Wisconsin Ag Connection - WFBF Awards Mini-Grants to Ag in the Classroom Teachers

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WFBF Awards Mini-Grants to Ag in the Classroom Teachers
Wisconsin Ag Connection - 12/01/2021

The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation, through the Wisconsin Farm Bureau's Ag in the Classroom program, has awarded 13 Teacher Mini-Grants to Wisconsin teachers to use in agricultural literacy lessons and activities. The funds provide opportunities for teachers to obtain funding that may not be available through their local school budgets.

The following teachers were awarded $100 grants that will be used in their classroom:

** Ag is for All- Keri Radtke- Mineral Point Elementary, Mineral Point

** Ag on the Lawn and Beyond- Jodi Meyer- Independence High School, Independence

** Careers in Agriculture- Cindi Syverson- South Middle School, Eau Claire

** Cooking in the Classroom- Livia Doyle- Mineral Point Elementary, Mineral Point

** Cultivating Young Minds- Samantha Mueller and Sara Hamilton- Kickapoo Elementary, Viola

** Dairy in the Culinary Classroom- Sheila Kroseberg- Waupaca High School, Waupaca

** Discovery of Wisconsin Agriculture- Jenna Hamilton- Kickapoo Elementary, Viola

** Eggs to Chicks- Cheri Oglesby- St. Rose Catholic School, Cuba City

** Elementary Ag Connection- Grace Anderson- Spring Valley Schools, Spring Valley

** Gardening and Recycling- Sue Hellmers- Willow River Elementary, Hudson

** Growing Plants from Scratch- John Slipek- Abbotsford High School, Abbotsford

** Secrets of Sustainability- Kirstin Thompson- Greenfield Elementary, Baldwin

** Worm Farms- Kally Koch- Riverdale School District, Muscoda

The Wisconsin Farm Bureau's Ag in the Classroom program also has matching grants available to groups and organizations that are doing agricultural literacy projects.

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