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Mission Statement "Minnesota
Agri-Women are a positive force with a united voice,
Welcome to the Minnesota Agri-Women website, your one-stop source for information about our organization and your opportunity to influence agriculture in the State of Minnesota Special
Assignment Pizza Arlene Novak taught the students about the six classes of wheat, of which three are grown in Minnesota, and the uses of each class. Different types of flours and bread dough were on hand for the students to see and feel along with the seed wheat, sprouted wheat, and ripe wheat on the stalk. At the dairy booth Linda Hanson and Beattie Mickelson explained to the students the process of milking the cows, storage of the milk, the tests done to ensure quality, and the processing to get the final products, namely the cheese for the pizza.
Master Gardener Kathy Carlson had a guessing game where the students put their hand in a brown paper bag which contained a fruit or vegetable and had to try and guess what it was. These food items were all toppings for a pizza.
Minnesota Agri-Women
know it’s very important for the students to learn the importance
of agriculture and for them to acquire an appreciation for the farming
community. America’s farms provide much more than food but food
is one thing nobody can live without. We all have to eat. |
To
help celebrate National Ag Week, the members of Penn-Mar-Red Agri-Women
along with Master Gardeners, FFA students, and Extension Educators presented
a hands-on program called Special Assignment Pizza for fourth graders
at Challenger Elementary School and St. Bernards Catholic School, on
March 14. Pizza was the theme and it taught the students how the ingredients
for pizza are from farms around the United States and the World.
The
presentation consists of six stations: wheat, dairy, fruits and vegetables,
oils, meat, and nutrition. Each station had items to see and touch along
with activities the students could do later.
Mary
Reierson and Jennifer Novak had samples of raw products of corn, sunflowers,
soybeans, and canola. The students were informed that there were there
were other uses for these crops such as cosmetics, feed, medicines and
fuels.
Meat
was the subject of Glenice Johnson’s “Squeal of Fortune
Game”. After learning about the benefits of eating meat and the
many uses of the by- products, the students played the game by answering
questions of that they had just learned. When the spun the Squeal of
Fortune and they landed on a pig they had to oink.
The
Nutrition station was presented by Tammy Malwitz. She explained how
pizza has all the ingredients from all the stations; wheat (flour/crust),
oils (crust), meats, fruits, vegetables, and dairy (cheese). The students
learned about the new food pyramid, size of a serving, and the amount
of servings of each we are to have each day to be healthy.
Each
student received a bag with various educational articles from the Dairy
Association, Beef Association, wheat, sunflowers, and 3 issues of a
magazine called AgMag from the Ag in the Classroom, a division of the
Minnesota State Ag Department. The teachers received a bag also containing
teachers guides for the material each child was given.