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Grades 3-8 Educators: Plan Your Classroom Learning for National STEM Day with AgScape! 🌱🔬 Looking for a fun, hands-on way to encourage your students to think like engineers? Farm to STEM is a FREE, curriculum-connected resource that uses agriculture to explore STEM, problem-solving, and the Engineering Design Process. The resource includes: 📐 4 hands-on STEM lesson plans featuring design and building challenges. 📝 A reusable Engineering Design Process (EDP) workbook that guides students through each stage of the EDP. 💡 An assessment rubric to support evaluation of students' EDP and learning. Celebrate National STEM Day with our Design Challenge Kit! Download the resource at agscape.ca/initiative/stem-c… #NOV8 #NationalSTEMDay #STEM

On October 29, 2026, AgScape Executive Director Amanda Robertson presented to the Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Forestry during their study on Food Security in Canada. Thank you to Amanda for furthering AgScape’s message and emphasizing the importance of agriculture and food systems literacy within the K-12 sector in order to ensure a food secure future for Canada. "We are a very modern and innovative sector, and it requires innovation that really needs to be sparked during K to 12. We can’t wait until students are in post-secondary or beyond to do skills training. We need to be doing workforce development where it is that initial inspiration, and you can see yourself in the sector and you can see where your skillset fits. Regardless of skillset or interests, there is a career in agriculture and food for every student in those classrooms." Hear the full testimony and watch the recording at senparlvu.parl.gc.ca/Harmony… @SenateCA @SenatorRobBlack

November is National Career Month! 🌱💼 Invite an AgScape educator into your classroom to teach your grades 9–12 students about the diversity of careers in the agriculture and food sector with our Careers Bundle! Featuring three engaging, hands-on, and curriculum-linked workshops, your students will deepen their understanding of Canadian agriculture and learn about how opportunities in the sector align with their career interests as they explore future pathways. 🚀 Book the Careers Bundle today! Register for FREE at agscape.ca/tap-workshop/care… #Amplify #CareerMonth #AgCareers

Earlier this month, we hosted a Virtual Field Trip exploring the exciting world of soybean farming at Snobelen Farms (@SnobelenGrain), an export facility in Lucknow, Ontario. 🌾 Over 800 grades 4–8 students across 26 schools learned how Ontario soybeans are handled, prepared for export, and shipped to markets around the world, connecting Ontario agriculture to the global food system. We want to thank Colin and Faith for taking us behind-the-scenes on this tour and to all of the attendees for joining us on this Virtual Field Trip! 📽️ In case you missed it, you can watch the recording on YouTube at youtube.com/live/Yx7afnZIHdM… @GrainFarmers @OntarioBeans

Think like an engineer with AgScape! Our team took on the new Farm to STEM Design Challenge in honour of National STEM Day on November 8th - check out how we did! 💡⚙️ NOW it’s your turn! With this free, curriculum-connected resource, your grades 3–8 students can think like engineers to develop a packaging prototype that protects an egg from a small drop, in addition to three other hands-on design challenges related to agriculture and STEM. 🥚 The resource guides students on how to follow the Engineering Design Process (EDP) to define a problem, investigate, imagine solutions, plan, create, and communicate their designs - with an assessment rubric to support evaluation and learning. 🔗 Give your students the opportunity to design, build, test, and improve this National STEM Day! Download the resource today at agscape.ca/initiative/stem-c… #NOV8 #NationalSTEMDay #STEM See less

It's our last quiz question! To wrap it all up, which statement do you think best describes Ontario agriculture? 🚜 Our final two draws to win passes to @THERAWF will be announced this Tuesday and Friday. Thanks for playing and congratulations to our winners! 🎉 Take the quiz to get your name in the final draw: agscape.ca/event/test-your-k… #FoodFacts #AgEducation #OntAg

There are only two weeks left until @THERAWF 🐎✨ Visit our booth to meet with our team and check out our free programs and resources: 📍 Booth 5211, near the Ring of Excellence in the Farm to Table Discovery Zone 🗓️ November 6–15, 2026 We have a ton of fun programming planned for this year, including TAP Workshops and a thinkAG Scavenger Hunt, created in partnership with The Royal’s Education Team: 🔎 Pick up student scavenger hunts at the AgScape booth or group sign-in desk, collect stamps at participating booths, and submit your completed activity for the chance to win a class prize! Thank you to our amazing partners from @uofg, @UofGuelphOAC @OntarioDairy, @GrainFarmers, Dominion Rabbit and Cavy Breeders Association, @GetCracking, @BurnbraeFarms, @OntarioTurkey, @RBC, @OntarioChicken, @OntarioBee, Alpaca Ontario, @OntarioPork, @BeefFarmersON, @GayLeaFoodsCoop, @OntarioSheep, and @onequestrian for taking part in our Scavenger Hunt activity! We can't wait to see you there! 👋💙 #TheRoyal #RAWF104

Earlier this week, AgScape Teacher Ambassadors (TAs) were at McKee Public School in Toronto delivering our interactive, curriculum-linked Canada’s Food Story workshop to grades 3, 4, and 5 classes. 🌱 Students had the opportunity to learn about the history of agriculture and food in Canada from experienced educators and engage in hands-on activities designed to enhance student learning. 💡 Bring agriculture and food literacy into your classroom by inviting an AgScape TA! Explore our FREE Teacher Ambassador Program and book a workshop today at TAP.AgScape.ca @tdsb #AgEducation #TDSB

Enseignants du 3e au 8e : préparez vos activités pédagogiques pour la Journée nationale des STIM avec AgScape ! 🌱🔬 Vous cherchez une façon amusante et pratique d’encourager vos élèves à penser comme des ingénieurs ? « De la ferme aux STIM » est une ressource GRATUITE, en lien avec le curriculum, qui utilise l’agriculture pour explorer les STIM, la résolution de problèmes et le processus de conception technique (PCT) Cette ressource comprend : 📐 4 plans de cours STIM pratiques proposant des défis de conception et de construction. 📝 Un cahier d’exercices réutilisable sur le processus de conception technique, qui guide les élèves à chaque étape de l’PCT. 💡 Une grille d’évaluation pour aider à évaluer la maîtrise de l'PCT et les acquis des élèves. Célébrez la Journée nationale des STIM avec notre kit de défis de conception ! Téléchargez la ressource sur agscape.ca/fr/initiative/ste… #NOV8 #JournéeNationaleDesSTIM #STIM

What is ONE thing every student should know about agriculture? 🤔🌾 We asked this question to our partners and got some amazing answers! Thank you to @OntarioFarms, Dairy Goat Farmers of Ontario, @OntarioDairy, @BeefFarmersON, @OntarioSheep, @GrainFarmers, @OyapPajo, Fur Managers of Ontario, @GetCracking, @CANFIRST, @planfarmsafety, Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies, and @BluewaterDSB for participating in this video and for the inspiring work you do in teaching youth about the importance of Ontario agriculture. Now, it’s YOUR turn - comment below what you think every student should know about agriculture! 👇 #AgEducation

This week's quiz question is all about the business side of agriculture! 🤝 💡 Hint: This model has been used for generations! We will be announcing the second winner for our draw to win passes to @THERAWF tomorrow! 🎉 Get your name in the draw by testing your knowledge and completing the quiz at: agscape.ca/event/test-your-k… #FoodFacts #AgEducation #AgriBusiness

For the past 35 years, AgScape has been committed to inspiring the next generation of agriculture and food leaders in Ontario. Our programs, including Teacher Ambassador workshops delivered by Ontario educators, Virtual Field Trips to farms and food production sites, and thinkAG events with industry experts all provide students with experiential agriculture and food literacy. Supporting AgScape allows us to continue to spark early interest in careers in the agri-food sector and to inspire youth with the tools to become food literate consumers. Help us continue to grow agriculture literacy in Ontario classrooms for the next 35 years! Support our mission at agscape.ca/agscape-turns-35/ #AgScapeTurns35

It's quiz time! Can you guess how many Canadian jobs are connected to our food and agriculture system? 💼🛠️ 💡 Hint: It could be more than you think! Complete the full quiz for the chance to win passes to the @THERAWF! The next draw for prize winners will be this Friday, October 16. 👉 Take the quiz today at: agscape.ca/event/test-your-k… #FoodFacts #AgEducation #AgCareers

Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes of an AgScape Virtual Field Trip? Check out what a day in the life looks like as we prepared for last week’s Virtual Field Trip to Elmwood Farms, a 6th-generation egg farm in Jordan, Ontario! 🥚🐥 Our host, Josiah gave us a sneak peek to see how the eggs are stored and handled, as well as provided the exciting opportunity for us to meet the chickens up close before we got the cameras rolling! Afterwards, getting to bring some of the eggs back home for brunch was the perfect way to end the morning with delicious, farm-fresh Ontario eggs. 🍳 📽️ In case you missed it, the Egg Farm Virtual Field Trip is now available to view on our YouTube channel! Explore the egg-cellent world of Ontario egg farming at youtube.com/live/jXborBC1Vjc… @GetCracking #WorldEggDay #ProteinThatPowersAndProtects #OntAg

Our first draw to win passes to @THERAWF is this Friday – all you have to do is test your knowledge with our quiz! 🧠 You rely on this agricultural technology to enjoy apples way past their harvest, but can you name it? 🍏 🙋‍♀️ Think you know? Take the quiz today at: agscape.ca/event/test-your-k… #FoodFacts #AgEducation #AgriTech #AgInnovation

🍁 Celebrate Ontario Agriculture Week by enjoying all that our fall harvest has to offer! A trip to the market or apple orchard is the perfect way to support local and take home some delicious Ontario-grown produce - all while #CultivatingConversations by getting to know your local farmers and food producers. In October, your favourite root vegetables, apples, and of course, pumpkins and squash, are in season! For a full list of what’s available, check out Agritourism Ontario's guide, as well as their ON Farm Fun app to find seasonal produce at your local farms and markets. 🎃🍂 Thank you to the Al Ferri and Sons for continuing to supply the local community with farm-fresh produce and goods! Our basket was full of Macintosh apples, Bartlett pears, and plenty of apple cider to take home and enjoy! 🧺🍎🍐 #OntAg #ONTAgWeek #loveONfood #HarvestSeason

It's Ontario Agriculture Week – a time for us all to celebrate Ontario-grown foods and show our appreciation to the farmers, food producers, agri-food businesses, and communities that support our province's vibrant agriculture system. For Ontario Agriculture Week 2026, we are pleased to offer FREE programs and resources for educators to enhance student learning about Ontario food and agriculture: 🌾 October 6: Soybean Farm Virtual Field Trip (@SnobelenGrain) 🥚 October 8: Egg Farm Virtual Field Trip ✏️ Bilingual Resource Kit 💡 Agriculture and Food Workshops Celebrate Ontario Agriculture Week from your classroom with AgScape! Explore our programming at agscape.ca/event/oaw2026 #OntAgWeek #LoveONFood #OntarioAgricultureWeek @FarmFoodCareON