Linn County Education Outreach

Most people recognize November as the month filled with fall colors, harvest, and, of course, turkey! Linn, Buchanan, Scott, and Delaware County Ag in the Classroom programs came together to create Flat Aggie Adventures: Turkey Edition. Flat Aggie Adventures is a series of informational newsletters for 3rd-5th grade reading levels. These pieces are uploaded monthly over a six-month period with content that meets the Iowa Core Standards for science and literacy. Turkey farmers

Linn County Education Outreach is offering a Pizz-A-Thon kit to 4th grade students in lieu of an in-person competition for the 2020/21 school year. Over 60 students from Bowman Woods signed up to participate. Pizz-A-Thon was founded 20 years ago by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Educator, Eldon Weber. Pizz-A-Thon is dedicated to teaching kids about agriculture and where their food comes from. By doing this, we create a more educated workforce, some of which will