Tuesday, November 9, 2010

CATTLE WOMAN, Farm City Week

Good Morning! Yesterday I hosted the Cattle Woman's
monthly meeting and lunch. We talked about the
usual business, and an event that we participated in last
week at the Chico State Farm.
"Farm City Week" is held each year and consist of several
evens around the area, with a big dinner dance to finish
out the week. The Cattle Woman help with a program
that's held at the University Farm, were 300 3rd graders
from around our county are turned lose on the cows,
sheep, hogs and college students. It's good for all of them.
The students, teachers and parents take a tour of the farm,
( guided by the college students)
where they get to see all the different animals.
Then they go threw several stations were they inter act
with local farmers. (Rice, Dairy, Bees, Almonds and so on)
Diane and I talk to the kids about beef byproducts.
Showing them what part of the cow are used in house hold
items, medical and food items other than meat and dairy.
The Cattle Woman sponsors a "Create a Cow" contest.
A few weeks before the farm tour the classes are given
materials and teaching plans. They then enter a
poster, showing the information that they have learned.
They bring the poster to the farm and Sharon checks
them in and then they are judged
The winning class gets a pizza party and there
are also cash awards.
They use to actually make a "Cow "on a four foot wooden
frame that Diane and her husband Stan would build and
then haul all over the county to the different schools.
"A lot of work", but really cute.
Every kid get a chance to rope with the Young Cattlemen.
Sara and Tammie show them cowboy equipment
and then they each get to set in a saddle.
It's a great day, the kids enjoy it and so do we.

1 comment:

lisa said...

I think that is great. Farm and ranch families have so much to offer! I wish I could of grew up on a farm but better late than never, even though I have a very tiny farm!