In solemnisation of Earth Day , Agriculture Deputy Secretary for Plant Industry and Consumer Protection Fred Strathmeyer , Jr. join Longwood Gardens leaders , Seed Your Future representatives , and local school day students for Farm City Day at Longwood Gardens to highlight farming Education Department and recognize the futurity of Department of Agriculture workforce .
" Collaborating with partners on this Earth Day , we are excited to showcase farms and gardens that make a difference in the communities they serve and exhort students to act on agricultural careers at Farm City Day , " said Secretary Redding . " As Pennsylvania USDA ’s workforce ages and technology increase , the job opportunities keep to grow . stick in educatee to careers in agriculture with hands - on opportunities is critical to fulfilling these needs and developing educated consumer . "
Today ’s tour admit a " Finding Your Path " shop and panel discussion with students about careers in gardening . Pennsylvania ’s Farm City Day has traditionally been a one - Clarence Shepard Day Jr. event held at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center . This class , the programme is flesh out , and events will be held around the state . Secretary Redding will be touring the result and spotlight opportunities for scholar to live hands - on learning opportunity and chatter farms and gardens that make a deviation in ag education and workforce initiatives .
" It is our mission at Longwood Gardens to partake in the mantrap and the importance of flora in our humans , " say Longwood Gardens President and CEO Paul B. Redman . " Our respected education and script - on training programs , which set out more than 60 class ago , are vital to sharing that mission and insure we have a healthy pipeline of green - neckband pro ready to ensure our global garden thrives for generations to come , " Redman said . " We are honored to conjoin with Agriculture Deputy Secretary Strathmeyer , leaders from Seed Your Future , and local high school students and module to celebrate Earth Day and recognize the importance of agriculture and gardening education programs to the well - being of our residential area , our country , and our world . "
To address the hands needs of Pennsylvania agriculture , the Wolf Administration , in coordination with the General Assembly , create a 15 - memberCommission for Agriculture Education Excellence . The commission is joint between the departments of Agriculture and Education . It aid explicate a statewide program for agricultural education , examining ways to get more agribusiness Department of Education in urban and rural schools . The delegation has been excite with developing a statewide program for agrarian education and coordinating the effectuation of related to programming .
" celebrate Earth Day at Longwood Gardens is the perfect forum to share the important work that Seed Your Future is doing to boost horticulture and inspire people to prosecute life history working with plant , " say Seed Your Future Executive Director Jazmin Albarran . " Seeing the pupil today working like a shot with plants and learning about the many rewarding careers in horticulture and agriculture is what Seed Your Future and our partners reach to do every day for students across the U.S. , " Albarran say . " We invite more company to join us in our effort and thank Secretary Redding and Longwood Gardens for their work to assure we all appreciate the full of life role of works in our world . "
Learn more about enterprisingness and investments to uprise , protect and maintain Pennsylvania ’s agriculture diligence atagriculture.pa.gov .
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