| SEPTEMBER 20, 2011 -- Showcasing centennial and century farms across the United States is the basic idea behind a new website built by the American Farm Bureau Foundation and sponsored by Bayer CropScience and Capreno.
“I think we can learn a lot by looking back and seeing how people farmed,” said Curtis Miller, director of education with the American Farm Bureau Foundation. “We are at a point in our history where a lot of our young people are at least three generations removed from agriculture, and for them to see that enduring, long lasting symbol of agriculture, which is a Century Farm, really helps them to make that connection to where their food, fiber and fuel come from.”
The profiles page on the Agriculture’s Lasting Heritage website includes written and video profiles from Century Farms across the United States. Visitors to the site also have the ability to submit their own written profiles. The short, easy form available online includes the ability to submit a photo, as well. Miller hopes putting a face with the farmer as people read and watch the profiles can help them to make better decisions at the grocery store or in the voting booth.
Another part of the website offers educational resources for teachers to use in the classroom to talk about how agriculture has been a part of history, including an agriculture timeline and some grade specific lessons they can utilize within their classrooms.
Organizers hope to expand the site by adding more written and video profiles, as well as more e-learning opportunities for teachers. They also hope people can more easily find the century or centennial farm programs within their state through the website, as well.
For more information, visit AgriculturesLastingHeritage.org. |
