PRESQUE ISLE – March 17-21 was National Agriculture Awareness Week.
Members of the Maine Agri-Women were the Aroostook County readers who went into classrooms and read agricultural books and then donated the books to the class.
One hundred books were read in 100 classrooms throughout the state of Maine during the week of March 17.
The books read in Aroostook County focused on potatoes. Dairy, forestry, apples, cranberries and blueberries – to name a few – were the other commodities represented.
Each teacher and classroom was given a free book, a poster depicting different commodities, and a packet with activities linked to the Maine Learning Results.
Maine Agriculture in the Classroom donated the books, which were made possible through a grant the organization received.
Contributed photo
DEBRA WRIGHT’S kindergarten class at Pine Street Elementary School had an agricultural book read and donated to them by the Maine Agri-Women in observance of National Agriculture Awareness Week. Pictured are, front row, from left: Caleb Wheaton, Jennifer Valdez, Chance Bragan, Noah Flynn and Alexis Howlett. Middle row: Sydney Dickinson, Riley Alley, Jaden MacDonald, Thomas Stitham, Jade Cook, Erica Rosten, Mishun Morey and Aaron Day. Back row: Kim Hemphill, a member of Maine Agri-Women (MAW), reader; Gavin Hemphill and Debra Wright, teacher. Absent when the photo was taken were Brenna Dwyer and Jacob Soucie.
