LAKEPORT >> The Lake County Chapter of California Women for Agriculture (LCCWA) will offer Lake County teachers the opportunity to apply for $100 mini-grants to fund agriculture-related educational projects.
All Lake County teachers from Kindergarten through eighth-grade are eligible to apply; the projects must simply have an agriculture-focus, according to LCCWA President Sharron Zoller.
The mini-grant program is designed to assist programs that give students a hands-on experience to learning what goes into producing food and the important roll agriculture plays in everyone”s daily life.
The mini-grant application can be found on LCCWA”s website under the “Scholarship” tab. The one-page application is due Sept. 15.
Some of the school programs awarded mini-grants are; the Kelseyville Kids Garden Club, the Mt. Vista Middle School Garden Project and the Cobb Mountain Elementary School Garden Club.
“We want to get the word out about this opportunity for the 2014-15 school year,” Zoller stated
LCCWA actively educates their members and the public about matters concerning agriculture at both the county and state levels, Zoller stated. LCCWA also awards scholarships to students. This year nine scholarships were awarded to area students pursuing agricultural-related education. In addition, LCCWA sponsors AgVenture, an educational program for community leaders who wish to learn more about agriculture in Lake County.
For information about the Lake County Chapter of California Women for Agriculture, visit www.lakecountycwa.org.
