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SEEAG Receives $8,000 Grant From Calif. Dept. of Food & Ag
The grant will help SEEAG expand its school education program, "The Journey of Our Food--From Field to Fork."
Students for Eco-Education and Agriculture (SEEAG), a nonprofit organization that helps students understand and appreciate the farm origins of their food, has received an $8,000 grant from the California Department of Food and Agriculture. The grant will help SEEAG expand its school education program, "The Journey of Our Food--From Field to Fork."
The grant was funded with proceeds generated through the sale of specialized, agriculture-themed license plates through the California Department of Motor Vehicles (CalAgPlate).
“SEEAG's whole focus is on agriculture and food education,” says Mary Maranville, SEEAG CEO. “Once kids make the connection between farms and the food on their table they usually want to make healthier food choices. The grant funds will enable us to reach more schools so students can experience first-hand the farm to table process.”
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SEEAG’s Journey of Our Food education program involves classroom presentations and field trips to SEEAG’s Farm Lab at Petty Ranch in Saticoy. The field trips and transportation are provided at no cost to schools.
SEEAG's other education efforts include a STEM Careers in Agriculture program that targets junior high and high school students and its annual Ventura County Farm Day, a community event in which over 20 Ventura County farms open their doors to the public.
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To learn more about SEEAG, go to www.SEEAG.org or contact Maranville at mary@seeag.org, 805-901-0213.
About SEEAG
Founded in 2008, Students for Eco-Education and Agriculture (SEEAG) aims to help young students understand the origins of their food by bridging the gap between agriculture and consumption through its agricultural education programming. SEEAG’s “The Farm Lab” program based in Ventura County teaches schoolchildren about the origins of their food and the importance of local farmland by providing schools with classroom agricultural education and free field trips to farms. Through this program, over 15,000 elementary school students in Southern California have increased their understanding of the food journey. For more information, visit www.seeag.org or email Mary Maranville at mary@seeag.org.