Ag program looking for volunteers

Times Reporter      

 

The Classroom Agriculture Program (CAP), which teaches Grade 4 students across the province about their food from soil to plate, is looking for volunteers from now until June. 

“This year in Calgary we had a record number of schools register for the CAP program,” said Karen Spelay, CAP General Manager in a press release.  

“Over 260 classes are registered to receive the program in Calgary alone. Volunteer support is urgently needed to help fulfill this large demand. Without volunteers we cannot deliver the program to students. If you are employed in the agriculture industry in any way please get involved, your help is necessary.”

Many children in today’s classrooms are convinced that milk, eggs and vegetables come from the grocery store. They don’t often realize that these products come from the cows, chickens and crops in Alberta, and they don’t know the roles that agriculture plays in their lives. 

CAP is hoping to help change that by getting farmers, and those in the agriculture community, into the classroom helping children learn more about the food they eat and where it comes from. Dedicated CAP volunteers will deliver the hour-long presentation to over 20,000 Alberta students annually. Presentations include story-telling, hands-on props and fun activities. CAP will provide the training, ideas, resources and guidance to all of their volunteers. 

To register as a CAP volunteer, or for more information, go to www.classroomagriculture.com.