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www.calaged.org
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The agricultural
education web site and location of the Agricultural Literacy information
page. Provides information about the career preparation program in
California with calendars. The agriculture program directory and state and
regional news are provided.
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www.cde.ca.gov
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Nutrition Education and
Training site with information on philosophy of the Garden in Every School
initiative.
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www.cfaitc.org
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California Foundation for
Agriculture in the Classroom site with access to teachers’ resource
guide, CFAITC lessons using agriculture as a teaching tool, professional
development activities, and links to many other agriculture web sites.
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www.cdfa.ca.gov
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California Department of
Food and Agriculture site with access to information on the various
responsibilities of the department including the latest agriculture
statistics, crop and commodity descriptions and specific projects of the
public information office including lessons in food safety, nutrition and
pest control.
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www.peacecorps.gov
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World Wise Schools, Kids
World, stories from volunteers in the field in addition to general
information on the organization, make this site valuable for authentic
information on agriculture and life in other countries. Through Kids'
World you will find country specific information on food and agriculture
after selecting a part of the world to investigate.
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www.ffa.org
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The National FFA
Organization site provides access to career information focusing on
agriculture related careers as well as national FFA events.
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www.californiaheartland.com
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California Heartland is a
statewide magazine program on PBS featuring the agriculture of California.
The site provides information on upcoming programs plus an extensive
annotated library of past programs. Video copies of the programs are
available for sale thorough California Foundation for Agriculture in the
Classroom.
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www.ciwmb.ca.gov
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California Integrated
Waste Management Board provides lessons and workshops on composting and
vermiculture, access to surplus resources and intriguing student
activities. Select “Education and assistance to schools” among the
programs.
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www.garden.org
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The National Gardening
Association offers assistance and information through its bi-monthly
magazine and newsletter specifically for those in working with youth
gardens. The association has an annual grants program for school and youth
gardens. Recipients use the funds for tools and supplies needed for garden
start up. The association encourages the use of the "GrowLab"
and associated lesson plans to use gardens as a teaching tool. The web
site gives access to many other gardening sites
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food_fiber.okstate.edu
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Food and Fiber Systems
Literacy, a curriculum guide and lesson plans for agricultural
literacy developed in the mid-west using the draft California curriculum
guide. Lessons, keyed to academic area bench-marks, can be down loaded in
the PDF format.
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