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Are you dreaming of summer? We are! 2022 Summer Teacher Tour registration is now open! This summer, MAITC is offering four in-person tour options and one virtual tour option. Summer Teacher Tours provide professional development for educators to observe and experience current agricultural production, processing and distribution techniques, as well as exposure to a wealth of standards-based, agriculture themed lesson plans and resources. Participants will network and share how they intend to use these experiences to integrate agriculture into their curricula to improve student engagement and achievement.
June 21-23, 2022
Waconia, MN
This tour is offered in partnership with the Minnesota Alliance for Geographic Education (MAGE) and is funded through a grant from the National Geographic Society. This tour is full! Contact sue.knott@state.mn.us to be added to the waitlist.
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July 12, 2022, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Park Rapids, MN
Tour Stops: Ten Finns Dairy and Creamery, and Black Swan Cooperage
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July 20, 2022, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
St. Peter, MN
Tour stops: Ponwith Farms, Forest-Lawn Holsteins, Answer Plot by Winfield United, and 3rd Street Tavern
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July 26, 2022, 9 a.m.-Noon
Virtual Farm Camp Experience for Grade 5-12 Educators
Tour stops: RD Offutt Potato Farm, Potato Storage Facility, Lamb Weston RDO Frozen Facility, and a French Fry Research Lab
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July 28, 2022, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
St. Paul/Minneapolis, MN
Tour stops: Pearson's Candy Company, local grocery store, and Farmer's Kitchen + Bar
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 The spring issues of AgMag will be in your mailbox soon! It's not too late to sign-up for this FREE resource. Visit the AgMag website to select and sign up for AgMag magazines for your students. The AgMag series features two grade-specific issues in print and online for each K-6 grade level. Colorful images, interactive activities, and engaging non-fiction stories highlight the Minnesotans who provide our food, fuel, fiber, forest products and flowers!
A note from Farm Camp Program Director, Ann Vote:
I love that educators are dreamers and have outside-the-box ideas on how to connect what they are teaching to the real world. At Farm Camp, we get to take those dreams and ideas and help make them a reality for you. It is truly the best when a Farm Camp experience comes to an end and the educator says, "I can't believe we made that happen. And it was so easy!"
If you've been brainstorming how to connect your spring curriculum to a real world experience, send me a message today! I will work to create a hands-on, interactive experience for your students to expand on your classroom's curriculum by pairing it to an agricultural experience (in-person or virtual). Send me an email at director@farmcampminnesota.org.
Read more about Ann's passion and position here: Meet Our Program Director, Ann Vote - Farm Camp Minnesota
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Spring registration for the Bonnie Plants 3rd Grade Cabbage Program just opened and we’re excited to invite you and your students to participate! Through this hands-on science activity, students will learn about backyard ecology and plant life cycles by growing colossal cabbages and reaping hefty harvests. Students also vie for “Best in State” bragging rights — with a $1,000 scholarship awarded to one student in each participating state!
Program Details and Registration
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March Trivia Question: We see a lot of green in March! What is the name for the green pigment in plants that is used during photosynthesis?
Send your answer to sue.knott@state.mn.us. The first two people to respond with the correct answer will win a reusable MAITC bag.
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