Fall 2015
Volume 4 • Number 1
The CA FFA News is published
quarterly by the California
Association FFA.
California Association FFA
Post Office Box 460
Galt, California 95632
(209) 744-1600
[email protected]
www.CalAgEd.org
Editor:
Riley Nilsen
[email protected]
Graphic Design:
Jennifer Luiz Patton
Twisted Twig Design & Print
[email protected]
We want to hear
from you...
In much of the world, farming is a
socioeconomic condition, not a career choice.
Our population is expected to reach 9 billion
people by the year 2050 and we will need to
produce 60% more food with less land, less
water, less fertilizer and less pesticides. Being
a part of agriculture education is more exciting
than ever because of the relevant opportunities
and expanding possibilities that lie ahead.
Do you love agricultural education and FFA?
Do you love adventure, travel, and service? If
you answered yes, keep AgriCorps in mind for
your future! AgriCorps is a
non-profit organization that
sends college of agriculture
graduates to volunteer in the
developing world for one
year after they earn their
Bachelors Degree. AgriCorps
members teach agriculture in
junior and senior high schools
and teacher training colleges.
They work to start or enhance
school-based
agricultural
education clubs (like FFA and
4-H!) at their schools. With
the help of their students,
they build school farms that
act as learning laboratories
for the agriculture classes.
The students sell the produce
from the school farms and the
money goes back to the club
We are always looking for great
stories about members and
alumni around our state. Know
of a story that we should feature
in CA FFA News? Please email
Riley at [email protected].
members. Some schools use their produce to
start school feeding programs! We believe
AgriCorps members are having a real impact
on the lives of their students and the food
security of their communities.
Trent McKnight, a past National Officer and
founder of AgriCorps, stated on a recent trip
to Ethiopia, “Wealth creation means to make
something from nothing. It is the most basic tenet
of capitalism and is what makes capitalism
great. Last week I visited young farmers in
Ethiopia and one told me, ‘4-H teaches us
It Is
Ghana Be
Awesome!
Written By:
Audrey Denny
Paso Robles FFA Alumni
Students at a
leadership camp
participate in team
building activities!
Submission deadlines:
Fall................. June 1st
Winter............ September 1st
Spring............ December 1st
Summer.......... March 1st
Sometimes in Ghana,
you see pink chickens.
Stay in touch...
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