Food, Fiber & More

The Colorado Foundation for Agriculture (CFA) will be providing two opportunities for teachers to attend the 2016 AgriCULTURE in the Classroom (AITC) Summer Institute.

YUMA – June 13-17, 2016 or

DENVER – June 27- July1, 2016

Course Details:

This is a five day course designed for teachers who have little or no agriculture background.
You can receive 3 continuing credits from CU Denver.

Institute cost: $250 (scholarships available to pre-registered educators)

Sign up today to reserve space and to apply for a scholarship for 2016 Food, Fiber & More AITC Summer Institute.  Online registration available for each location.

Scholarship Details:

• A $75 deposit is required to activate the scholarship process.
• Your deposit will be matched and applied to the credits.
• Space is held only for those who have made the deposit.

Lodging:

Need a place to stay? We have farm and ranch families willing to provide you with a place to stay for the week. You will learn even more about agriculture from them.

Tentative Schedule*

*Schedule customized for each course/location

DAY 1 HANDS-ON MATERIALS featuring background and history of Colorado agriculture, food safety, environmental concerns, wildlife, biotechnology, resource materials and more. There are fun and creative ways to integrate food and fiber topics with academic curriculum to reinforce Colorado Academic Standards. (8:30 am to 5:00 pm)

DAY 2 TOUR farms and ranches. Learn issues and realities of agriculture production from the trenches. Natural resources, including water and the environment are among the topics covered. (8:30 am to 5:00 pm)

DAY 3 TOUR and BBQ

• LOOK, VISIT & LEARN – tour farms, ranches and food production facilities.
• MEET THE PEOPLE INVOLVED: Evening barbeque to meet your hosts for Thursday. (9:00 am to 8:00 pm)

DAY 4 WALK IN ANOTHER PERSON’S BOOTS What, irrigation boots? You can be a farmer or rancher for one day; hands-on…really, hands on. This is an opportunity for you to interact one-on-one, learn by experience. Former institute participants say this is the best day. You will meet your host(s) at the Wednesday evening barbecue and determine time and location. (Length of day varies)

DAY 5 – FOOD, LAND & PEOPLE WORKSHOP – A natural conclusion to the week with the Food, Land & People program and resources. (8:30 am to 3:00 pm)