Members of the Weyauwega-Fremont FFA Chapter recently taught the school district’s third graders about the importance of agriculture.
The 38 FFA members did so last month as part of Food For America.
Food For America is an educational program which focuses on agricultural literacy in elementary schools and communities.
FFA members visited the third-grade classrooms at Fremont and Weyauwega elementary schools.
There they taught the students about what FFA is and the importance of agriculture.
The FFA members also helped the students make ice cream, butter, plant necklaces and cow puppets.
After learning about where their food comes, the third-grade students then went to a local farm.
Randy and Lisa Yorkson hosted the students at their farm, something the FFA chapter appreciates.
The FFA members taught the students about dogs, cats, rabbits, poultry, horses, goats, sheep, dairy cows, pigs, how to milk a cow, what happens in the milk house and also about the machinery and equipment used on a farm.
The third graders were served cheese, crackers and milk to end their day learning about agriculture.