SLO Ag Ed Committee

The SLO County Ag Ed Committee was originally organized by SLO County’s Farm Bureau in the late 1980’s with the goal of educating students on local agriculture, because they recognized that children were very disconnected from where their food originated. Today committee members are made up of agriculturalists and/or teachers who are dedicated to teaching children about where their food originates to create an understanding and appreciation of agriculture’s contribution to the economy as well as the health and nutrition of the population. One of the ways they educate students is through their “Great AGventure” event. It is a hands-on agriculture field day that takes place in North County in October and in South County in May. These Great AGventure events are hugely popular and help to educate the county’s youth as to the importance of the bountiful San Luis Obispo County agricultural industry. (Locations Paso Robles & Arroyo Grande – 3CV and RSVP)