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Agricultural Literacy Curriculum Matrix

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Agricultural Literacy Outcomes

Agriculture and the Environment

Culture, Society, Economy & Geography

Food, Health, and Lifestyle

Plants and Animals for Food, Fiber & Energy

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Seed, Soil, Sun: Earth's Recipe for Food

Seed. Soil. Sun. With these simple ingredients, nature creates our food. Noted author Cris Peterson brings both wonder and clarity to the subject of agriculture, celebrating the cycle of growth, harvest, and renewal in this American Farm Bureau Foundation's Agriculture Book of the Year.

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Cris Peterson

Lessons Associated with this Resource

Little Red Hen
Plant Propagation
People and Plants Need Nutrients
What Makes Up Your Profile?
What's in Soil?
Bean Seed Cycle
Farming in a Glove (Grades K-2)
Magic Beans and Giant Plants
My Little Seed House and Seed Book
Sunflower Life Cycles
Color in the Garden
Farming in a Glove (Grades 3-5)

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