Farm Credit Celebrates Ag Literacy Week Virtually

from Leader Magazine - Spring 2021

Homesteading Before It Was Cool

Virginia Ag Literacy Week is a yearly observance in March organized by Virginia Ag in the Classroom (AITC) and the Virginia Farm Bureau in which volunteers visit schools to read a designated book and lead related agricultural activities. Farm Credit of the Virginias (FCV) is proud to participate in Ag Literacy Week every year; however, due to COVID-19 disruptions, our employees were unable to visit classrooms the past two years.

As an alternative, to celebrate ag literacy and deliver on Virginia AITC’s mission to educate children about the importance of agriculture, our association created a video showcasing employees and their families reading pages from the 2021 book of the year, “How Did That Get in my Lunchbox?” by Chris Butterworth. The story connects children to agriculture by tracing several lunchtime favorites from field to lunchbox.

We also created an archive of Farm Credit Knowledge Center educational resources and opportunities for students on our website with the goal of increasing agricultural literacy among users.

Although the initiative is coordinated at the state level by Virginia AITC, our participation and efforts extend throughout our footprint to include West Virginia and Maryland.