Julie Winsor, Director of Finance and Human Resources for Kansas Wheat, guest-blogs on her visit to Mrs. Martin's Kindergarten class in Wamego, Kansas.
I was honored when Mrs. Martin, my son’s kindergarten teacher, asked me to present to the classroom on April 16th. The class has been sorting seeds, planting seeds and observing how seeds begin to develop into plants. They are also learning the different parts of a seed and the things that a seed needs to grow into a plant.
Unfortunately, the number of people who have no idea where their food comes from is growing. If we don't begin realizing the importance of teaching the next generation about the farm and agriculture, we could be in for a "whole heap of trouble". After being to the East Coast and talking custom harvesting and combines (DC), I realize there are a lot of people who just assume their bread comes from a grocery store. In 10 more years, the average age of the American farmer will be nearly 70. Have we done too good of a job of pushing our younger generation away from the farm or will they step up and take over the job? It's time we start preparing for the future!
