The Manitoba Canola Growers Association (MCGA) has made a three year funding commitment to Agriculture in the Classroom – Manitioba (AITC-M).
The group will be putting up $120,000 to expand and enrich agriculture education programs for public school students across Manitoba. The aim is to continue to expand students’ understanding of agriculture, the origin of their food and the work of the province’s farmers.
MCGA also pledged to continue its volunteer assistance to AITC-M.
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“We are deeply grateful for MCGA’s ongoing commitment and belief in the importance of our work,” Katharine Cherewyk, executive director of AITC-M, said in a media release. “This funding will enable us to broaden our reach and deepen our impact, helping more students across Manitoba to understand where their food comes from and appreciate the crucial role of agriculture in our lives.”
MCGA noted the donation was a strong endorsement of AITC-M’s mission to promote agricultural literacy in Manitoba, and its past efforts, such as the development of the Foundations of Manitoba Agriculture virtual hub. That online resource offers comprehensive educational opportunities about 18 commodities produced in Manitoba, including canola.
MCGA has also helped create learning resources like the Manitoba Seed Kit/Trousse de graines du Manitoba and the Follow the Canola Farmer virtual farm tour. They provide interactive experiences that bring agriculture directly into classrooms.
MCGA has been a longstanding supporter of AITC-M says Delaney Ross Burtnack, MCGA’s executive director, in the same release. Their excellent work to create curriculum-based content that connects students to where and how their food is grown only increases in importance as these future consumers and decision-makers become further removed from the realities of farming.”
