MIDDLETOWN- Cornell Cooperative Extension Orange County will be participating in the annual New York Agricultural Literacy Week from March 18-22, 2024. Master Gardener volunteers and community members will read “I LOVE Strawberries” by Shannon Anderson in Orange County elementary classrooms. This book will take students on a journey from strawberry seedling to table of strawberries, as told through the experiences of Jolie, a young girl determined to prove her responsibility by growing this popular perennial.
This year’s program will be held in-person and volunteers can organize the preferred experience with each classroom. In addition, each participating school receives a copy of the book for their school library at no cost. An interest survey and invitation letters will be emailed to public and private school administrators and educators in early January. We also have Spanish speaking readers for bilingual classrooms.
If you have questions about the program, you can find additional information at the New York Agriculture in the Classroom website: www.agclassroom.org/ny. If you would like to arrange AgLit week participation for your grade K-3 classrooms, please contact Susan D’Egidio at smd348@cornell.edu and include “AgLit 2024” in the email heading. Please indicate if you have bilingual class needs.
