- All 3rd and 4th grade students.
Teachers and students will learn how water, plants, bees, fiber, food and dairy affect our
everyday lives. From the food we eat to the clothes we wear, agriculture affects us ALL.
- AG DAY LA helps students learn
about where their food and fiber comes from as well as the benefits of healthy eating
habits and how important agriculture is to the economy of California.
- Please sign up for this event using
the form below. Preregistration is mandatory and is on a first come, first serve basis.
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When: May 17 and 18, 2017
Where: The Big
Red Barn, FairplexThere will be two
sessions per day:
Early Session: 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Late Session: 10:50 a.m. – 12:40 p.m.
TEACHERS!
Bus Funding: Field Trip Grants
Here is a link for teachers that need grants for bus funding in order to attend the AG DAY
LA 2016 event: http://www.farmology.com/programs.html#activity
The grant is available through the Agricultural Awareness and Literacy Foundation (AAL)
and CA Milk Advisory Board (CMAB).
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AG DAY LA is held in conjunction with the Schools’ Agriculture and
Nutrition Fair, Theme: Food Grows Where Water Flows
(theme co-sponsored by CA Farm Water Coalition)
Tuesday, May 16 through Saturday, May 20, 2017 at Fairplex, Building 10.
www.agfair.org for additional information |
Teachers must provide adult chaperones for this
event. It is also advised that students bring a bag lunch and bottled water.
This invite is accepted on a first come first serve basis. Please
make sure to arrive in plenty of time for check-in!
Upon exiting the bus, a docent will meet and escort you to the Big
Red Barn.
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AG DAY LA PARTNERS: 48th
District Agricultural Association/Schools’ Agriculture and Nutrition Fair • Los
Angeles County Farm Bureau • Los Angeles County Agricultural Commissioner/Weights
& Measures • California Women for Agriculture-Los Angeles Chapter • Los
Angeles County 4H-UC Cooperative Extension • Dairy Council of California • Cal
Poly Pomona |
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