Farmers Needed For Sacajawea

Sacajawea Elementary School is seeking FARMERS who are willing to nominate us for a $25,000 grant from the Monsanto Fund. We need as many nominations as possible.  If you know a farmer in Canyon County please forward this information to them.

Our goal is to get 3rd through 5th grade students investigating with science and math using two sets of mobile laptop computers.  We especially want to challenge our students to write and communicate about science and math, reaching a real audience outside of our own school.  As our economy becomes more global our students need to have a keen understanding of both math and science.  However it is essential that they can go beyond the facts, to be able to think critically and to communicate ideas in these fields with their audience or with their team members.

To be eligible to nominate us you need to:

1. Be 21 years or older
2. Be actively engaged in farming one of the following:

• 250 acres of corn, soybeans and/or cotton; 
• 40 acres of openfield vegetables; 
• 10 acres of tomatoes, peppers and/or cucumbers grown in protected culture (glasshouse, nethouse, plastic).

***A farmer is "actively engaged in farming if he or she performs the work, or hires and actively manages others who do so.”
***Not Eligible to Nominate: Employees of Monsanto or Employees of Seed Dealers connected to Monsanto

How To Help:

1. Go to this web site: www.growruraleducation.com
2. Click on "Nominate Your School District" (It is an orange button)
3. Fill out the simple form (Choose: Idaho; Canyon County; Caldwell District)
4. Spread the word.  Share this with other friends who farm please.  Our application will be stronger if we have more farmers nominate us.

We appreciate your support.  Please contact me if you have any questions.
Paul Webster
pwebster@caldwellschools.org
(208) 455-3333