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Teaching Alabama’s teachers about farming

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“Teachers have one of the most important jobs in the world because they shape the minds of young people,” Alfa Farmers President Jerry Newby told teachers at the workshop.				(141 KB)
(189 KB)	(157 KB)	Curriculum for the seminar was created and taught by Xris Blonk (left), a third grade teacher at Montgomery’s Dozier Elementary, and her mother, Dr. Barbara McMillin (right), a retired specialist from the Alabama Department of Education.
Teachers enjoyed hand-on projects under Mrs. Blonks’ direction as they made dirt babies, homemade ice cream in a plastic bag and hand puppets from a glove.
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Teachers received a cotton kit, which showed cotton from production to product. The kit included such things as a cotton boll and finished cotton cloth.				(164 KB)
Institute participants not only attended workshops at the Alabama Farmer’s Federation headquarters in Montgomery, they also visited farms managed by Auburn University’s E.V. Smith Research Center in Tallassee.			(163 KB)	(125 KB)
(100 KB)	The Alabama Poultry & Egg Association provided an omlette breakfast on Friday morning. Institute participants’ lodging, meals, and materials were provided by the Alabama Farmer’s Federation and additional sponsors including the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association, the Alabama Catfish Producers, and the Alabama Pork Producers.