What is AG DAY LA?
A. Currently, it is an annual event to provide a “hands-on” education experience to our local students on where their food, water, and clothing actually comes from. A variety of different stations are set up so that the students get to see first hand where milk comes from, learn about the different food groups, see how cotton and wool are turned into fiber/clothing, how our water is shipped from the north to the south, honeybees and exotic insect pests impact agriculture, how community gardens can exist in urban settings, and to actually touch real farm animals. This Department, along with Los Angeles County Farm Bureau, California Women for Agriculture, and the 48th District Agricultural Association, was one of the founding organizations in the creation of this program. Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich is one of the main supporters of the annual event. You can get more information about AG DAY LA by visiting their website at www.agdayla.org.
