Published: March 26, 2008 05:50 pm            

Lafayette County to participate in Ag Literacy Day

Ag literacy continues to be a growing concern among farmers, ranchers, the Florida Department of Agriculture, as well as countless others in the agriculture industry.

Since 2004, Florida Ag in the Classroom, a non-profit organization based in Gainesville, has addressed this concern by promoting its annual Ag Literacy Day, during which participants read an assigned book to elementary school children.

Each book covers a different theme in agriculture. Last year, participants read “Oh Can You Seed,” a Dr. Seuss book that teaches children how a seed becomes a plant, as well as what is needed for them to live and produce fruits and seeds.

On April 10, Lafayette County farmers, Mayo Rotary, and others will be participating in the annual event at Lafayette Elementary.

The book chosen for this year is “These Florida Farms,” written and illustrated by Gary Seamans and Mike Wright, employees of the Florida Department of Agriculture.

For more information about this event, visit www.agtag.org, or contact Lafayette County Farm Bureau at 294-1399.

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