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c kaTm Ste <br />d <br />9 y <br />V <br />��S�S[ <br />�/yHI <br />' L F <br />' t;�Sjt�� <br />Lomax Center for Agricultural Education <br />Development Plan 2o16 - 2026 <br />Cabarrus Schoolkids Farm Tour <br />What would it be like to live in a community in which children know where food comes <br />from and value that food and the people who grow it? Could we overcome the growing <br />childhood obesity crisis and the rising rate of juvenile diabetes if children learned at an <br />early age what healthy eating looks like? <br />As a part of Cabarrus Schoolkids Farm Tour all sixth grade students would visit Lomax <br />Farm during the course of the school year. It is at this grade level that students already <br />visit the Cabarrus County Fair prior to opening day as part of Agri- Business Days, an <br />existing program of Cooperative Extension. A corresponding trip to the Lomax Center <br />for Agricultural Education during this same year of education will help to reinforce the <br />importance of agriculture, good eating -good health and greater stewardship of our <br />natural resources. <br />Every student from Cabarrus County, Kannapolis City Schools as well as private and <br />homeschooled six graders will have the opportunity to visit a working farm, learn more <br />about the agricultural heritage of Cabarrus County and meet some of the people training <br />to grow food in their community <br />• All sixth grade students visit a working farm <br />• Education regarding agricultural heritage <br />• Interaction with adults training to become <br />farmers <br />• Learning opportunities regarding food and <br />healthy eating <br />16 <br />G -6 Page 188 <br />