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Here are web sites with educational resources for youth:

 Agriculture and natural resources groups or organizations

American Geological Institute
     http://www.earthsciweek.org

Conservation for Kids, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
     http://www.niertnt.ct.nrcs.usda.gov/kids/

Farm Safety 4 Just Kids Agriculture
     http://fs4jk.org

Food, Land, & People: Resources for Learning
     http://www.foodlandpeople.org

Iowa Agriculture Awareness Coalition
     http://www.agaware.iastate.edu

Iowa Environmental Education
     www.iowaEE.org

Iowa Beef Industry Council
     http://www.burgertown.com

Iowa Conservation Education Council
     http://ecoinfo.net

Iowa Egg Council and American Egg Board
     http://aeb.org

Iowa Farm Bureau
     http://www.farmbureaukids.com

Iowa Pork Producers Association and National Pork Producer's Council
     http://www.nppc.org

ISU Extension 4-H Youth Development
     http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4H/

Juice
     http://www.floridajuice.com/floridacitrus/kids/index.htm

National Gardening Association
     kidsgardening.com

Ohio Agriculture in the Classroom Agriculture
     http://www.ohio-aitc.org/

Prairie Connections Educational Resources
     http://www.iptv.org/iowa_database/prairie

Pears and Pear Bear Chronicles Food & Nutrition/ Educ. Resources
     http://www.usapears.com/pbnw-kids.html

Reading and Writing Naturally Environment
     http://www.readnwritenaturally.org

"Science for Kids" USDA Agricultural Research Service
     http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids Educational Resources

Seeds of Change Garden Gardens/ Educational Resources
     http://www.nmnh.si.edu/garden/

Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area
     http://www.campsilos.org/

States' Career Clusters Initiative, Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Advisory Committee
     http://www.careerclusters.org/

Teacher's Kits about Agriculture Educational Resources
     http://www.teachfree.com

USC's Telegarden Gardens
     http://www.usc.edu/dept/garden/

USDA for Kids Agriculture/ Gardens/ Food & Nutrition/ Educational Resources
     http://www.usda.gov/news/usdakids/index.html
      Includes USDA Food Guide Pyramid for Young Children

Wisconsin Fast Plants
     http://fastplants.org

Youth and Kids Pages in Agriculture Agriculture/ Educational Resources
     http://www.nal.usda.gov/youthkids.html

 Butterflies

     http://monarchwatch.org
     http://www.mesc.usgs.gov/butterfly/Butterfly.html
     http://mgfx.com/butterfly/

 Food

Blueberries
     http://www.blueberry.org - Food & Nutrition / Educational Resources

Broccoli
     http://broccoli.com/mainpage.htm - Food & Nutrition / Educational Resources

Dole Food Company, Inc.
     http://www.dole.com/ - Food and Nutrition / Educational Resources

Eat 5 a Day with Frozen Fruits and Veggies
     http://www.HealthyFood.org/ - Food and Nutrition

Family Food Zone Food Guide Pyramid for Kids
     http://www.familyfoodzone.com/fridge.html - Food and Nutrition

Fight Bac! Education Program Presenter's Guide for K-3 Partnership for Food Safety Education Food& Nut. / Educational Resources
     http://www.fightbac.org

Green Giant
     http://www.greengiant.com

ISU Extension Food Safety Project
     http://www.exnet.iastate.edu/Pages/families/fs/homepage.html

Watermelon
     http://www.watermelon.org/

 Gardeners

Johnny Appleseed Home Page
     http://appleseed.net/

George Washington Carver
     http://edcen.ehhs.cmich.edu/rlandrum/peanut.htm
     http://www.peanutbutterlovers.com

Thomas Jefferson's gardens
     http://www.monticello.org

Claude Monet's Gardens
     http://giverny.org/gardens/fcm/visitgb.htm

The Coyne Center Elementary School Theme Gardens
     http://www.cc.sherrard.us/tg/intro.html

Reiman Gardens
     www.reimangardens.iastate.edu

Iowa Arboretum
     www.iowaarboretum.com

Des Moines Botanical Center
     www.botanicalcenter.com
 Magazines

Better Homes and Gardens
     http://www.bhg.com

Garden Gate
     http://www.gardengatemagazine.com


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Updated: January 8, 2008
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