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As a leading agricultural state with more surface waters than any other of the 48 contiguous states and an abundance of cl

Minnesota voters approved the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment to the state constitution in 2008.

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December 6, 2023

Thirteen Minnesota educators looking to provide more agricultural experiences for their students have received grant funding from Minnesota Agriculture in the Classroom (MAITC).

MAITC has awarded each educator with an Agricultural Literacy Grant, worth up to $500 each. This annual grant opportunity is designed to fund projects that support agriculture and food systems education efforts from kindergarten to high school across the state.

Topics that will be explored through this year’s projects include agricultural careers, aquaponics, and the farm-to-fork process.

MAITC is a partnership between the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) and the MAITC Foundation that seeks to increase agricultural literacy through K-12 education. For more information about the Ag Literacy Grants and other ag education resources, visit the MAITC website.

Grantee School and City	Grantee	Project Title
Bluff View Elementary School, Lake City	Marie Kruse	Learn Through Play, From Seed to Fork
Greenvale Park Elementary School, Northfield	Tiffany Kortbein	Agriculture Library Books
Hidden Valley Elementary School, Savage	Quincy Voris	Hidden Valley Ag Science Project and Field Trip
Jackson County Central Elementary School, Jackson	Laura Bidne	Farm to Table Elementary Lessons
Kelliher School, Kelliher	Amy Mastin	Hatching Up Some Fun
Loyola Catholic School, Mankato	Sarah Odegard	Ruby Ranch Field Trip
Owatonna High School, Owatonna	Kimberly Penning	Water Quality and Aquaponics
SAGE Academy, Brooklyn Park	Cari-Ana Garcia Luna	Farm to Plate to Career
Sauk Centre Elementary School, Sauk Centre	Becky Schreiner	Adopt a Cow Field Trip
Spring Creek Elementary School, Northfield	Rich Guggisberg	Farm Day Materials
South Point Elementary School, East Grand Forks	Livia Zitzow	Growing Greens
St. Francis School, Brainerd	Carrie Allord	Embedded Agriculture
Winona County 4-H, Winona	Mika Miller	Food Systems in Agriculture with 4-H After-School