Resources to aid in remote teaching
Maine Agriculture in the Classroom has tons of resources available on our website, lesson site, and in past newsletters. Below we're highlighting some that we think might be especially helpful during this time of remote teaching and digital learning. We encourage you to check these out as well as our other resources and let us know if there's any way we can help you!
Our Agriculture for ME Book Series
All SIX of our Agriculture for ME books are available to read right online. Each of them are linked below with accompanying lessons and activities you can do with them.

This book gives a basic overview of the different types of agriculture you can find in Maine.

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This book talks all about dairy farming in Maine.

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This book talks all about wild blueberries and their history, growth, and importance in Maine.

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Read this book to learn all about the different type of aquaculture Maine has to offer.

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This book is all about potato farming in Maine.

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This book talks all about the process of planting and growing, photosynthesis, and also different careers involved.

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  • Explore and taste test the different parts of a plant (roots - carrots, stems - celery, leaves - lettuce, seeds - sunflower seeds, and fruit - apple)
  • Try planting something together!
Video Resources
Be sure to check out the growing video library we have available on our lesson site here. Below are other great educational video resources.
The "How Does it Grow" series from True Food TV is a great resource for videos on how different types of food grow
Here's a video demonstrating an activity from Nutrients for Life on looking at the properties of soil. A great activity anyone can try at home!
Growing Maine is a video storytelling series about farmers and food producers. Hear the stories from the farmers themselves. Watch these short videos to learn more about:
  • Family farms and how they start
  • How Maine family farms and food producers make decisions
  • What’s really important to help a family farm business succeed
  • “How do they do that?” Behind the scenes of local food production.
Visit the National Ag in the Classroom website to check out their selection of virtual farm tours
Other Resources
My American Farm has some great resources for ideas for family fun - activities, recipes, and they also have games and apps available for download
Journey 2050 is a sustainable farming game to play on your computer and Farmers 2050 is the app version of it, available to download on your phone or smart device
Harvest of the Month Resource Pages