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Attention grades K-8 Ontario educators! There’s still time to celebrate Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month with a free Virtual Field Trip exploring the incredible world of eggs. On Thursday, March 26, at 1:00 p.m., we will be touring the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum (@AgMuseum) in Ottawa, Ontario. During this egg-citing field trip, your students will: 🥚 Explore how hens produce eggs 🥚 Learn about egg grading and nutrition 🥚 Watch a live cooking demonstration and discover how eggs are transformed into a tasty recipe 🥚 Participate in live discussions and Q&A sessions All registrants will also receive a Digital Activity Kit filled with engaging educational materials for your students to explore. Don't miss this chance to bring agriculture and food literacy to your classroom for Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month! Register today at agscape.ca/event/calm-202… @aitccanada #CALM26 #SustainableCdnAg #AgCanDurable

AgScape is excited to welcome Amanda Robertson as our new Executive Director! Her appointment comes at a significant time as we celebrate our 35th anniversary and continue our mission to advance agriculture and food literacy across the province. With a unique combination of knowledge of the education system, governance experience, and an agricultural background, we look forward to what Amanda's leadership will bring. Read more: agscape.ca/agscape_appoin…

2026 marks 35 years of AgScape bringing agriculture and food education to classrooms across Ontario. To commemorate this exciting milestone, we are highlighting testimonials from those who have helped shape our story over the years. This week’s testimonial is from Michael Black, Corporate Director on AgScape’s Board of Directors. Thank you Michael for sharing your story and for your dedicated support! #AgScapeTurns35

Join our Board of Directors and help us deliver meaningful agriculture and food education to classrooms across Ontario. We are seeking to fill four volunteer positions on the AgScape board for a 3-year term. Nomination deadline is April 7, 2026. Learn more at: agscape.ca/bod-nomination/

Calling all grades K-8 educators in Ontario! Celebrate Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month with a free Virtual Field Trip exploring the incredible world of eggs. On Thursday, March 26, at 1:00 p.m. we will be touring the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum (@AgMuseum) in Ottawa, Ontario. During this egg-citing field trip, your students will: 🥚 Explore how hens produce eggs 🥚 Learn about egg grading and nutrition 🥚 See a live cooking demonstration and discover how eggs are transformed into a tasty recipe 🥚 Participate in live discussions and Q&A sessions All registrants will also receive a Digital Activity Kit filled with engaging educational materials for your students to explore. Bring agriculture and food literacy to your classroom this Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month! Register today at agscape.ca/event/calm-202… @AITCCanada #CALM26 #SustainableCdnAg #AgCanDurable

📣 Attention grades 7-12 teachers! Are you looking for a creative way for your students to celebrate Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month? Create a comic strip that explores how Canadian farmers, researchers, and innovators are tackling agricultural challenges with creative and scientific solutions. 🎨 Your students will research inspiring agricultural innovators and find out how they are ensuring a more sustainable future, and then translate their findings into an engaging visual story. We are pleased to partner with the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum (@AgMuseum) for this exciting activity. Enrich your students’ learning experience this Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month! Learn more at agscape.ca/event/calm-202… -- 📣 À l'attention des enseignant.e.s de la 7e à la 12e année ! Vous cherchez une façon créative pour vos élèves de célébrer le Mois de la littératie agricole canadienne ? Créez une bande dessinée qui explore comment les agriculteur.trice.s, les chercheur.euse.s et les innovateur.trice.s canadiens.ennes relèvent les défis agricoles grâce à des solutions créatives et scientifiques. 🎨 Vos élèves feront des recherches sur des innovateurs agricoles inspirants et découvriront comment ils assurent un avenir plus durable, puis traduiront leurs conclusions en une histoire visuelle captivante. Nous sommes heureux de nous associer au Musée de l'agriculture et de l'alimentation du Canada pour cette activité passionnante. Enrichissez l'expérience d'apprentissage de vos élèves pendant ce Mois de la littératie agricole canadienne ! Pour en savoir plus, consultez le site agscape.ca/event/calm-202… @aitccanada #CALM26 #SustainableCdnAg #AgCanDurable

Calling all teachers! Show us how your students are celebrating Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month for the chance to win a gift basket filled with Canadian agriculture and food treats for your class. To participate, you can submit photos of your students: 👨‍🏫 Engaging in a TAP workshop ✏️ Using lesson plans or activities from our Digital Educator Resource Pack 💻 Watching a Virtual Field Trip or completing a Virtual Field Trip Activity Kit 🎨 Working on the comic activity To increase your chances of winning the prize, submit additional photos of your students participating in multiple of our CALM 2026 activities. The deadline to enter is March 31, 2026. Share how you are celebrating Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month! Enter to win our prize at agscape.ca/event/calm-202… @aitccanada #CALM26 #SustainableCdnAg #AgCanDurable

Engage your students with free workshops led by experienced educators this Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month! Our Teacher Ambassador Program (TAP) provides your students with agriculture and food literacy through curriculum-linked workshops, lively discussions, and interactive activities. The Careers Bundle features three TAP workshops designed for grades 9-12 students to discover diverse careers and pathways in agriculture and food. These workshops include: 🌾 Agriculture in Canada 💼 Business in Agriculture 👷‍♀️ Careers in Agriculture in Food Bring agriculture and food literacy to your classroom this Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month! Book the Careers Bundle and explore workshops at agscape.ca/event/calm-202… @aitccanada #CALM26 #SustainableCdnAg #AgCanDurable

À l'attention des enseignant.e.s de la maternelle à la 8e année de l'Ontario ! Célébrez le Mois de la littératie agricole canadienne avec une excursion virtuelle gratuite qui vous fera découvrir le monde fascinant de la production du sirop d'érable. Le lundi 9 mars, à 13 h 30, nous visiterons l'érablière Peter Wesnik à Kemptville, en Ontario, en compagnie de Karen, une productrice de sirop d'érable passionnée. Au cours de cette session interactive, vos élèves pourront : 🍁 Découvrir les coulisses de la production du sirop d'érable. 🍁 Explorer les méthodes de gestion d'une érablière. 🍁 Découvrir comment la sève est récoltée et transformée en délicieux sirop d'érable. 🍁 Participer à des discussions en direct et à des sessions de questions-réponses. Tous les inscrits recevront également une trousse d'activités numériques remplie de matériel éducatif captivant que vos élèves pourront explorer. Faites découvrir l'agriculture et l'alimentation à vos élèves pendant le Mois canadien de la littératie agricole ! Inscrivez-vous dès aujourd'hui sur agscape.ca/event/calm-202…. @AITCCanada #CALM26 #SustainableCdnAg #AgCanDurable

AgScape is pleased to celebrate Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month (CALM) with engaging educational experiences that help students deepen their understanding of our agriculture and food system. Over the years, we have been dedicated to providing students with free programs and resources that encourage them to celebrate CALM in new and creative ways. 📝 In 2019, we launched our first Essay Competition for grades 7-12 students to share what agriculture means to them. 🎨 In 2020, we encouraged students to create their own comic exploring the story of their lunch to discover where their food comes from. 🚜 In 2021, to celebrate 10 years of CALM, we hosted two Virtual Field Trips with Farm and Food Care (@farmfoodcareon) to Aldred Maple Products and Pfisterer Farm. 🖼️ In 2023, we hosted a virtual art show and received 80 creative artwork submissions from youth. This year, we are excited to be celebrating CALM 2026 with Virtual Field Trips, TAP workshops, a Digital Educator Resource Pack, comic strip activity, and the chance to win an agriculture and food gift basket! Explore our CALM 2026 programming at agscape.ca/event/calm-202… @aitccanada #AgScapeTurns35 #CALM26

Enrich your K-12 students’ learning experience this Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month (CALM) with our free, specially curated Digital Educator Resource Pack! All lesson plans and activities are… 📚 Curriculum linked and age appropriate 💡 Practical and hands-on 💬 Available in both English and French New for CALM 2026 is our “Growing a Classroom Garden Teacher Resource,” which equips teachers with the tools to help their students start a thriving classroom garden, discover what each plant needs to grow, and track daily plant progress leading up to harvest! Bring agriculture and food literacy to your classroom this CALM 2026! Download the Educator Resource Pack at agscape.ca/event/calm-202… @aitccanada #CALM26 #SustainableCdnAg #AgCanDurable

✨📣 We are thrilled to highlight Cecilia Arva for this week’s Teacher Ambassador (TA) Spotlight! Our TAs enrich Ontario classrooms with agriculture and food literacy through free, curriculum-linked workshops. Cecilia’s experience growing up on a farm shaped her early respect for agriculture, in addition to her understanding of the importance of sharing educational experiences and career pathways in the industry. Her passion for education led her to completing her BEd in May 2025, and she has fulfilled three LTOs in her school board since being hired. December 2025 marked her one year delivering workshops with AgScape, thank you so much Cecilia for your dedicated work with us! Learn more about TAP and register for a workshop at tap.agscape.ca

À l'attention des enseignant.e.s de la maternelle à la 8e année de l'Ontario ! Célébrez le Mois de la littératie agricole canadienne avec une excursion virtuelle gratuite qui vous fera découvrir le monde fascinant de la production du sirop d'érable. Le lundi 9 mars, à 13 h 30, nous visiterons l'érablière Peter Wesnik à Kemptville, en Ontario, en compagnie de Karen, une productrice de sirop d'érable passionnée. Au cours de cette session interactive, vos élèves pourront : 🍁 Découvrir les coulisses de la production du sirop d'érable. 🍁 Explorer les méthodes de gestion d'une érablière. 🍁 Découvrir comment la sève est récoltée et transformée en délicieux sirop d'érable. 🍁 Participer à des discussions en direct et à des sessions de questions-réponses. Tous les inscrits recevront également une trousse d'activités numériques remplie de matériel éducatif captivant que vos élèves pourront explorer. Faites découvrir l'agriculture et l'alimentation à vos élèves pendant le Mois canadien de la littératie agricole ! Inscrivez-vous dès aujourd'hui sur agscape.ca/event/calm-202… @AITCCanada #CALM26 #SustainableCdnAg #AgCanDurable

Last February, we launched our Agriculture and Food Careers Initiative for Ontario agricultural societies to receive a booth kit with educational materials promoting careers in agriculture and food. In 2025, our kits were distributed to 180 agricultural societies and displayed at fairs and events across Ontario. We are pleased to have provided thousands of families, students, educators, and job seekers with resources to explore meaningful career pathways in the agriculture and food sector. Learn more at agscape.ca/agriculture-an… #AgFoodCareers #SustainableCdnAg #AgCanDurable @AAFC_Canada @AAC_Canada

Attention grades K-8 educators in Ontario! Join us this Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month on a free Virtual Field Trip to explore the fascinating world of maple syrup production. On Wednesday, March 4, at 10:00 a.m., we will be touring Backwoods Maple Syrup in Coldwater, Ontario with Paul Partridge, a passionate maple syrup producer. During this interactive session, your students will: 🍁 Get a behind-the-scenes look at how maple syrup is made 🍁 Explore methods for managing the sugarbush 🍁 Discover how sap is collected and transformed into delicious maple syrup 🍁 Participate in live discussions and Q&A sessions All registrants will also receive a Digital Activity Kit filled with engaging educational materials for your students to explore. Celebrate Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month by bringing agriculture and food literacy to your classroom! Register today at agscape.ca/event/calm-202… @AITCCanada #CALM26 #SustainableCdnAg #AgCanDurable

Attention, Ontario Agricultural Societies! If you missed our workshop at the 2026 OAAS Convention, you can still sign up for our Careers Card Resource. Free for OAAS members, this resource set will introduce participants to meaningful career opportunities in agriculture and food. Enhance your fairs' educational experience today by adding AgScape's Careers Card Resource to your upcoming event. ow.ly/vtTH50Ymwt1 #OAAS2026 #OntarioFairs #AgEducation

Calling all grades K-8 Ontario educators! Kick off Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month with a free Virtual Field Trip exploring the fascinating world of maple syrup production. On Wednesday, March 4, at 10:00 a.m., we will be touring Backwoods Maple Syrup in Coldwater, Ontario with Paul Wolseley, a passionate maple syrup producer. During this interactive session, your students will: 🍁 Get a behind-the-scenes look at how maple syrup is made 🍁 Explore methods for managing the sugarbush 🍁 Discover how sap is collected and transformed into delicious maple syrup 🍁 Participate in live discussions and Q&A sessions All registrants will also receive a Digital Activity Kit filled with engaging educational materials for your students to explore. Bring agriculture and food literacy to your classroom this Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month! Register today at agscape.ca/event/calm-202… @AITCCanada #CALM26 #SustainableCdnAg #AgCanDurable

In honour of AgScape’s 35th year enriching Ontario classrooms with agriculture and food education, we are pleased to highlight stories from those who have played an important role in our journey over the years. This week’s testimonial is from Paighton Smyth, Corporate Director on AgScape’s Board of Directors. Thank you Paighton for sharing your experience and for your continued support! #AgScapeTurns35

March is Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month (CALM), an annual nationwide initiative encouraging students to understand our agriculture and food system and learn about food production through educational experiences. 🌱 Get ready to celebrate CALM with AgScape through our free programs and resources for teachers to help students discover and appreciate the vital role that agriculture plays in our communities and daily lives. Explore our CALM 2026 programming at agscape.ca/event/calm-202… @AITCCanada #CALM26

We are pleased to highlight Wendy O’Neil on this week’s Teacher Ambassador (TA) Spotlight! Our TAs bring agriculture and food literacy to Ontario classrooms through free, curriculum-linked workshops. Wendy has been delivering programming with AgScape over the past four years across Windsor-Essex County and Chatham-Kent County. Her teaching journey began with obtaining her BSc in Biology followed by her BEd and MEd, and she later taught in the elementary panel with the LKDSB for 30 years. She lives in a rural community and has always had an appreciation for local farmers and spending time outdoors. Thank you so much Wendy for your dedicated work with AgScape! Learn more about TAP and register for a workshop at tap.agscape.ca