In recognition of the 15th annual Agriculture Literacy Week, March 17-21, 2025, Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE) Loudoun partnered with Virginia Agriculture in the Classroom and Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) to share the story of agriculture with Loudoun elementary students.
Throughout the week, VCE Loudoun staff and VCE Loudoun Master Gardener volunteers visited 72 kindergarten, first-grade and second-grade classrooms at 25 LCPS schools to read Outdoor Farm, Indoor Farm by Lindsay Metcalf to students. Virginia Agriculture in the Classroom selected Outdoor Farm, Indoor Farm as its 2025 Book of the Year: It tells the story of two pen pals, Emma and Efrem, writing to each other about their families’ farms.
After reading to students, VCE Loudoun staff and volunteers led discussions about farming and food sources. Each classroom also received educational activity materials and a dedicated copy of Outdoor Farm, Indoor Farm to add to their library.
“Our class thoroughly enjoyed participating in Agriculture Literacy Week,” said Michelle Watson, first-grade teacher at Buffalo Trail Elementary School. “My students were highly engaged with the book and activities. Questions were well-suited to their level, and the students found the activities delightful.”
VCE Loudoun would like to thank Virginia Agriculture in the Classroom and LCPS teachers and staff for their support in planning and achieving a successful Agriculture Literacy Week. Learn more about Virginia Agriculture in the Classroom and their efforts to connect children to agriculture at virginia.agclassroom.org.
For more information about VCE Loudoun’s agricultural education programs, please contact Carly Campbell, Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension Agent, at [email protected].
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