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Wednesday, March 29, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Third-graders experience agriculture field day
in Corvallis, says the purpose
of her organization is to pro-
Correspondent
vide educators opportunities
Central Oregon has a rich to use agriculture as “another
agricultural history, but for lens in which to apply learn-
many young people the con- ing in a variety of subject
nection to farm and ranch areas.”
life is much-changed from
The event included third-,
the past. That is part of the fourth-, and fifth-graders from
reason Sisters Elementary throughout Central Oregon.
School third-graders vis-
According to Austin Miller,
ited the Deschutes County education programs coordina-
Fairgrounds for the Central tor for the Oregon Agriculture
Oregon Agricultural Field in the Classroom Foundation,
Day on Friday, March 24.
“Agriculture is simply too
Since agriculture is one of important for students to not
the foundations of Oregon’s have an understanding of
economy, there are count- where our food comes from,
less academic applications how the environment works,
within the industry. Jessica and how we use our state’s
Jansen, executive director for beautiful resources.”
the Oregon Agriculture in the
Sisters Elementary School
Classroom Foundation based teachers Kirk Albertson,
Danielle Pulliam, and
Deirdre Kanzig, along
with eight parent vol-
unteers, helped the
students navigate the
various stations which
focused on many of the
facets of agriculture.
2017 Oregon Dairy
Princess Kiara Single
was a favorite, sharing
fun dairy facts and dem-
onstrating “cow jew-
elry” such as ear tags
and necklace identifiers,
while the petting zoo
featuring a calf, a ewe
and lamb, a pony and
PHOTO BY CHARLIE KANZIG
horse, and was also a
Journey Keeton grinds wheat grain using very popular attraction.
Some of the stations
a stationary bike.
By Charlie Kanzig
were very interactive, includ-
ing a bicycle-powered
grain-grinding station which
included information of the
health benefits on whole
grains. Students learned how
to more accurately under-
stand how to read food labels
to identify whole grains, and
they enjoyed sampling whole-
grain pancakes along the way.
In a day where processed
foods are the norm, students
discovered more detail into
the supply chain and where
the food they eat and prod-
ucts they buy come from. In
a relay, students were tasked
with identifying whether
products came from the earth,
the farm, the store, or the
factory.
Glenda Hyde, a Sisters
resident who is a senior
instructor for the Oregon
State University Extension
program, did a skit with the
students about the relation-
ship of hygiene to food safety
at home, including proper
hand-washing, how to clean
different types of produce,
appropriate refrigeration, and
safe preparation surfaces.
Many students climbed
aboard a brand-new red
Massey-Ferguson tractor,
while also being educated
about tractor safety, which
even included learning that
it is unsafe to text while
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operating a trac-
tor. Students used
their own birthdates
to draw symbols in
order to learn how
ranchers brand ani-
mals, including the
wild horses in south-
eastern Oregon.
The Deschutes
Basin Board of
Control, whose
motto is “Connecting
PHOTO BY CHARLIE KANZIG
Oregon’s water, land,
and environment,” A little hands-on activity...
works with eight
water districts in the region to with teaching and making
help manage water conserva- sure everything was running
tion, which helps protect fish smoothly. “The FFA students
and wildlife through healthier stood out impressively” said
rivers.
Kirk Albertson. “They were
It’s always fun to get to stellar.”
bring something home from
This field trip ties into
a trip, and many of the third- other learning the third-grad-
graders left the trip sporting ers have been doing with the
seed germination necklaces Seed to Table program in
which included a bean seed Sisters. The students recently
wrapped in a wet cotton ball planted cilantro, beets, and
contained in a tiny ziplock spinach that will be trans-
bag.
planted at the farm oper-
At the Oregon Ag-Link ated by Audrey Tehan on the
station, blindfolded students north side of town. A har-
tried to identify Oregon- vest of some of the produce
grown products such as mint is expected in June before
and garlic by smell alone.
school is out.
Future Farmer of America
“We are providing hands-
(FFA) students from around on learning that will enhance
the region, attired in their the students’ future educa-
iconic navy blue blazers, tion as well as being practical
played a vital role in the for their personal lives,” said
success of the day, helping Danielle Pulliam.
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