Buckingham County Farm Bureau and Buckingham County Middle School FFA recently partnered with Agriculture in the Classroom to celebrate the ninth annual Agriculture Literacy Week, March 18-22. During the week volunteers from across the state participated by serving as guest readers in preschool through third grade classrooms where they read Agriculture in the Classroom’s 2019 Book of the Year, “Right This Very Minute” by Lisl Detlefsen.

This table-to-farm book about food and farming connects students to the source of their favorite foods. On April 5, 48 seventh and eighth-grade students traveled to second grade classrooms at Buckingham Primary School. In addition to receiving the book, each classroom had middle school students conduct several reading comprehension activities to extend the lesson and reinforce the covered agricultural concepts.

This week is routinely recognized by special proclamation from the governor and offers students a fun and educational opportunity to learn more about farming and the source of their food. Additionally, the event connects teachers and schools to resources in their community.