Three workshops are scheduled for the Farm Tour this year, and Banks County Elementary was asked to represent northern Georgia. Approximately 40 educators from around the state visited Banks County Elementary and Banks County Primary Schools to learn about the agricultural opportunities our K-5 students are experiencing.
Dr. Wendy Fushetti and Candice Looney lead the workshop.
“Our students are learning about agriculture through hands-on experiential learning opportunities. Bank County students receive ag education in weekly ag classes and through Ag in Classroom activities. Recently our elementary students have watched chicks hatch, planted romaine lettuce in raised beds, transplanted blueberry plants, and added flowers to the pollinator garden. K-2 students have cared for strawberry plants, lettuces, broccoli, squash, and cucumbers. Our goal is to teach our Banks County K-5 students where their food comes from and how agriculture impacts our daily lives’’, stated Dr. Wendy Fuschetti, who has been instrumental in implementing the program at Banks County Elementary School.
The team visited Banks County Primary and Banks County Elementary School, concluding the day with a workshop held at the Georgia Farm Bureau.