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Syngenta makes donation to AgScape

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More teachers and students will receive information about agriculture after a $10,000 donation to AgScape by Syngenta. “We are incredibly thankful for this generous gift from Syngenta,” says Glenna Banda, outgoing executive director of AgScape. “With their support of our Teacher Ambassador Program, we were able to deliver agriculture and food lessons on topics such […] Read more
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Woodstock teacher recognized by AgScape

Jack Verrips has grown the number of agriculture classes at College Avenue Secondary School

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Jack Verrips, a teacher at College Avenue Secondary School in Woodstock, the most recent winner of AgScape’s Teacher Recognition Award. Verrips has been teaching for 11 years and teaches animal science, crop science and green industries. He developed an Agriculture Specialist High Skills Major program at the school and is creating a double-period course focused […] Read more
AgScape increases reach during trying financial year
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AgScape increases reach during trying financial year

The agriculture education organization continues to grow its outreach to teachers

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AgScape continues to build its connections with urban educators, boosted this year by a formal partnership with the Toronto District School Board. The organization, which aims to educate the public about agriculture and food production, increased the number of teachers it connected with by 10 per cent in 2018 over 2017. Why it matters: Organizations […] Read more
June Matthews speaking at the AgScape annual meeting.
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Professor pushes for more agriculture education for dietitians

Students at Brescia University College will now have to take an agriculture systems course to graduate

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When June Matthews joined the faculty of Brescia University College and looked at the courses taught to dietitian students, and also the information they had to know to quality as professionals, there was one thing missing — any reference to agriculture. For professionals who would be making recommendations to Canadian citizens on the value of […] Read more
Glenna Banda.
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New executive director hired at AgScape

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AgScape has hired Glenna Banda as its new executive director. A native of Saskatchewan, Banda has been executive director of the Children’s Foundation of Guelph and Wellington (CFGW) for the past nine years. Banda graduated from Environmental Science at the University of Guelph and lives in Guelph. She is a volunteer and co-founder of the […] Read more

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