First grade students at St. Mary Catholic School (pictured) and second-grade students at Taft Elementary in Humboldt traveled back in time to discover the history of farming as part of their ag in the classroom programs.
Kalene Berte, Tri-County Ag in the Classroom Coordinator for Farm Bureau, used a PowerPoint presentation and hands-on learning to bring to life farming from the first settlers to modern day. Helping with the presentations were Tracie Phillips, Humboldt County AITC coordinator, and Kiersten Gatewood, youth coordinator for Humboldt County ISU Extension and Outreach.
Presenters used a vintage, corn husking glove and a stalk of corn to demonstrate how each ear of corn would have been picked and husked by hand. The students learned many examples of what life was like on the farm over 100 years ago.
Read the full story and see many photos in this week's Humboldt Independent, your trusted source for local news and sports.
