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Washtenaw Farm Bureau promotes agriculture education, readies Project Red for 2,000 third-graders
Summary
Washtenaw County Farm Bureau representatives told commissioners their Promotion and Education committee supports farm-to-school education, community field trips and the countywide Project Red rural education event that brings nearly 2,000 third-graders to the Washtenaw Farm Council grounds.
Linda Horning, co‑chair of the Washtenaw County Farm Bureau Promotion & Education Committee, told the Board of Commissioners the county Farm Bureau runs education programs—including farm visits, library donations, and the free "Treat of Ag" and Project Red events—to connect children and families to local agriculture.
Horning said March 18 was National Ag Day and that Michigan marks March as agriculture month. The Farm Bureau offered a sampling basket of…
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