Agricultural Literacy

AFBF 2020 Book of the Year 

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Full of Beans, Henry Ford Grows a Car

as described by the author, Peggy Thomas

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With a mind for ingenuity, Henry Ford looked to improve life for others. After the Great Depression struck, Ford especially wanted to support ailing farmers. For two years, Ford and his team researched ways to use farmers' crops in his Ford Motor Company. They discovered that the soybean was the perfect answer. Soon, Ford's cars contained many soybean plastic parts, and Ford incorporated soybeans into every part of his life. He ate soybeans, he wore clothes made of soybean fabric, and he wanted to drive soybeans, too.

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"We have to bring children into a new relationship to food that connects them to culture and agriculture." Alice Waters

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Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/topics/agriculture

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Hey, Hey, Hay: A Tale of Bales and the Machines That Make Them 

• Written by Vermont resident and Vermont Farm Bureau member, Christy Mihaly’s book has been described as, “a joyful rhyming story about a girl and her mother and the machines they use on their family farm to make hay.”                                                                                                                  

       What agricultural-related children’s books would you recommend? Why?                                           Email us at peggyvtfb@gmavt.net

     National Agriculture in the Classroom is always working to teach children about agriculture.                 Visit their website at: https://www.agclassroom.org

• You do not need to be a teacher to benefit from their site. You only need a thirst for knowledge and to share it with the children in your life. 

    Vermont Farm to School Network is another great resource for books, and learning how local           schools use local foods in schools throughout the state.                                                                              Visit their website at: https://vermontfarmtoschool.org 

    A Self-Published Vermont Author and Farmer: John Churchman, click on the link below:

        Sweet Pea & Friends