions, garlic, leeks, celery, asparagus, and rhubarb, as well as their roles in
Hughes, Meredith Sayles. Yes We Have Bananas: Fruits from Shrubs and Vines. Lerner Publications
Company, 2000.
Examines the discovery and migration of bananas, berries, and melons, as well as their roles in cooking, technology,
and world cultures.
Hunter, Sally M. Four Seasons of Corn: A Winnebago Tradition. Lerner Publications, 1997.
A 12 year old learns how to grow and dry corn from his Winnebago grandfather.
Julivert, Angels. The Fascinating World of Ants. Barron’s, 1991.
Many facts about ants are presented in a way to give young readers some understanding of these dynamic insects’ role
in nature.
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Kahn, Jett. Women in Agricultural Science Careers. Capstone Press, 2000.
Learn about six women who have very unique careers in agricultural science.
Kalman, Bobbie. What is a Plant? Crabtree Publishing Company, 2000.
Learn the basic anatomy of plants, unique characteristics and how and why plants are essential in various ecosystems.
X Latta, Sara. Food Poisoning and Foodborne Diseases. Enslow Publishers, Inc., 1999.
This book addresses the concerns of foodborne illnesses and reviews the different microbes and toxins in foods that
make us sick.
Lovejoy, Sharon. Roots, Shoots, Buckets & Boots. Workman Publishing, 1999.
Twelve easy-to-implement ideas for theme gardens that parents, teachers, and kids can grow together are described
in this book including moon gardens and sunflower houses.
Maze, Stephanie. I Want to Be a Veterinarian. Harcourt , 1997.
Photos and facts describe different kinds of vets, how veterinary science began, and where it is headed. Also shows
how to begin exploring the career.
National Gardening Association. Dictionary of Horticulture. Viking, 1994.
A resource book from A to Z explains and defines gardening terms.
Nelson, Marilyn. Carver: A Life in Poems. Front Street, 2001.
This collection of poems provides a compelling and revealing portrait of George Washington Carver’s complex and
profoundly devout life.
X Perez, L. King. First Day in Grapes. Lee & Low Books Inc., 2002.
Learn how Chico and his family move up and down the state of California picking fruits and vegetables and about
Chico’s successes and challenges in school.
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Pukite, John. A Field Guide to Cows. Penguin Books, 1998.
Describes the 52 breeds of cattle in a format that assists in their identification.
Rushing, Felder. New Junior Garden Book. Meredith Books, 1999.
This colorful and student-friendly book provides hundreds of projects for kids to grow and make. Projects are ranked
from simple to more advanced.
X Shuter, Jane. Farming & Food. Heinemann Library, 1999.
Take a trip into the past to discover the world of the Ancient Egyptians in regards to their food sources and farming
methods.
Sorensen, Virginia. Miracles on Maple Hill. Odyssey Classics, 2003.
Meet a loving family and learn about the first miracle of the new year when the sap begins to rise in the maple trees, so
the family makes syrup.
Starcher, Allison M. Good Bugs for Your Garden. Alogonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1998.
Pocket-sized hardcover book is full of illustrations of “good bugs.” Each figure is surrounded by important facts,
including size, eating habits, and life cycles.
Stotksy, Sandra. Trees Are Terrific: Naturescope Series. National Wildlife Federation, 1998.
Text and activities introduce the nature of trees, their trunks, growth, leaves, and changing nature.
Weaver, William Woys. 100 Vegetables and Where They Come From. Algonquin Books, 2000.
Enjoy learning about 100 intriguing vegetables from around the world, some of which are regulars on the dinner table.
X Wilson, Nancy Hope. Becoming Felix. Farrar Straus Giroux, 1996.
JJ’s family are dairy farmers, but he doesn’t learn what that truly means until there is a struggle.
Winkler, Peter. Feeding the World. National Geographic, 2002.
Many current issues about the need for food and world food production are discussed along with a scenario about
growing plants at a school that encourages critical thinking.
Woods, Michael and Mary B. Woods. Ancient Agriculture. Runestone Press, 2000.
Explains in simple terms how the story of agriculture is also the story of civilization. Also describes how ancient
cultures left a rich legacy of agricultural knowledge and technology.
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X Whitman, Sylvia. What’s Cooking? The History of American Food. Lerner Publications Company, 2001.
This book links food to the big picture of agriculture and changes in transportation and health.
High School and Adult
X Ableman, Michael. On Good Land: An Autobiography of an Urban Farm. Chronicle Books, 1998.
At a time when small farms are disappearing at a staggering rate, this book provides an exciting example of how one
small farm can make a difference.
Adair, Gene. George Washington Carver, Botanist. Chelsea House Publishers, 1989.
This biography describes the life of George Washington Carver and how he became the first black man of science to
emerge as an American folk hero.
Baron, Robert C. The Garden and Farm Books of Thomas Jefferson. Fulcrum Publishing, 2000.
Reproductions of Jefferson’s garden and farm journals along with selected correspondence on gardening and farming
from Jefferson to Washington, Adams, Madison, and others.
Bromfield, Louis. Malabar Farm. Wooster Books Co., 1999.
This non-fiction book, in journal form, describes the life as it was on Malabar farm.
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Carle, David. Drowning the Dream. Praeger Publishers, 2000.
This book illustrates how imported water has transformed the Golden State’s environment and quality of life. Using
first-hand voices of Californians to reveal the resulting changes, Carle concludes that the new millennium may be the
time to stop drowning the California Dream.
Cranshaw, Whitney. Pests of the West. Fulcrum Publishing, 1998.
A handbook with photographs that may aid today’s home gardener or family farmer.
X DeGregori, Thomas. Bountiful Harvest. Technology, Food Safety, and the Environment. CATO Institute, 2002.
The author expresses his opinion that technology, like an art, expresses the creativity of human beings and provides a
world that is better fed.
Dole, Medical and Nutrition Experts from Mayo, David Murdock, University of California at Los Angeles.
Encyclopedia of Foods. Academic Press, 2001.
This book lists a variety of fruits and vegetables and explains the health benefits of each.
X Dregni, Michael. This Old Tractor: A Treasury of Vintage Tractors and Family Farm Memories. A
Town Square Book, 1998.
This informational text written in narrative form is accompanied by many nostalgic photographs and artwork of
vintage tractors.
Fine, Edith Hope. Barbara McClintock: Nobel Geneticist. Enslow Publishers, Inc., 1998.
Presents the life and career of the geneticist who spent many years studying the cells of maize and, in 1983, was
awarded the Nobel Prize in physiology and medicine.
Fleischman, Paul. Seedfolks. HarperTrophy, 1997.
One by one, a number of people of varying ages and background transform a trash-filled inner-city lot into a
productive and beautiful garden. In doing so, the gardeners are themselves transformed.
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Frost, Robert. Versed in Country Things. Bulfinch Press, 1996.
Twenty of Frost’s poems are complemented with black and white images of New England stone walls,farmhouses, and
snowy woods.
Gibson, Eric. Sell What You Sow. New World Publishing, 1994.
Reference book provides growers details on how to successfully market produce.
Hughes, Meredith Sayles. Buried Treasures: Roots and Tubers. Lerner Publications Company, 2001.
Examines the discovery and migration of potatoes and edible roots, as well as their roles in cooking, technology, and
world cultures. The field-to-table process is also examined.
Hughes, Meredith Sayles. Cool as a Cucumber, Hot as a Pepper: Fruit Vegetables. Lerner Publications
Company, 1999.
Information with a bit of history about vegetables which are scientifically fruits; includes colorful photographs and
illustrations.
Hughes, Meredith Sayles. Flavor Foods: Spices and Herbs. Lerner Publications Company, 2000.
This fun-filled book provides information on leaves, fruits, bark, flowers, pods, seeds—the aromatic odds and ends we
call seasonings.
Hughes, Meredith Sayles. Glorious Grasses: The Grains. Lerner Publications Company, 1999.
With colorful pages in a unique format, learn about some of the world’s most important cereal grains, including
wheat, rice, corn, millet, barley, oats, and rye.
Hughes, Meredith Sayles. Hard to Crack: Nut Trees. Lerner Publications Company, 2001.
With colorful pages in a unique format, learn about a variety of nuts, including pecans, walnuts, almonds, pistachios,
cashews, and macadamias.
Hughes, Meredith Sayles. Spill the Beans and Pass the Peanuts. Lerner Publications Company, 1999.
With colorful pages in a unique format, learn about legumes and the many products made from these peanuts, lentils,
peas, and beans.
Hughes, Meredith Sayles. Stinky and Stringy: Stem and Bulb Vegetables. Lerner Publications Company,
1999.
Examines the discovery and migration of onions, garlic, leeks, celery, asparagus, and rhubarb, as well as their roles in
Hughes, Meredith Sayles. Yes We Have Bananas: Fruits from Shrubs and Vines. Lerner Publications
Company, 2000.
Examines the discovery and migration of bananas, berries, and melons, as well as their roles in cooking, technology,
and world cultures.
Hundley, Jr., Norris. The Great Thirst. University of California Press, 2001.
In this detailed text, Hundley describes the history of water development in California while providing his opinions.
X Imhoff, Daniel. Farming with the Wild: Enhancing Biodiversity on Farms and Ranches. Sierra Club
Books, 2003.
Features profiles from more than 20 states which integrated regional networks to produce sustainable ecosystems.
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Hughes, Meredith Sayles. Green Power: Leaf and Flower Vegetables. Lerner Publications Company, 2001.
This book, with colorful photographs and a unique format, provides information, recipes, and stories about leaf and
flower vegetables such as cabbage, broccoli, artichokes, spinach, lettuce, and Belgian endive.
Janigian, Aris. Bloodvine. Heyday Books, 2003.
A dramatic tale of a man’s struggle to come to terms with love and betrayal as he and his half-brother make decisions
about the forty acres of prime vineyard they inherit.
Johnson, Sylvia A. Tomatoes, Potatoes, Corn and Beans. Atheneum, 1997.
Describes many foods native to the Americas—including corn, peppers, peanuts, and chocolate—that were taken to
Europe and used in new ways.
Jones, Idwal. The Vineyard. U.C. Press, 1999.
Set in the Napa Valley at the turn of the century, this novel evokes the characters’ love of the land and the rhythms of
life lived close to the earth and its seasons.
X Latta, Sara. Food Poisoning and Foodborne Diseases. Enslow Publishers, Inc., 1999.
This book addresses the concerns of foodborne illnesses and reviews the different microbes and toxins in foods that
make us sick.
X Loewer, Peter. Thoreau’s Garden: Native Plants for American Landscape. Stackpole Books, 1996.
This book weaves excerpts from Thoreau’s journals with notes and ideas about specific native plants.
London, Jack. The Valley of the Moon. U.C. Press, 1999.
Traces the lives of Billy and Saxon Roberts from the labor strife of Oakland at the turn of the century through Central
and Northern California in search of land they can farm independently.
Lovejoy, Sharon. Roots, Shoots Buckets & Boots. Workman Publishing, 1999.
Twelve easy-to-implement ideas for theme gardens that parents, teachers, and kids can grow together are described
in this book including moon gardens and sunflower houses.
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Luebbermann, Mimi. Heirloom Gardens. Chronicle Books, 1997.
Describes practical tips for growing antique varieties of fruits, vegetables, and flowers.
Masumoto, David Mas. Epitaph for a Peach. HarperSanFrancisco, 1996.
Four seasons in the life of a California peach and raisin farmer.
Masumoto, David Mas. Four Seasons in Five Senses: Things Worth Savoring. W.W. Norton & Company,
2003.
In this collection of essays, the author, a peach and raisin farmer, explores life through the five senses making you
realize that there is a farmer behind each piece of food you eat.
Masumoto, David Mas. Harvest Sun. W.W. Norton & Company, 1998.
In his second book based on his life as a California farmer/philosopher, Mas Masumoto creates a tribute to family,
farm, and community using prose described as having zen-like calm and clarity.
McClure, Susan. Culinary Gardens From Design to Palate. Fulcrum Publishing, 1997.
This book, filled with photographs, descriptions, and recipes, highlights various contemporary gardens as well as
gardens from around the world.
McClurg, Sue. Water and the Shaping of California. Heyday Books, 2000.
This chronicle of California’s waters follows the history of the precious resource from the Spanish settlement period
through the Gold Rush to the ban of hydraulic mining. It also follows the rise of irrigated agriculture, various
conservation movements and the current grassroots growth of today’s watershed conservation movement. Highlights
an extensive water photograph collection.
National Gardening Association. Dictionary of Horticulture. Viking, 1994.
A resource book from A to Z explains and defines gardening terms.
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Nelson, Marilyn. Carver: A Life in Poems. Front Street, 2001.
This collection of poems provides a compelling and revealing portrait of George Washington Carver’s complex and
profoundly devout life.
Pearlstein, Leo. Celebrity Stew. Hollywood Circle Press, 2002.
Leo Pearlstein describes his working life in public relations, which included promoting numerous farm commodities
using famous people such as Dinah Shore and Bob Hope.
Pukite, John. A Field Guide to Cows. Penguin Books, 1998.
Describes the 52 breeds of cattle in a format that assists in their identification.
Reisner, Marc. Cadillac Desert: The American West and its Disappearing Water. Penguin Books, 1993.
In this expose’, the intriguing history of American West water development is described beginning with the earliest
settlers to the establishment of large cities.
Rosen, Michael J. Down to Earth. Harcourt Brace & Co., 1998.
Forty-one authors and illustrators of books for children share their gardening experiences. Includes gardening
activities and recipes.
X Satin, Morton. Food Alert: The Ultimate Sourcebook for Food Safety. Checkmark Books, 1999.
Learn about the 20 most common causes of food contamination in your kitchen, steps you can take to lower the risk of
foodborne illness, how to avoid eating contaminated food, and how to tell if you may be suffering from a foodborne
illness.
X Simonelli, Jeanne and Charles Winter. Too Wet to Plow. New Amsterdam Books, 1990.
This photographic chronicle with accompanying words provides one person’s perspective on dairy farming’s annual
cycle.
Smith, Bruce. Emergence of Agriculture. W. H. Freeman and Company, 1994.
The emergence and expansion of agriculture in many places of the world.
Starcher, Allison M. Good Bugs for Your Garden. Alogonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1998.
Pocket-sized hardcover book is full of illustrations of “good bugs.” Each figure is surrounded by important facts,
including size, eating habits, and life cycles.
X Stuart, Jesse. Come Back to the Farm. Jesse Stuart Foundation, 2001.
This collection of 16 stories provides an essence of Appalachian life, which includes the pioneer spirit and selfreliance.
X Taylor, Judith M. The Olive in California. Ten Speed Press, 2000.
This book brings together the history of the olive from its beginning in ancient Mediterranean civilizations to the
present and clearly depicts an accurate account of the technology and science of the olive processing industry.
United States Department of Agriculture. Americans in Agriculture: Portraits of Diversity. The 1990
Yearbook of Agriculture. 1990.
People of American agriculture, their jobs, lives, goals, and families. Includes facts and figures about our food and
fiber system.
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Scheuring, Ann Foley. Science and Service. Regents of the University of California, Division of Agriculture and
Natural Resources, 1995.
A scholarly book on the history of the land-grant universities and agriculture in California.
University of California, Davis. Shaping Agriculture in the 21st Century. Agricultural Issues Center, 1995.
The report covers the impact of science, environmental perspectives, and economic factors that will affect agriculture
in the next century.
Viola, Herman J. and Carolyn Margolis. Seeds of Change. Pearson Learning, 1991.
Words and photos explain the encounter and exchange of plants and animals between the Old and New Worlds and
the transformation of peoples and land in the 500 years since Columbus.
Weaver, William Woys. 100 Vegetables and Where They Came From. Algonquin Books, 2000.
Enjoy learning about one hundred intriguing vegetables from around the world, some of which are regulars on the
dinner table.
X Whitman, Sylvia. What’s Cooking? The History of American Food. Lerner Publications Company, 2001.
This book links food to the big picture of agriculture and changes in transportation and health.
Wilson, David Stark. Structures of Utility. Heyday Books, 2003.
Through an architect’s eye, view the amazing photographs of packing sheds, grain silos, wooden tank house
outbuildings, and mine elevators and appreciate how their presence has impacted California.
Yogi, Stan. Highway 99: A Literary Journey through California’s Great Central Valley. Heyday Books,
1996.
This anthology, which includes more than seventy writers, provides a rich view of the region’s physical and emotional
landscape.
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Zuckerman, Larry. Potato: How the Humble Spud Rescued the Western World. North Point Press, 1999.
Tells the story of how this vegetable, once regarded as trash food, had a revolutionary impact on Western history.
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This list of Web sites was compiled by the California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom and is offered as an informational resource. It contains sites
established by California agricultural groups, educational organizations, governmental agencies, universities, colleges, and private companies. At the time of this
printing, the California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom’s Resource Review Committee considered these Web sites to have valuable information for
educators. The entities or contents of sites on this list are not necessarily endorsed by the California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom, the California
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AboutProduce.com
Acorn Naturalists
Adopt-A-Watershed
Adventures of Herman the Worm
Aesop’s Room
AgExplorer
Agricultural Research Service
Agriculture Council of America
Ag-West Biotech Inc.
Alabama Agriculture in the Classroom
Alaska Agriculture in the Classroom
Albert Whitman & Company
Alternative Farming Systems Information Center
America the Beautiful Fund
America’s Historic Trees
American Beefalo International
American Botanical Society
American Chemical Society
American Egg Board
American Farm Bureau Federation
American Farmland Trust
fourhcyd.ucdavis.edu
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aboutproduce.com
acornnaturalists.com
www.adopt-a-watershed.org
www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/worms
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www.agexplorer.com
www.ars.usda.gov
www.agday.org
www.agri-ed.com
www.agwest.sk.ca
www.AIMSedu.org
www.alabamaaitc.org
www.wildak.net/~alaskaaitc
www.albertwhitman.com
www.nal.usda.gov/afsic
www.freeseeds.us
www.historictrees.org
www.ababeefalo.org
www.herbalgram.org
chemistry.org
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American Forests
American Frozen Foods Institute
American Horse Council
American Mint
American Mushroom Institute
American Peanut Council
American Phytopathological Society
American Quarter Horse Association
American Society of Agricultural Engineers
American Society of Agronomy
American Society of Animal Science
American Sugar Alliance
Amy’s Farm Tours
Anderson Valley Winegrowers Association
Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers, Inc.
Apple Hill Growers Association
Apricot Producers of California
Arkansas Agriculture in the Classroom
Associated California Loggers
Association of California Water Agencies
Bad Wolf Press
Beef for Foodservice Professionals
Beefnutrition.org
Better Homes and Gardens
Bio-Rad Laboratories
Biotech Knowledge Center
Blue Diamond Growers
Bonfante Gardens
Borax
Botanical Society of America
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www.affoundation.org
www.amfor.org
www.affi.com
www.horsecouncil.org
www.ahs.org
www.mintstills.com
www.americanmushroom.org
www.peanutsusa.com
www.apsnet.org
www.aqha.com
www.sheepusa.org
www.asae.org
www.agronomy.org
www.asas.org
www.sugaralliance.org
amysfarm.com
www.avwines.com
appalachianwood.org
www.applehill.com
www.apricotproducers.com
www.arfb.com/programs/classroom.asp
www.calog.com
www.acwanet.com
www.badwolfpress.com
www.bananaslugstringband.com
www.beeffoodservice.com
www.beefnutrition.org
bhg.com
www.bio-rad.com
www.bio.org
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www.bluediamondgrowers.com
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Broccoli Town, USA
Butterfly Sky Farm
Cal Poly, Pomona
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Calavo Growers
Calcot Ltd.
California 4-H Youth Development Program
California Agricultural Technology Institute, Fresno State
California Apple Commission
California Artichoke Advisory Board
California Asparagus Commission
California Avocado Commission
California Beef Council
California Canning Peach Association
California Certified Organic Farmers
California Cherry Advisory Board
California Children’s 5 A Day Campaign
California Christmas Tree Association
California Citrus Park
California Cling Peach Board
California Colleges
California Country
California Cut Flower Commission
California Department of Ed Curriculum and Instructional
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California Department of Fish and Game
California Department of Food and Agriculture,
California Department of Food and Agriculture,
www.broccoli.com/mainpage.htm
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www.csupomona.edu
www.calpoly.edu
www.calavo.com
www.calcot.com
fourh.ucdavis.edu
www.nass.usda.gov/ca
www.cati.csufresno.edu
californiaagriculture.ucop.edu
www.calhay.org
www.calapple.org
www.caa-aqua.org
www.artichokes.org
www.calasparagus.com
www.cangc.org
avocado.org
www.calbeef.org
www.calpeach.com
www.ccof.org
www.calcherry.com
www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/cdic/cpns/ca5aday/default.htm
www.cachristmas.com
www.parks.ca.gov
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www.californiacolleges.edu
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California Department of Pesticide Regulation
California Department of Water Resources
California Dried Plum Board
California Dry Bean Advisory Board
California Federation of Certified Farmers’ Markets
California Fig Advisory Board
California Food, Land and People
California Invasive Pest Plant Council
California Kiwifruit Commission
California Newspapers in Education
California Pear Advisory Board
California Raisins
California Rare Fruit Growers
California Redwood Association
California Regional Environmental Education Community
California Restaurant Association Educational Foundation
California Rice Commission
California Science Teachers Association
California State Fair
California State University System
California Strawberry Commission
California Table Grape Commission
California Thoroughbred Breeders Association
California Tomato Commission
www.fireant.ca.gov
www.cdpr.ca.gov
www.dwr.water.ca.gov
www.prunes.org
www.calbeans.com
www.cfbf.com
www.cfwc.com
www.cafarmersmarkets.com
www.calfertilizer.org
www.californiafigs.com
www.caflp.org
www.calforests.org
www.cfaitc.org
www.californiaheartland.com
ciwmb.ca.gov/Schools
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www.kiwifruit.org
www.cnps.org
www.cal-nie.org
www.calolive.org
www.calpear.com
www.pistachios.org
www.cpif.org
www.raisins.org
www.crfg.org
www.calredwood.org
www.creec.org
www.calrest.org
www.calrice.org
www.cascience.org
www.bigfun.org
www.calstate.edu
www.calstrawberry.com
www.freshcaliforniagrapes.com
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California Tomato Growers Association
California Tree Fruit Agreement
California Water Awareness Campaign
California Waterfowl Association
California Wheat Commission
California Wine and Food
California Women for Agriculture
Canned Vegetable Council
Cape Cod Cranberry Growers’ Association
Catfish Institute, The
CDE Press
Cellugro Gardens
Centennial Farm
Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems
Center for Consumer Research
Center for Engineering Plants for Resistance Against Pathogens
Center for Land-Based Learning
Centers for Disease Control
Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
Certified Angus Beef
Chico State University
Children’s Book Council, The
Children’s Gardening
Chilean Fresh Fruit Association
Citrus Research Board
Classroom Earth
Coachella Valley Water District
Colorado Foundation for Agriculture
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Crop Science Society of America
CropLife America
Curious Company
CyberSpace Farm
Dadant & Sons
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Dairy Council of California
Deer Hill Ranch
Diamond of California
Discovering the Food System
Dixon Ticonderoga Company
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Education World
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El Dorado County Farm Trails
Energy Quest
Entomological Society of America
EnviroScape
Evan-Moor Corporation
Evergreen Foundation
Fairytale Town
Farm Safety 4 Just Kids
Farm Service Agency
Farm Service Agency, California
Farmphoto.com
Farmshow.org
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www.cottoncounts.net
www.cottonsjourney.com
www.cast-science.org
www.whybiotech.com
www.creec.org
www.crops.org
www.croplifeamerica.org
www.curiousco.com
www.cyberspaceag.com
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www.dairycouncilofca.org
www.deerhillranch.org
www.diamondwalnut.com
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www.ducks.org
www.easy-garden.com
economicsamerica.org
www.education-world.com
www.edcochristmastrees.com
www.edc-farmtrails.org
www.energyquest.ca.gov
www.entsoc.org
www.enviroscape.com
www.evan-moor.com
www.evergreenmagazine.com
www.fairytaletown.org
www.fs4jk.org
www.fsa.usda.gov
www.fsa.usda.gov/ca/agforkids.htm
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FloralShops.com
Florida Agriculture in the Classroom
Flowerfield Enterprises
Flowerfields, The
Food and Fiber Systems Literacy Project
Food, Land and People
Food Museum
Foothill Hydroponics
Forest Foundation, The
Forests Online
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Fresh King Inc.
Fresh Produce and Floral Council
Fulcrum Publishing
Fur Commission USA
Gamble Garden
Garden Gate, The
Garden Gate Magazine
Garden Web
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Gateway to Government Food Safety Information
Gee Whiz in Agriculture
Georgia Agriculture In the Classroom
Good Nature Publishing
Gourmet Mushrooms, Inc.
Great Plant Escape, The
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Growing Seasons
Haag Farm
Handweavers Guild of America, Inc.
Harvest Time in Brentwood
Hawaii’s Agricultural Gateway
Healthy Kids Resource Center
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www.wormwoman.com
www.theflowerfields.com
food_fiber.okstate.edu
www.foodlandpeople.org
www.foodmuseum.com
foothillhydroponics.com
www.calforests.org/ff/ff_main.html
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www.fulcrum-books.com
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garden-gate.prairienet.org
www.gardengatemagazine.com
www.gardenweb.com
www.gardenshf.org
www.foodsafety.gov
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www.gfb.org/agclass.htm
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www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe
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www.growingseasons.com
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Heinemann Classroom
Hidden Villa Farms
Historic Tree Nursery
Honey Bear Breadmake Box
Honey Expert, The
Huntington Botanical Gardens
Hurst Ranch
Indiana Agriculture Resource Council
Informed Democracy
Insect Lore
Institute of Food Technologists
Interagency Ecological Program
International Food Information Council
International Paper
Iowa Agricultural Awareness Campaign
It’s Elementary
Jack Sprout Inc.
JES Dahlia Society
Jiminy Cricket’s Environmentality Challenge
John Deere
Junior Master Gardener Program
Kansas Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom
Kentucky Agriculture in the Classroom
Kids Farm
Kids’ Farm, Smithsonian National Zoological Park
KIDSGARDEN
Kings River Conservation District
Kirby Peak Ranch
Kitchen Gardeners International
Lake County Farmers’ Finest
Lawrence Hall of Science
Leading Object
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www.hilmarcheese.com
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www.breadmake.com
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www.agaware.iastate.edu
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www.jesdahlias.org
www.oehha.ca.gov/CEEIN/jim
www.greenfunstore.com
jmgkids.com
ksagclassroom.org
www.kyfb.com/aged.htm
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nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/kidsfarm
www.kidsgardening.com
www.krcd.org
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Local Harvest
Long Beach Organic
Louisiana Agriculture in the Classroom
Luther Burbank Home and Gardens
Magic School Bus
Maine Agriculture in the Classroom
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Marin Agricultural Land Trust
Maryland Agriculture in the Classroom
Massachusetts Agriculture in the Classroom
Masumoto, David Mas
Mendocino County Promotional Alliance
MESA Agricultural Initiative
Minnesota Agriculture in the Classroom
Mississippi Agriculture in the Classroom
Monarch Watch
Moo Milk
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My Native Plants
Napa Yolano Harvest Trails
NASA Kids
Nasco California
National 4-H Bookstore
National 4-H Council
National Agricultural Aviation Association
National Agricultural Biotechnology Council
National Agricultural Library
National Arbor Day Foundation
National Association of Biology Teachers
National Audubon Society
www.leafy-greens.org
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www.localharvest.com
longbeachorganic.org
www.lfbf.org/aitc/index.html
www.lutherburbank..org
www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus
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www.maefonline.com
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www.calpoly.edu/~agmesa
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www.mda.state.mn.us/maitc
www.msfb.com/programs/agclass.html
www.monarchwatch.org
www.moomilk.com
www.mushroomcouncil.com
www.mynativeplants.com
www.napayolanoharvesttrails.org
www.nasakids.com
www.enasco.com
www.4hbookstore.org
www.fourhcouncil.edu
www.agaviation.org
www.cals.cornell.edu/extension/nabc
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National Cotton Council of America
National Cottonseed Products Association, Inc.
National Council for Agricultural Education
National Energy Education Development Program
National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board
National Honey Board
National Mining Association
National Onion Association
National Pasta Association
National Pork Board
National Potato Promotion Board
National Science Teachers Association
National Sunflower Association
National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service
National Turkey Federation
Natural Inquirer
Naturipe Berry Growers
NEAT Solutions, Inc.
New Hampshire Agriculture in the Classroom
New Jersey Agricultural Society
New York Agriculture in the Classroom
New York Apple Association
North Carolina Sweet Potato Commission
Northwest California Pear Bureau
www.beef.org
www.realtrees4kids.org
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www.teamaged.org
www.ncee.net
www.nutritionexplorations.org
www.need.org
ffa.org
www.whymilk.com
www.kidsgardening.com
nationalgeographic.com
www.honex.com
www.nma.org
www.onions-usa.org
www.ilovepasta.org
www.otherwhitemeat.com
www.potatohelp.com
www.nsta.org
www.steinbeck.org
www.sunflowernsa.com
www.attra.ncat.org
www.eatturkey.com/nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/kidsfarm
www.watermelon.org
nativebirds.org
www.naturalinquirer.usda.gov
www.naturipe.com
www.neatsolutions.com
www.agclassroom.org/ne
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www.state.nj.us/agriculture/agsociety/classroom.htm
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Nova Honeybee
Nutrition and Kids
Nutrition for Kids
Oak Glen Apple Growers Association
Ocean Mist Farms
Ohio Agriculture in the Classroom
Oklahoma Agriculture in the Classroom
Olive Oil Source, The
Orange County Fair and Exposition Center
Oregon Agriculture in the Classroom
Orkin
Pacific Coast Producers
Pacific Coast Quarter Horse Association
Paper Industry
Partnership for Plant Genomic Education
Peanut Butter
Pearson Education
Pendleton Woolen Mills
Pennsylvania Agriculture in the Classroom
Pizza Farm
Pfyffer Associates
Planet Pals
Plant Doctor
Plants Database
Popcorn Board, The
Potash and Phosphate Institute
Project Wild
Pumpkin Circle
Pumpkin Farm, The
Purina Mills, Dairy
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bees
www.nutritionandkids.net/1329
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www.point-and-click.com/aitc
www.clover.okstate.edu/fourh/aitc
www.olivoilsource.com
www.ocfair.com
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www.pcqha.com
www.paperhall.org
ppge.ucdavis.edu
www.specialed.net
www.peanutbutterlovers.com
www.usapears.com/Kids
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www.pendleton-usa.com/index.cfm?action=about
www.cas.psu.edu/docs/CASPROF/agclassroom/agclassroom.html
www.cobbranch.com
www.brussels-sprouts.com
www.planetpals.com
www.plantdoctor.org
plants.usda.gov
www.popcorn.org
www.ppi-ppic.org
www.5aday.com
www.plt.org
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Real California Cheese
Real Trees for Kids
Recycling and Waste Commission of Santa Clara County
Retailer’s Bakery Association
Riceweb
San Diego Water Authority
San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District
San Luis Obispo CattleWomen
Sci4Kids
Schools Online, University of Illinois Extension
Science Education for Public Understanding Program
Shelburne Farms
Skyeye Weather
Small Farm Center
SmartPicks, Inc.
Society of Wood Science and Technology
Soil Science Society of America
Sonoma County Farm Trails
Sonoma County Wineries Association
South Dakota Agriculture in the Classroom
Squaw Valley Herb
Sugar Association
Sunkist
Sun-Maid Growers of California
Potandon Produce
SustainableAg
Sweet Potato Council of California
Talk About Trees
Teacher Ideas Press
Tehachapi Growers Association
Tennessee Agriculture in the Classroom
realcaliforniacheese.com
realtrees4kids.org
www.reducewaste.org
www.rbanet.com
www.riceweb.org
cooperatives.ucdavis.edu
www.sdcwa.org
www.valleyair.org
www.cattlewomen-slo.org
www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids
www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/SchoolsOnline
www.sepup.com
www.shelburnefarms.org
www.skyeyeweather.com/learn.html
www.sfc.ucdavis.edu
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swst.org
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www.thesons.com
www.sdagclassroom.org
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www.sustainableag.net
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Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders’ and Exhibition Association
Texas Farm Bureau and Youth Activities
The Fruit Pages
Tierra Rejada, Underwood Family Farms
Tilbury House Publishers
Tiny Tummies
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UC Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR)
UC Berkeley College of Natural Resources
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UC Berkeley, Lawrence Hall of Science, GEMS Program
UC Biotechnology Program
UC California Press
UC Davis College of Agriculture
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UC Riverside College of Agriculture
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UC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program
US Apple Association
US Department of Agriculture
US Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
US Department of Agriculture for Kids
US Environmental Protection Agency
US Food and Drug Administration for Veterinary Medicine
US Grains Council
US House Agriculture Committee
US Trout Farmers Association
USA Rice Federation
www.twhbea.com
www.txfb.org/agclass/agclass.asp
www.thefruitpages.com
www.tierrarejadafamilyfarms.com
www.tilburyhouse.com
www.tinytummies.com
www.treetures.com
www.turtlebay.org
anrcatalog.ucdavis.edu
www.cnr.berkeley.edu
www.lhsgems.org
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www.biotech.ucdavis.edu
www.ucpress.edu/journals
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pom.ucdavis.edu
foodsafe.ucdavis.edu
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Utah Agriculture in the Classroom
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Vermont Agriculture in the Classroom
Virginia Agriculture in the Classroom
Virginia-Carolina Peanuts
Walnut Marketing Board
Washington Agriculture in the Classroom
Washington Red Raspberry Commission
Weekend Farmer, The
West Virginia Agriculture in the Classroom
Western Growers Association
What’s It Like Where You Live?
White House
Wild Blueberries
Wisconsin Fast Plants
Woodlinks
World Aquaculture Society
World of A & E, The
Worm Digest
Worm Drive—The Musical
Worm Woman
Wyoming Agriculture in the Classroom
www.agclassroom.org
Ers.usda.gov
www.sare.org
www.extension.usu.edu/aitc
www.vermico.com
www.vermontagriculture.com/AITC
www.vpw.com
www.agintheclass.org
www.aboutpeanuts.com
www.walnuts.org
www.waic.net
www.red-raspberry.org
www.watereducation.org
www.farmgame.com
www.wvu.edu/%7Eexten/depts/co/berkeley/aitc/wvaitc.htm
www.fairsnet.org
www.wga.com
www.healthyplants.org
www.mobot.org
www.whitehouse.gov
www.wildblueberries.com
fastplants.org
www.woodlinks.com
www.was.org
www.aetv.com
www.wormdigest.org
www.wormdrivemusical.com
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Index by Subject Matter
4-H ............................................................................................... 13
5 A Day ............................................................................. 67, 68, 72
Ag Day .......................................................................................... 19
Air Quality .................................................................................... 21
Aircraft ................................................................................... 24, 70
Alfalfa ..................................................................................... 21, 88
Almonds ............................................................... 14, 22, 35, 71, 97
Ants .................................................................................... 6, 22, 62
Apples .............................................................................. 22, 23, 33
Aquaculture ................................................................................. 23
Artichokes .................................................................. 23, 35, 87, 97
Aviation .................................................................................. 24, 70
Avocados .......................................................................... 24, 35, 50
Index
Bananas ....................................................................................... 51
Barn Box ....................................................................................... 20
Bats ............................................................................................... 24
Beans ............................................................... 25, 28, 35, 50, 63, 79
Beef ........................................................................................ 25, 35
Bees .................................................................................. 26, 27, 60
Beets ............................................................................................. 86
Berries .............................................................................. 27, 51, 81
Bingo .......................................................................... 16, 50, 69, 87
Biodiesels ..................................................................................... 42
Biotechnology ........................................................ 7, 27, 38, 56, 77
Birds ............................................................................................. 28
Blueberries .................................................................................. 28
Botany .................................................................................... 28, 29
Bottle Biology .............................................................................. 29
Bread ...................................................................................... 29, 30
Broccoli ........................................................................................ 87
Butterflies .............................................................................. 30, 62
Cabbage ....................................................................................... 87
Candy ........................................................................................... 34
Careers ....................................................................... 15, 30, 31, 32
Carrots .............................................................................. 33, 35, 86
Cassava ........................................................................................ 86
Cattle ................................................................................ 14, 25, 70
Celery ........................................................................................... 87
Cheese .................................................................................... 33, 39
Chemistry .............................................................................. 31, 33
Cherries ....................................................................................... 34
Chicken ........................................................................................ 34
Chocolate ..................................................................................... 34
Christmas Trees .......................................................................... 85
Citrus .................................................................................. 7, 35, 64
Composting ........................................................................... 92-94
Cooking ................................................................................ 72, 120
Cooperatives .......................................................................... 18, 36
Corn ........................................................................... 14, 26, 36, 37
Cotton ................................................................... 14, 37, 38, 45, 56
Cowboy ................................................................................ 38, 109
Cows ............................................................................................. 26
Cranberries .................................................................................. 38
172
Dairy .................................................................... 14, 33, 35, 39, 67
Desert ........................................................................................... 20
Dried Plums .................................................................... 35, 39, 97
Ducks ..................................................................................... 91, 92
Economics ............................................................................. 40, 80
Education .................................................................................... 40
Eggs .................................................................................. 34, 40, 41
Emus ............................................................................................ 41
Energy .......................................................................................... 42
Entomology ......................................... 7, 22, 26, 27, 30, 51, 62, 73
Environment ............................................... 42, 43, 78, 88-91, 113
Equipment ................................................................................... 44
Fairs .............................................................................................. 43
Farm Animals .................................................................. 44, 63, 64
Farm Equipment ......................................................................... 44
Farm Safety .................................................................................. 44
Farm Trails ................................................................................ 111
Farmers’ Markets ........................................................................ 44
Fast Plants .................................................................................... 29
Fertilizers ................................................................. 45, 52, 65, 120
FFA ....................................................................................... 19, 106
Fibers ......................................................................... 37, 38, 45, 92
Field Trips ......................................................................... 108-116
Figs ......................................................................................... 46, 97
Fish ............................................................................................... 23
Flight ............................................................................................ 70
Floriculture .................................................................................. 32
Flowers .................................................................... 35, 46, 53, 111
Food Safety ............................................................ 7, 26, 46, 47, 66
Food Science ............................................................................... 47
Food Systems ........................................................................ 13, 17
Forestry ........................................................ 32, 43, 48, 49, 50, 112
Fruit ............................ 23, 27, 28, 35, 46, 50, 51, 62, 69, 72, 73, 81
Gardening .......................................................................... 6, 51-56
Genetics ................................................................. 7, 27, 28, 56, 57
Geography ................................................................................... 57
Goats ............................................................................................ 57
Gourds ......................................................................................... 57
Grains ................................................................... 36, 37, 57, 76, 91
Grants ..................................................................... 54-56, 120-124
Grapefruits ........................................................................ 7, 35, 64
Grapes .................................................................. 35, 51, 58, 66, 97
Greenhouses ............................................................................... 58
Hay ......................................................................................... 21, 88
Herbs .............................................................................. 59, 80, 116
History ......................................................... 26, 40, 59, 84, 90, 101
Honey ........................................................................................... 60
Horses .......................................................................................... 60
Horticulture ........................................................................... 31, 61
Hydroponics ................................................................................ 61
Insects .................................................. 7, 22, 26, 27, 30, 51, 62, 73
Index by Subject Matter (continued)
Kiwifruit ....................................................................................... 62
Ladybugs ..................................................................................... 62
Leeks ............................................................................................ 87
Legumes ..................................................25, 28, 35, 50, 63, 72, 79
Lemons .............................................................................. 7, 35, 64
Lettuce ......................................................................................... 87
Limes ............................................................................................ 50
Literature ....................................................................... 15, 63, 108
Livestock .............................................................. 57, 60, 63, 74, 78
Machines ................................................................................. 6, 44
Maize ................................................................................ 30, 36, 37
Maple ........................................................................................... 81
Mathematics .................................................................... 64, 67, 80
Melons ......................................................................................... 51
Milk ........................................................................................ 39, 97
Minerals ....................................................................................... 65
Mint .............................................................................................. 59
Mosaics ........................................................................................ 55
Mushrooms ................................................................................. 65
Music ................................................................................ 47, 65, 66
Native Americans ................................................................. 43, 55
Native Plants ............................................................................... 66
Newspapers ................................................................. 8, 14, 20, 67
Nursery Products ........................................................................ 67
Nutrition ................................................ 6, 7, 18, 39, 67, 69, 71, 72
Nuts ................................................................ 22, 47, 71, 72, 74, 88
Olives ..................................................................................... 71, 97
Onions ................................................................................... 71, 87
Oranges ........................................................................................ 35
Organic Foods ............................................................................. 72
Textiles ................................................................................... 45, 92
Tomatoes ............................................................................... 35, 84
Tractors ........................................................................................ 44
Trees ..................................................................... 43, 48-50, 84, 85
Tubers .......................................................................................... 86
Turkeys ........................................................................................ 85
Turnips ........................................................................................ 86
Vegetables ............................. 23, 24, 33, 50, 51, 69, 74, 75, 86, 87
Vermicomposting ........................................................... 92, 93, 94
Walnuts ...................................................................... 35, 71, 88, 97
Waste Management .................................................................... 88
Water ................................................................................ 42, 88-91
Waterfowl .................................................................................... 91
Watermelon ................................................................................. 91
Watershed ............................................................................. 42, 88
Weather ........................................................................................ 91
Wetlands .............................................................................. 42, 116
Wheat ......................................................................... 14, 19, 29, 91
Wildlife ........................................................................................ 92
Wood ............................................................................................ 48
Wool ................................................................................. 14, 45, 92
Worms ........................................................................ 26, 92, 93, 94
Index
Paper ............................................................................................ 49
Peaches ............................................................................ 35, 72, 97
Peanuts .................................................................................. 63, 72
Pears ....................................................................................... 35, 73
Peas ........................................................................................ 50, 86
Peppers ........................................................................................ 86
Pest Management ................................................. 7, 14, 19, 42, 73
Pigs ............................................................................................... 74
Pistachios .................................................................. 35, 47, 71, 74
Pizza ..................................................................................... 19, 112
Plums ............................................................................... 35, 39, 97
Poetry ....................................................................................... 7, 63
Popcorn ....................................................................................... 36
Pork .............................................................................................. 74
Potatoes ................................................................................. 74, 75
Poultry ............................................................................. 40, 41, 85
Prunes .............................................................................. 35, 39, 97
Pumpkins ............................................................................ 75, 115
Safety .................................................................................. 7, 18, 44
Science ............................................. 6, 7, 18, 42, 53, 54, 64, 76, 77
Science Fairs ................................................................................. 6
Seafood ........................................................................................ 23
Seasons ........................................................................................ 19
Seeds ...................................................................................... 78, 97
Sheep ......................................................................... 14, 45, 78, 92
Soil .................................................................................... 32, 78, 79
Soybeans ...................................................................................... 79
Space ...................................................................................... 70, 80
Spices ........................................................................................... 80
Spinach ........................................................................................ 87
Squash ........................................................................... 57, 75, 115
Statistics ................................................................... 40, 80, 97, 101
Strawberries .................................................................... 35, 56, 81
Sugar ............................................................................................ 81
Sunflowers ............................................................................. 14, 82
Sustainable Agriculture ............................................................. 83
Sweet Potatoes ...................................................................... 75, 86
Rabbits ........................................................................................... 6
Radishes ...................................................................................... 86
Raisins .......................................................................................... 59
Research ...................................................................................... 15
Rice ......................................................................................... 35, 76
173
Index by Company or Organization
ABCs of Food ............................................................................... 14
Acorn Naturalists ................................................................ 42, 108
Adopt-A-Watershed .................................................................... 42
Ag Experience ............................................................................. 14
Agri-Education, Inc. .................................................................... 15
Agricultural Research Magazine ................................................ 15
Agriculture Council of America ................................................. 19
AGRIscapes ................................................................................ 108
AIMS Education Foundation ................................... 24, 29, 37, 91
Alaca Company ........................................................................... 37
Albert Whitman & Company ...................................................... 23
America the Beautiful Fund ....................................................... 78
American Chemical Society ................................................. 31, 33
American Egg Board ................................................................... 41
American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture .......... 16, 19
20, 42, 45, 80
American Forests Historic Tree Company ................................ 84
American Horticultural Society ................................................. 61
American Phytopathological Society ........................................ 32
American Quarter Horse Association ....................................... 60
American Sheep Industry Association ...................................... 78
Amy’s Farm Tours ...................................................................... 108
Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers, Inc. ........................... 49
Ardenwood Farms .................................................................... 108
ASAE ............................................................................................. 32
Index
Bad Wolf Press ............................................................................. 66
Banana Slug String Band ............................................................ 65
Better Homes and Gardens .......................................................158
Biotech Knowledge Center ......................................................... 27
Biotechnology Industry Organization ....................................... 27
Blue Diamond ............................................................................. 22
Bonfante Gardens Family Theme Park .................................... 109
Botanical Society of America Business Office .......................... 31
Bulb Fundraising Program ....................................................... 120
Butterfly Sky Farm ....................................................................... 30
California Agriculture ................................................................. 15
California Agricultural Aircraft Association .............................. 24
California Alfalfa and Forage Association ................................ 21
California Apple Commission .................................................... 23
California Aquaculture Association .......................................... 23
California Association/Nurseries & Garden
Centers ......................................................................... 31, 61, 67
California Avocado Commission ............................................... 24
California Beef Council .............................................................. 26
California Cherry Advisory Board ............................................. 34
California Citrus State Park ...................................................... 109
California Colleges ...................................................................... 31
California Cowboy Gathering .................................................. 109
California Cut Flower Commission ........................................... 46
California Department of Education ....................... 52, 69, 70, 72
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California Department of Food and Agriculture .......... 15, 22, 80
California Department of Forestry/Fire Protection ........... 43, 49
California Department of Health Services ................................ 67
California Department of Pesticide Regulation ........................ 73
California Department of Water Resources .............................. 91
California Dry Bean Advisory Board ......................................... 25
California Farm Bureau Federation ..................................... 14, 16
California Farm Water Coalition .............................. 21, 37, 76, 89
California Federation of Certified Farmers’ Markets ............... 44
California Fertilizer Foundation .................................. 52, 55, 120
California Fig Advisory Board .................................................... 46
California Food, Land & People ................................................. 17
California Forest Products Commission ............................. 32, 48
California Heartland ................................................................... 16
California Integrated Waste Management Board ........ ...... 88, 93
California Kiwifruit Commission ............................................... 62
California Olive Industry ...................................................... 69, 71
California Native Plant Society ................................................... 66
California Newspapers in Education ......................................... 67
California Pistachio Commission ........................................ 47, 74
California Poultry Federation .............................................. 34, 85
California Rare Fruit Growers .................................................... 50
California Regional Environmental Education
Community ............................................................................. 42
California Restaurant Association ....................................... 32, 46
California Rice Commission ...................................................... 76
California Science Teachers Association .................................. 76
California Strawberry Commission ........................................... 81
California Table Grape Commission ......................................... 58
California Waterfowl Association .............................................. 92
California Wheat Commission ................................................... 91
Canned Vegetable Council ......................................................... 86
Cape Cod Cranberry Growers’ Association .............................. 38
Captain Planet Foundation ...................................................... 120
Centennial Farm ....................................................................... 109
Center for Land-Based Learning ............................................. 109
Center for Nonprofit Management .......................................... 123
Center for Nonprofit Resources ............................................... 122
Center for Urban Agriculture/Fairview Gardens .................... 110
Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership of Marin ......... 122
Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation ........... 120
Cherry Marketing Institute ......................................................... 34
Chez Panisse Foundation ......................................................... 120
Community Alliance with Family Farmers ............................... 82
Community Foundation for Monterey County ...................... 122
Community Foundation of Santa Cruz ................................... 123
Community Resource Connection/North Coast .................... 122
Compasspoint Nonprofit Services ........................................... 122
Cordova Recreation & Park District ......................................... 108
Cornell University ..................................................... 17, 20, 22, 30
46, 54, 56, 72, 74, 76
Council for Biotechnology Information .................................... 28
Crop Science Society of America ............................................... 32
Curious Company ................................................................. 25, 28
CyberSpace Farm ........................................................................ 57
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4-H Center for Youth Development .......................................... 53
5-A-Day Program ........................................................................ 68
24 Carrot Press ............................................................................. 69
Index by Company or Organization (continued)
Dadant & Sons ............................................................................. 27
Dairy Council of California ........................................................ 68
Deer Hill Ranch ......................................................................... 110
Deer Hollow Farm ..................................................................... 110
Del Norte Nonprofit Resource Center ..................................... 122
Dixon Ticonderoga Company .................................................... 79
Ducks Unlimited, Inc. ................................................................. 91
East Bay Resource Center/Nonprofit Support ........................ 122
Easy Garden ................................................................................. 52
Echo Communications, LLC ...................................................... 72
Elizabeth Gamble Garden ........................................................ 112
Emma Prusch Farm Park .......................................................... 110
ERS-NASS .................................................................................... 40
Exeter Chamber of Commerce ................................................ 110
Fairytale Town ........................................................................... 111
Farm Safety 4 Just Kids ................................................................ 44
Farm, The ................................................................................... 111
Feeding Minds, Fighting Hunger ............................................... 68
Flowerfield Enterprises .............................................................. 93
Flowerfields ............................................................................... 111
Foothill Hydroponics .................................................................. 61
Forest Foundation ............................................................... 48, 112
Forestry Institute for Teachers ................................................... 49
Fortune City ................................................................................. 34
Foundation Center .................................................................... 123
Foundation for Teaching Economics ........................................ 40
Fresh King, Inc. ..................................................................... 50, 86
Fulcrum Publishing ........................................................ 43, 55, 56
Funding Information Center .................................................... 123
Gardens at Heather Farm ......................................................... 112
Gardens for Life ........................................................................... 53
GEMS ......................................................................... 22, 27, 41, 43
62, 64
Gourmet Mushrooms, Inc. ......................................................... 65
GPN .............................................................................................. 39
Grantsmanship Center ............................................................. 123
Grimmway Farms ........................................................................ 33
Growing with Children ............................................................. 120
Idaho Forest Products Commission .......................................... 49
Illinois Agricultural Association .................................... 14, 18, 31
Indiana Soybean Board .............................................................. 79
Jack Sprout, Inc. ........................................................................... 82
Jacqui Krizo ................................................................................. 60
John Deere ................................................................................... 44
Junior Master Gardener .............................................................. 54
Kansas Soybean Association ...................................................... 79
Kirby Peak Ranch ...................................................................... 114
K.J. Nancraft ................................................................................. 18
LAUSD Nutrition Network .......................................................... 69
Lazy Gardener ............................................................................. 61
Leafy Greens Council .................................................................. 87
Lerner Publishing Group .......................................... 44, 51, 57, 59
63, 71, 80, 86, 87
Life Lab Science Program ......................................... 36, 53, 54, 62
77, 79, 114
Long Beach Nonprofit Partnership .......................................... 123
Lowe’s Charitable and Education Foundation ....................... 121
Lucy Hammett Games ................................................................ 16
Luther Burbank Home and Gardens ....................................... 114
M&M/Mars .................................................................................. 34
MAiZe .......................................................................................... 36
Management Center ................................................................. 123
Michener’s Tree Farm ............................................................... 114
Micke Grove County Park ......................................................... 114
Mineral Information Institute .................................................... 65
MSU Extension Publications ...................................................... 43
Nasco Modesto ............................................................................ 18
National Arbor Day Foundation ................................................ 85
National Association of Conservation Districts ............ 30, 78, 85
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association ............................... 26, 70
National Christmas Tree Association ........................................ 85
National Corn Growers Association .......................................... 36
National Cotton Council ............................................................. 38
National Council on Economic Education ............................... 40
National Dairy Council ......................................................... 39, 70
National FFA Organization ................................................... 16, 19
National Gardening Association .............................. 51, 53, 55, 58
61, 86, 121
National Geographic Society ...................................................... 57
National Honey Board ................................................................ 60
National Pork Board .................................................................... 74
National Science Teacher Association ................................ 47, 77
National Steinbeck Center ....................................................... 115
National Sunflower Association ................................................. 82
National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service ............ 83
National Watermelon Promotion Board ................................... 91
National Zoo Information .......................................................... 44
Native Bird Connections ............................................................ 28
Natural Inquirer .......................................................................... 49
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Index
Haag Farm ................................................................................. 112
Hamilton-Locke, Inc. – AgExplorer ........................................... 14
Heidrick Ag History Center ...................................................... 112
Heinemann Classroom .............................................................. 63
Heritage Complex ..................................................................... 112
Heritage Productions .................................................................. 59
Hidden Villa Farms ................................................................... 113
Hilmar Cheese Company ................................................... 33, 113
Home Depot Foundation ......................................................... 121
Honey Bear Breadmake Box ...................................................... 30
Huntington Library, Art collections, and
Botanical Gardens ................................................................. 113
Hurst Ranch ............................................................................... 113
Informed Democracy ........................................................... 29, 75
Insect Lore ................................................................. 22, 25, 29, 33
62, 82
International Food Information Council .................................. 28
International Paper ..................................................................... 49
Iowa State University Extension ................................................. 48
Index by Company or Organization (continued)
NEAT Solutions ........................................................................... 70
Nebraska Agriculture in the Classroom ........................ 36, 64, 79
NEED Project ............................................................................... 42
Nonprofit Advancement Center .............................................. 122
Nonprofit Management Solutions ........................................... 123
Nonprofit Resource Center .............................................. 122, 123
Nonprofit Support Center/Santa Barbara County ......... 123, 124
North Carolina Sweet Potato Commission, Inc. ....................... 75
NSTA Press ................................................................................... 58
Occidental Arts and Ecology Center ........................................ 115
Oklahoma State University ......................................................... 13
PCI Educational Publishing ................................................. 50, 87
Pear Bureau Northwest ............................................................... 73
Pendleton Woolen Mills ............................................................. 92
Peninsula Nonprofit Center ..................................................... 122
Philanthropy Resource Center ................................................. 124
Pizza Farm ........................................................................... 19, 115
PJ Publications ............................................................................ 30
Placer County 4-H ....................................................................... 71
Plants Database ........................................................................... 29
Popcorn Board ............................................................................ 36
Potandon Produce ................................................................ 71, 75
Potash and Phosphate Institute ................................................. 45
Produce for Better Health Foundation ...................................... 70
Project WILD National Office ..................................................... 92
Pumpkin Farm ........................................................................... 115
Pyramid Media ............................................................................ 53
Pyramid Publishing .................................................. 23, 27, 34, 37
57, 60, 75, 81, 85, 87
Index
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden ......................................... 115
Resendiz Family Fruit Barn ...................................................... 115
Resource Center for Nonprofit Management ......................... 124
Resource Center for Nonprofits ............................................... 122
Richard J. Elkus Ranch .............................................................. 110
Rooney Resource Center .......................................................... 123
Rural Cooperatives Center ......................................................... 36
San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District ..................... 21
Shelburne Farms ......................................................................... 19
Sierra Nonprofit Support Center ............................................. 123
Skyeye Weather ........................................................................... 91
SmartPicks, Inc ...................................................................... 51, 69
Society of American Florists ....................................................... 32
Society of Wood Science and Technology ................................. 31
Soil and Water Conservation Society ........................................ 79
Soil Science Society of America ................................................. 32
Sons of the San Joaquin ........................................................ 38, 66
Southern Humboldt Nonprofit Resource Center ................... 123
Sphera Foundation ..................................................................... 59
Squaw Valley Herb Gardens ............................................... 59, 116
Stanley W. Strew Education Fund, Inc. ..................................... 19
Student Farm, The ..................................................................... 116
Sugar Association ........................................................................ 81
Sunkist Growers .......................................................................... 35
Sustainable Agricultural Research/Education Program .......... 13
Sustainable Agriculture Network ............................................... 83
176
Sustainable Agriculture Publications ........................................ 83
Sustainable Ag.net ...................................................................... 84
Talk About Trees .......................................................................... 50
Tennessee Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom ........ 15
Tennessee Walking Horse Breeder’s and Exhibitors
Association .............................................................................. 60
Thomas Catchpole ...................................................................... 85
Tilbury House Publishers ........................................................... 50
Toshiba America Foundation ................................................... 121
Truckee Tahoe Community Foundation ................................. 123
Turtle Bay Exploration Park ...................................................... 116
UC Berkeley ........................................................................... 22, 27
UC Cooperative Extension ................................................... 52, 55
UC Davis ...................................................................................... 77
UC Santa Cruz ............................................................................. 17
Underwood Family Farms ........................................................ 116
University of California ............................................. 13, 20, 27, 41
43, 47, 56, 62, 64, 66
University of California Press ..................................................... 59
University of Florida ................................................................... 80
University of Vermont ................................................................. 83
Urban Programs Resource Network .......................................... 92
USDA - Agriculture in the Classroom ........................................ 14
USDA - Farm Service Agency, California .................................. 17
USDA - National Agriculture Library ............................. 17, 20, 82
USDA–SARE ................................................................................. 84
US Apple Association .................................................................. 23
US Borax, Inc. .............................................................................. 65
US Highbush Blueberry Council ................................................ 28
US Potato Promotion Board ....................................................... 74
Utah Agriculture in the Classroom ............................................ 78
VermiCo ....................................................................................... 93
Video Placement Worldwide ............................................... 20, 81
Virginia-Carolina Peanut Promotions ....................................... 72
Visual Education Productions .................................................... 59
VIVA! Garden for Schools Program .......................................... 121
Wal-Mart .................................................................................... 121
Walnut Marketing Board ............................................................ 88
Walt Disney Company ................................................................ 43
Water Education Foundation ......................................... 63, 89, 90
Weekend Farmer ......................................................................... 17
Western Fairs Association .................................................. 43, 109
Western Growers Association .................................................... 56
Western Plant Health Association ............................................. 45
Wisconsin Fast Plants ................................................................. 29
Worm Digest ................................................................................ 94
Yolo Basin Foundation ............................................................. 116
Index by Title
# 1 Commodities by County ....................................................... 99
4-H Youth Development Materials ............................................ 13
10 Terrific Vegetables ............................................................ 51, 86
105 Careers for Animal Lovers ................................................... 30
2003-2004 Catalog Publications ................................................. 13
Backyard Butterflies .................................................................... 30
Banana Slug String Band ............................................................ 65
Butterfly Sky ................................................................................. 30
Bats Incredible ............................................................................ 24
Bean There Grown That ....................................................... 25, 28
Beans ............................................................................................ 25
Beef Fact and Activity Sheet ....................................................... 25
Biotech Knowledge Center ......................................................... 27
Biotechnology Industry Organization ....................................... 27
Blue Sky, Brown Sky . . . It’s Up to You! ...................................... 21
Bread Comes to Life .................................................................... 29
Budding Botanist ........................................................................ 29
Building a Healthy Me ................................................................ 67
Buried Treasure: Roots and Tubers ........................................... 86
Buzzing a Hive ............................................................................. 27
California Agricultural Resource Directory .............................. 15
California Agriculture ........................................................... 80, 97
California Agriculture Quiz ...................................................... 100
California Agriculture Publication ............................................. 15
California Apple Commission .................................................... 23
California Aquaculture Association .......................................... 23
California Association Future Farmers of America ................ 106
California Bingo .......................................................................... 16
California Children’s 5 A Day—Power Play Campaign ............ 67
California Colleges ...................................................................... 31
California Counties at a Glance ............................................... 103
California Country Magazine ..................................................... 16
California Country Order Form ............................................... 107
California Cut Flower Photo Disc .............................................. 46
California Department of Education’s Resource Packet .......... 52
California Department of Pesticide Regulation ........................ 73
California Federation of Certified Farmers’ Markets ............... 44
California Fertilizer Foundation Grants .................................... 52
California Heartland ................................................................... 16
California Integrated Waste Management Board ..................... 88
California Native Plant Society ................................................... 66
California Newspapers in Education ......................................... 67
California Pistachios . . . In a Nutshell ....................................... 74
California Rare Fruit Growers .................................................... 50
California Regional Environmental Education Community ... 42
California Restaurant Association Educational Foundation ... 46
California Rice—Growing in Harmony with Nature ................ 76
California Science Teachers Association .................................. 76
California’s Perfect Snack ........................................................... 34
California’s Water Problems ....................................................... 89
California’s Water Story .............................................................. 89
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Index
A Child’s Garden of Standards ................................................... 51
A Farmer’s Guide to Hosting Farm Visits for Children ............. 13
A Garden Plot: The Tale of Peter Rabbit .................................... 52
A Guide to Food and Fiber Systems Literacy ............................ 13
A “Sour” Subject .................................................................... 35, 64
A Walk in the Woods ................................................................... 48
ABCs of Food ............................................................................... 14
Acorn Naturalists ................................................................ 42, 108
Activity Book and Berry Fun Lesson Plans ............................... 81
Adopt-A-Watershed ................................................................... 42
Adventures of Herman the Worm .............................................. 92
Adventures of Vermi the Worm .................................................. 92
Adventures with Mighty Egg Kit ................................................ 40
Ag Alert ........................................................................................ 14
Ag Bag Lessons ............................................................................ 14
Ag in the Classroom Notes ......................................................... 14
Ag Experience ............................................................................. 14
AgExplorer ................................................................................... 14
Agricultural Awareness Through Poetry ................................... 63
Agricultural History .................................................................... 59
Agricultural Research ................................................................. 15
Agricultural Water Fact and Activity Sheet ................................ 88
Agricultural Web Sites ............................................................... 157
Agriculture and the Environment .............................................. 42
Agriculture in the Classroom Alphabet Soup Activities ........... 15
Agriculture in the Classroom National Contacts .................... 117
Agriculture Related Books ........................................................ 125
Agriculture—The Natural Choice .............................................. 31
Agriculture’s Air Force ................................................................ 24
Agri-Education, Inc. .................................................................... 15
Alfalfa—A Home for Animals/Ice Cream for People ......... 21, 88
Alfalfa Fact and Activity Sheet .................................................... 21
Alfalfa, Queen of Forages ............................................................ 21
Alfalfa, Wildlife and the Environment ....................................... 21
All About Peanuts and Peanut Butter ........................................ 72
All ‘Bout Cranberries .................................................................. 38
Almond Fact and Activity Sheet ................................................. 22
Almond Information Sheets ....................................................... 22
Alternative Farming Systems Information Center ................... 82
America the Bountiful ................................................................ 59
American Chemical Society ....................................................... 31
American Forests Historic Tree Company ................................ 84
American Horticultural Society ................................................. 61
American Mint ............................................................................ 59
American Quarter Horse ............................................................ 60
American Sheep Industry Association ...................................... 78
An Ag Interview ........................................................................... 15
Ancient Agriculture ..................................................................... 59
Ancient Foods for the New Millennium .................................... 59
Ant Homes Under the Ground ................................................... 22
Appealing Apple .......................................................................... 22
Apple Trees .................................................................................. 22
Apples .......................................................................................... 23
Apples Here ................................................................................. 23
Arboleda Woodlands .................................................................. 48
Artichokes Fact and Activity Sheet ............................................. 23
Australian Emu Embryonic Development Poster .................... 41
Avocado Fact and Activity Sheet ................................................ 24
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Cali’s Kids ..................................................................................... 24
Canned Vegetable Council ......................................................... 86
Career Opportunities/Applied Science and Engineering ....... 31
Careers in Botany ........................................................................ 31
Careers in Plant Pathology ......................................................... 32
Careers in Soil Science ............................................................... 32
Caretakers All .............................................................................. 26
Carrots .......................................................................................... 33
CDE Press .................................................................................... 40
Celebrate America ...................................................................... 26
Charlie Greenhand’s Ag Trivia Challenge ................................. 16
Cherry Marketing Institute ......................................................... 34
Chicken—From the Egg to Your Table ...................................... 34
Children and Africanized Honey Bees Video ........................... 26
Children’s Gardens - A Field Guide ........................................... 52
Choose Horticulture ................................................................... 31
Choose Horticulture Video ........................................................ 31
Citrus Fruits Fact and Activity Sheet .......................................... 35
Classroom Hydroponic Plant Factory Curriculum ................... 61
Classroom Resources for Agricultural Education .................... 16
Cling Peaches Fact and Activity Sheet ....................................... 72
Colorado River ............................................................................ 88
Commodity Fact and Activity Sheet .......................................... 35
Community Alliance with Family Farmers ............................... 82
Compost, By Gosh! ...................................................................... 93
Conserve Water Educator’s Guide ............................................. 89
Conserve Water Student Booklet ............................................... 89
Conserving Soil ........................................................................... 78
Construct a Greenhouse ............................................................. 58
Cooking Up Fun: Yeast Breads ................................................... 30
Cool as a Cucumber, Hot as a Pepper ........................................ 86
Cotton and the Consumer .......................................................... 38
Cotton and U.S. Currency ........................................................... 38
Cotton and the Water Connection ....................................... 37, 89
Cotton Counts ............................................................................. 38
Cotton: The Perennial Patriot .................................................... 38
Cotton’s Journey – A Field Trip in a Box .................................... 37
Council for Biotechnology Information .................................... 28
Crazy About Cotton ..................................................................... 37
Cream of the Crop ....................................................................... 16
Creative Food Ideas .................................................................... 71
Crop Cards ................................................................................... 64
Cultivar ......................................................................................... 17
Cut Flowers Fact and Activity Sheet ........................................... 46
CyberSpace Farm ........................................................................ 57
Dairy Fact and Activity Sheet ..................................................... 39
Daisy Dairy ABC's All aBout Cheese ......................................... 33
Deal Me In ................................................................................... 68
Dirt: Secrets of the Soil ............................................................... 78
Discover Biological and Agricultural Engineering ................... 32
Discovering the Food System ..................................................... 17
DNA Fingerprinting .................................................................... 56
Dole 5 A Day Program ................................................................. 68
Dried Plums Fact and Activity Sheet ......................................... 39
Dry Bean Fact and Activity Sheet ............................................... 25
Ducks Unlimited ......................................................................... 91
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Easy Garden Planting Bin ........................................................... 52
Eat Well Grow Strong .................................................................. 70
Economic Forces in American History ...................................... 40
Economics for Leaders ............................................................... 40
Educational Posters .................................................................... 48
Educator’s Mushroom Growth Kit ............................................. 65
Eggs Eggs Everywhere ................................................................. 41
EGGSpress Yourself! ................................................................... 41
Elementary-Level Educational Curriculum Guide .................. 24
Environment and the Economy ................................................. 40
Environmental Adventures ........................................................ 78
Environmental Education Unit .................................................. 48
ERS-NASS – Products and Services ........................................... 40
Exercise Your Options ................................................................. 68
Explore the Magic World of California Beans ........................... 25
Exploring Classroom Hydroponics ........................................... 61
Exploring Sustainability in Agriculture ..................................... 83
Farm Animals .............................................................................. 63
Farm Facts Booklet ...................................................................... 80
Farm Safety 4 Just Kids Catalog .................................................. 44
Farm Service Agency—California .............................................. 17
Farm Water for Kids Activity Book and Stickers ........................ 89
Farm Water Works ....................................................................... 89
Farmer’s Market: Families Working Together ........................... 44
Farming Game ............................................................................. 17
Farming is Food, Fiber, Flowers . . . and Fun! ............................ 53
Federal Junior Duck Stamp Program ......................................... 92
Feeding Minds, Fighting Hunger ............................................... 68
Field Trip Ideas ......................................................................... 108
Fish Who Wished He Could Eat Fruit ........................................ 51
Fit for a King ................................................................................ 26
Flavor Foods: Spices and Herbs ................................................. 80
Food Biotechnology .................................................................... 28
Food for Thought ........................................................................ 71
Food Guide Pyramid Poster ....................................................... 70
Food, Land & People ................................................................... 17
Food Pyramid Bingo Game ........................................................ 69
Food Safety: From Farm to Fork ................................................. 47
Food Safety Music ................................................................. 47, 66
Forest Education Packet ............................................................. 49
Forest Resources Fact and Activity Sheet .................................. 48
Forest Where Ashley Lives .......................................................... 48
Forestry Institute for Teachers ................................................... 49
Forests are Important to All of Us .............................................. 48
FortuneCity.com ......................................................................... 34
Fountains of Columbia ............................................................... 90
Free Seeds for School Gardens .................................................. 78
Fresh Carrots Fact and Activity Sheet ........................................ 33
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Photo Cards ..................................... 69
Fresh King, Inc ...................................................................... 50, 86
From Genes to Jeans ................................................................... 56
From Seed to Seed ...................................................................... 54
Fruit Flies’ Picnic ......................................................................... 51
Fruit Fly Bingo ............................................................................. 51
Fruits and Vegetables for Health ................................................ 69
Fueled for Flight .................................................................... 26, 70
Fundraise with Jack Sprout ......................................................... 82
Fun Stuff ....................................................................................... 17
Fun with the Plant Nutrient Team ............................................. 45
Garden-Based Learning in Basic Education ............................. 53
Garden Calendar Activity Log .................................................... 54
Garden Game .............................................................................. 53
Garden Habitats .......................................................................... 53
Garden Pollinators ...................................................................... 62
Gardening with Kids ................................................................... 53
Gardens for Life ........................................................................... 53
Gardens of Fabulous Flowers ............................................... 46, 54
GEMS ........................................................................................... 64
Germ Wars ................................................................................... 77
Get in the Game for Good Health .............................................. 69
Getting Started: A Guide for Creating School Gardens ............ 54
Glorious Grasses: The Grains ..................................................... 57
Gobble It Up ................................................................................ 85
Grant Opportunities ................................................................. 120
Grant Resources ........................................................................ 122
Great American Peanut .............................................................. 72
Green Power: Leaf and Flower Vegetables ................................ 87
Grimmway Farms ........................................................................ 33
Groundwater Education ............................................................. 90
Growing Classroom .................................................................... 77
GrowLab: A Complete Guide to Gardening .............................. 54
GrowLab: Activities for Growing Minds .................................... 54
Grow Your Future ........................................................................ 32
Growing Carbon .......................................................................... 79
H2O–2010 .................................................................................... 90
Hard to Crack: Nut Trees ............................................................ 71
Healthy Choices, Healthy Me! .................................................... 68
Healthy Potato Lesson Plans ...................................................... 74
Healthy Water, Healthy People .................................................. 90
Homesteading in a Promised Land ............................................ 60
Honey Bear Breadmake Box ...................................................... 30
Honey Bee Files: A Bee’s Life ..................................................... 60
Honey Bee Study Prints .............................................................. 27
How to Teach Nutrition to Kids .................................................. 69
Humble Potato: Underground Gold .......................................... 74
Hydroexplorer ............................................................................. 90
Jiminy Cricket’s Environmentality Challenge ........................... 43
John Deere ................................................................................... 44
Junior Master Gardener Program .............................................. 54
Keepers of the Earth .................................................................... 43
Kids Cook Farm Fresh Food ....................................................... 72
Ladybug! Ladybug! ...................................................................... 62
Ladybugs ...................................................................................... 62
Lazy Gardener’s Hydroponics .................................................... 61
Leafy Greens Council .................................................................. 87
Lessons in Appalachian Forestry ............................................... 49
Life Lab . . . A Growing Adventure ............................................. 54
Life Lab Curriculum .................................................................... 77
Life of the Forest .......................................................................... 49
Life on a Goat Farm ..................................................................... 57
Living with Africanized Honey Bees Video ............................... 27
Livestock Cards ........................................................................... 64
Los Angeles Unified School District Nutrition Network .......... 69
Los Bosques de California .......................................................... 48
Many Faces of Cotton ................................................................. 38
Masterfoods USA ......................................................................... 34
Master Gardener Volunteer Training Program ......................... 52
Milk: From Cow to You ............................................................... 39
Milk Makers ................................................................................. 39
Mineral Information Institute .................................................... 65
Moo 2 You .................................................................................... 39
Mr. Jelly Belly’s Factory Tour ...................................................... 81
Musical Plays for Musically Timid Teachers .............................. 66
My Very Own Pizza ..................................................................... 68
Nasco Modesto’s Educational Catalogs ..................................... 18
National Ag Day Planning Guide ............................................... 19
National Corn Growers Association .......................................... 36
National Council on Economic Education ............................... 40
National Dairy Council ............................................................... 70
National FFA Organization ......................................................... 19
National Geographic Society ...................................................... 57
National Pork Board Youth Order Form .................................... 74
National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service ............ 83
National Watermelon Promotion Board ................................... 91
Native American Gardening ...................................................... 55
Native Bird Connections ............................................................ 28
Natural Inquirer .......................................................................... 49
NEAT Solutions Catalog ............................................................. 70
NEED Program ............................................................................ 42
New American Farmer ............................................................... 83
NSTA Recommends Catalog ...................................................... 77
Nutrition in a Nutshell Brochure and Poster ............................ 74
Nutrition to Grow On .................................................................. 70
Nutrition Pathfinders .................................................................. 68
One Green Tree ........................................................................... 85
PCI Photo Bingo .................................................................... 50, 87
Pear Bureau Northwest ............................................................... 73
Pears Fact and Activity Sheet ...................................................... 73
Peach Power ................................................................................ 72
Pistachio Nutrition in a Nutshell .......................................... 47, 74
Pistachios Fact and Activity Sheet .............................................. 74
Pizza Farm ................................................................................... 19
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Idaho Forest Products Commission .......................................... 49
Imagine This . . . Story Writing Contest ..................................... 18
Incredible Classroom Eggsperience Kit .................................... 41
Incredible Classroom Eggsperience Video ............................... 41
Incredible Journey from Hen to Home ..................................... 41
Innovations in Agriculture ......................................................... 18
Insect Lore ................................................................................... 62
Inside the Orange: It’s a Juicy Story ........................................... 35
Investigations in Horticulture .................................................... 61
It’s a Puzzlement ......................................................................... 45
It Takes Cooperation Game ........................................................ 18
Kids, Crops, & Critters in the Classroom ................................... 18
Kids' Corner ................................................................................. 18
Kidsgardening.com ..................................................................... 55
Plant Doctor ................................................................................ 19
Plant Nutrient Fact and Activity Sheets ..................................... 45
Planting Seeds, Growing Minds ................................................. 67
Plants Database ........................................................................... 29
Popcorn and MAiZe .................................................................... 36
Popcorn Program ........................................................................ 36
Potandon Produce ................................................................ 71, 75
Processing Tomatoes Fact and Activity Sheet ........................... 84
Produce for Better Health Foundation ...................................... 70
Project Learning Tree ........................................................... 43, 49
Project Seasons ........................................................................... 19
Project Water Science ................................................................. 90
Project WET ................................................................................. 89
Project WILD ............................................................................... 92
ProStart School to Career Program ............................................ 32
Pumpkin Circle Video and Book ................................................ 75
Pyramid Cafe ............................................................................... 39
Pyramid Exploration .................................................................. 39
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“Rap” About Kiwi ........................................................................ 62
Reading Up the Food Guide Pyramid ........................................ 71
Real Trees 4 Kids! ........................................................................ 85
Red Imported Fire Ants .............................................................. 22
Resources in Your Community ................................................ 102
Rice Fact and Activity Sheet ....................................................... 76
Rice: Grain of the Ancients ......................................................... 76
Rice Information ......................................................................... 76
Root-Vue Farm ............................................................................ 29
Rural Cooperative Center ........................................................... 36
Safe Food Journey Poster ............................................................ 26
San Joaquin Valley ...................................................................... 89
School Garden Start-Up Guide .................................................. 52
School Greenhouse Guide ......................................................... 58
Schoolyard Ecology ..................................................................... 43
Schoolyard Mosaics .................................................................... 55
Science and Our Food Supply .................................................... 47
Science Fair and Lesson Ideas ................................................... 77
Science Teaching Resources ...................................................... 33
Secondary-Level Educational Curriculum Guide .................... 24
Seed Packets ................................................................................ 52
Seeds of Knowledge .................................................................... 55
Shelterwood: Discovering the Forest ........................................ 50
Simple and Complex Machines in Agriculture ......................... 44
Skyeye Weather ........................................................................... 91
Slice Kit ........................................................................................ 19
Smithsonian National Zoological Park ...................................... 44
Society of American Florists ....................................................... 32
Soil Stories ................................................................................... 79
Sons of the San Joaquin and the Diamond R Boys .............. 38, 66
Soybean Crayons ......................................................................... 79
Soybean Health Packet ............................................................... 79
Soybean Science Kit .................................................................... 79
Space Ag in the Classroom ......................................................... 80
Spill the Beans and Pass the Peanuts: Legumes ....................... 63
Spring Waters, Gathering Places .......................................... 63, 90
Squaw Valley Herb Gardens ....................................................... 59
Steps to a Bountiful Kids’ Garden .............................................. 55
Stewards of the Land ................................................................... 32
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Stinky and Stringy: Stem and Bulb Vegetables ......................... 87
Story of Cotton ............................................................................. 38
Story of the Sunflower ................................................................. 82
Strawberries Fact and Activity Sheet ......................................... 81
Stream and Riparian Management ........................................... 43
Sugar, Nutrition and Physical Activity ....................................... 81
Sunflowers ................................................................................... 82
SustainableAg.net ....................................................................... 84
Sustainable Agriculture Resources ............................................ 83
Sweet Potato Activity and Lesson Plans .................................... 75
Table Grapes ................................................................................ 58
Table Grapes Fact and Activity Sheet ......................................... 58
Talk About Trees .......................................................................... 50
Teach Me About Corn ................................................................. 36
Teach Me About Soybeans ......................................................... 79
Ten Things Kids Want to Know About Farming ........................ 20
Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders'/Exhibitors ....................... 60
That Was Then, This Is Now ....................................................... 64
Things We Can Learn From a Cow and a Worm ....................... 26
This Fig Can Teach You A Lot About Nutrition ......................... 46
Three Sisters: Exploring an Iroquois Garden ...................... 56, 60
To Quench a Thirst ...................................................................... 90
Traditional Red Barn Storage Box .............................................. 20
Tree Cross Sections ..................................................................... 85
TWIGS .......................................................................................... 55
Understanding Nitrogen in Our World ..................................... 45
Understanding Phosphorus in Our World ................................ 45
Understanding Potassium in Our World ................................... 45
Unearthing Garden Mysteries .................................................... 56
United States Borax, Inc. ............................................................ 65
United States National Agricultural Library .............................. 20
UC Desert Research and Extension Center .............................. 20
US Department of Agriculture ................................................... 84
US Highbush Blueberry Council ................................................ 28
VermiCo ........................................................................................ 93
Video Lending Library ................................................................ 48
Video Placement Worldwide ..................................................... 20
Walnuts ........................................................................................ 88
Walnuts Fact and Activity Sheet ................................................. 88
Water Education Materials ......................................................... 91
Water Fact Book .......................................................................... 89
Water Precious Water ................................................................. 91
We Are Eggstra Special Booklet .................................................. 41
We Care for the Forests ............................................................... 48
Welcome to Our A-Maze-ing Cornfield ..................................... 36
Welcome to Our Apple Farm ...................................................... 23
Welcome to Our Berry Farm ...................................................... 27
Welcome to Our Cherry Farm .................................................... 34
Welcome to Our Christmas Tree Farm ...................................... 85
Welcome to Our Gourd Patch .................................................... 57
Welcome to Our Honey Farm .................................................... 60
Welcome to Our Pumpkin Farm ................................................ 75
Welcome to Our Sugarhouse ...................................................... 81
Welcome to Our Vegetable Farm ............................................... 87
Western Fairs Association .......................................................... 43
Western Growers Association Garden Grants .......................... 56
Western Plant Health .................................................................. 45
What Can You Make With a Bale of Cotton? ............................. 38
What Tree Is That? ...................................................................... 85
What’s Bugging You? ................................................................... 73
What’s Growin’ On? .................................................................... 20
Wheat Packet ............................................................................... 91
Where Does Your Water Come From? ....................................... 90
Where’d You Get Those Genes? ................................................. 57
Wisconsin Fast Plants/Bottle Biology Notes ............................. 29
Wool Packet ................................................................................. 92
Wormania! Video ........................................................................ 93
Worm-a-way Vermicomposting Kit ........................................... 93
Worm Bin Creatures Alive .......................................................... 93
Worm Cafe ................................................................................... 93
Worm Digest ................................................................................ 94
Worm Guide ................................................................................ 93
Worms Eat My Garbage .............................................................. 93
Worms Eat Our Garbage ............................................................. 93
Yes We Have Bananas ................................................................. 51
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