Agriculture In The Classroom NL

04/01/2026

HAY! Have You Herd? Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month has wrapped up for another year! 🐝 Thank you to our teachers, students, and volunteers for another successful year. 🥳 We are so grateful to those that support agriculture education in our province. 🌱
"This presentation was informative and left an impression with my learners and the adults in my classroom. They understand that local residents of their community work to produce food for others." 😍

03/31/2026

We love a family that volunteers together! 😍 Thank you to our friends at N.Fagan Meats for always supporting agriculture education and Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month!

We love school visits almost as much as we love talking about cows 🐮
Agriculture In The Classroom NL

03/25/2026

ONE WEEK LEFT!

Our LGT/LGS Teacher Award Nominations are open until March 31!

Know a LGT/LGS teacher who cultivates curiosity, growth, and a love of learning in their students? Nominate them today!

Click here to nominate a LGS/LGT Teacher here before March 31:
https://www.littlegreenthumbs.org/2025/10/24/new-in-2025-26-lgt-and-lgs-national-teacher-award/

03/25/2026

We've been busy as bees in classrooms for Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month, but NLSchools, don't forget, there's 1 WEEK left to enter our Bee Creative Contest!!

03/12/2026

We are so grateful for the support our Government of Newfoundland and Labrador and Forestry, Agriculture and Lands NL has for agriculture education in our province! Thank you! 💚

March is a time to recognize the important role agriculture plays in our province and the people who make it possible.

From inspiring students through agricultural literacy to promoting safety on farms, Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month initiatives highlight the dedication of those working in Newfoundland and Labrador’s agriculture sector.

Minister Pleaman Forsey spoke in the House of Assembly about the importance of supporting farmers and encouraging the next generation of agricultural professionals.

🏛️ Ministerial Statement: March Agriculture Events Commemorate Important Work of Farmers – www.gov.nl.ca/releases/2026/fal/0310n02



Agriculture In The Classroom NL NL Federation of Agriculture

03/10/2026

💚 Canada is lighting up green for Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month.
Thanks to our friends at Agriculture in the Classroom Canada , landmarks and buildings across the country are glowing green this March to celebrate agriculture in classrooms from coast to coast.
On Friday, March 6th, our AITC-NL Coordinator went to see the Confederation Building lit up green in support of

03/09/2026

Happy International Women's Day
Thank you to the women that lead agriculture education in NL including our staff, farmers, volunteers, steering committee, and NLFA Board of Directors.
Whether it's directly on the farm, in a research lab, in food production, or at your office desk, we appreciate your contribution to the agriculture industry. You're inspiring the next generation of farmers and agriculture professionals! 🌱🥳

03/05/2026

NLSchools Attn: Grades 7-12 teachers! Thanks to our friends at Agriculture in the Classroom Canada, we're offering you a free copy of thinkAG's Career Case activity!
Career Case shows the diversity, variety, and importance of while supporting students in recognizing how their skills and interests can fit into ag and food careers.
Order your FREE copy now: https://forms.gle/yzCrFk2SA8GBh7H47 or email jennifer@nlfa.ca

03/04/2026

We kicked off with our friends in grade 3 at Bishop Abraham! 🥳 We introduced them to our new PUNNY storybook, HEY! Have You Herd?, and did our Follow The Food activity based on where food loss and waste happens in the food chain and how we can prevent it! 🍽️ Don't forget our Bee Creative Literacy Contest with NL Beekeeping Association!!🐝
Holy COW, we're EGG-cited to spend the whole month celebrating with EWE!

03/03/2026

Do you ever dream about leaving your job to be a full-time farmer? That’s exactly what Ruth Blanchard did. Agriculture in the Classroom NL and NL Young Farmers are proud to feature Ruth in our Women in Agriculture video series. We’re also thrilled to release this video during International Year of the Woman Farmer!

Based in the Town of Terra Nova, Ruth owns and operates Pinedale Farms Ltd. – also known as Terra Nova Farms – with her partner Walter Calloway. Walter’s father started the farm in the1940s. When he passed away in the early 1980s, Walter’s mother left her teaching career and faced numerous obstacles to ensure the farm survived and thrived. Following in those footsteps, Ruth eventually resigned from her full-time permanent position with the government to run the farm with Walter.

Despite the hard work and long days, Ruth has no regrets. She loves farming and the unique lifestyle it provides. Her days include a multitude of tasks, including operating the farm’s harvester and precision seeder, land preparation, fertilizing, marketing, and the piles of necessary paperwork that keep the farm in operation.

“At the end of the day, you go to bed, you get up, and you do it all over again,” Ruth said. “You got to be able to just continue on. Tomorrow is a new day.”

This video was filmed and edited in collaboration with Christian Davis from Davis Film Inc. A special thank you to the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership and NL Federation of Agriculture for supporting Agriculture in the Classroom NL and NL Young Farmers.

03/02/2026

IT'S CANADIAN AGRICULTURE LITERACY MONTH! 🥰 Help us celebrate all month long. NLSchools We've partnered with NL Beekeeping Association again this year to host the Bee Creative Literacy Contest. K-6 Classes can submit up to 3 literary works that combine their talent and skills and their knowledge of agriculture in NL (ex: poems, comics, stories). The winning classes will receive a beehive to decorate that will become home to a colony of bees!🐝
See our website for more details: https://www.aitcnl.ca/literacy-month

03/02/2026

The first summer they met, Heather Zurel and her husband David Porter started growing food. That was over a decade ago. They now own and operate Vinland Acres Forest Farm , a farm dedicated to improving food security in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Last summer, Agriculture in the Classroom NL and NL Young Farmers focused our cameras on Heather for our Women in Agriculture video series. Just like International Year of the Woman Farmer, this series recognizes and promotes the vital contributions of women in agriculture!

Currently split between a leased plot of land at O'Brien Farm Foundation in St. John’s and 20 acres in Bay Bulls, Vinland Acres Forest Farm enters its fourth year of production in 2026. Heather credits the O’Brien Farm New Found Farmers Program as a vital part of her farm business success. The 5-year program is designed for beginning farmers to learn and obtain skills, experience, and knowledge as they move towards independent farm operations.

Passionate about regenerative agriculture, sustainability, and technology, Heather previously worked in medical research as a data scientist. That experience led her to become the visionary behind Data Farms , a company that integrates data science with agriculture to optimize farming practices. With soil nutrient tests, weather stations, and drone scans for crop health and elevation, Data Farms helps farmers reduce input costs while making sure crops have everything they need to thrive.

“When I’m on the farm, when I’m in my basement planting seeds, when I’m weeding, when I’m harvesting crops, it really makes me realize my place in our world and on the planet,” Heather said. “I’m just a very small piece of the puzzle.”

This video was filmed and edited in collaboration with Christian Davis from Davis Film Inc. A special thank you to the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership and NL Federation of Agriculture for supporting Agriculture in the Classroom NL and NL Young Farmers.