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Our Minnesota Agriculture in the Classroom (MAITC) team is celebrating the 2025-26 school year by featuring an awesome teacher who uses agriculture as a context for teaching and learning each month. Our March featured teacher is Ms. Leah Hood.
Leah Hood is currently an adjunct professor at St. Catherine's University. She also spent over ten years teaching high school social studies. In both positions she blends agriculture, global studies, and social justice to empower students.
A few of Leah's favorite lessons include:
To learn more about Ms. Hood, visit our Featured Teachers webpage.
 When: Thursday, March 19, 3:45-4:45 p.m.
What: Soil is more than just dirt, it’s the foundation of our food system, an essential part of environmental health, and a fascinating lens through which students can explore science, agriculture, and geography. This professional development workshop will equip K–12 educators with the tools, resources, and real-world context to bring soil science to life in the classroom.
Register today!
Registration is open for two summer opportunities with MAITC: A Summer Teacher Tour in Central Minnesota and the first-ever Growing Minds Conference!
Summer Teacher Tour
- Tour Smude Sunflower + Angus Farm and Sprout MN Food Hub,
- July 15, 2026
- Little Falls, MN
Growing Minds Conference: Hosted by the Minnesota & Wisconsin Agriculture in the Classroom Programs
- Agricultural tours, interactive breakout and fast-paced mini sessions, and networking opportunities!
- July 27 & 28, 2026
- St. Paul College, St. Paul, MN 55102
Please visit our Summer Opportunities webpage for additional details and to register: https://mnagmag.org/summer-opportunities/
 Calling all K-12 school districts, early care centers, and family daycares! Do you buy, serve, and promote foods from Minnesota farmers? If so, apply for the 2026 Cream of the Crop Awards today!
Hosted by the Minnesota Grown program, the Cream of the Crop Awards recognize K-12 school districts, early care centers, and family day cares for their outstanding leadership in connecting kids to local food.
Don’t miss this chance to celebrate your Farm to School or Early Care program!
Deadline to apply is Friday, March 20 at 4:00 p.m.
Learn more and apply: https://minnesotagrown.com/cream-of-the-crop-awards/
The Minnesota Agriculture in the Classroom Program and Foundation recognize that first-year teachers face a unique set of challenges as they begin their teaching career. To inspire early-career teachers to integrate agriculture into their K-12 curriculum, we are offering a grant program specifically for first-year teachers.
Find more info and apply: https://minnesota.agclassroom.org/grants-and-awards/firstyear/
March Trivia Question: What is Minnesota's official state soil?
Send your answer to sue.knott@state.mn.us. The first two people to respond with the correct answer will win a MAITC reusable bag.
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