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Youth Link To Pizz -A-Thon. Through Soil Conservation Districts www.pizz-a-thon.com. Who: Youth “in or after” school What: Leadership development When: 1 week - 1 year activities How: Slice to Soil -”mock business”. Food Ag Soil Career Link. Teams Create a best selling pizza!
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Youth Link To Pizz-A-Thon Through Soil Conservation Districts www.pizz-a-thon.com Who: Youth “in or after” school What: Leadership development When: 1 week - 1 year activities How: Slice to Soil -”mock business”
Teams Create a best selling pizza! • Using art, science, language arts, natural resources Survey: what do people like?
Growing corn and soybeans in subsoil vs. topsoil, they learn value of conservation Teams discover value of soil
Teams prepare pizzas and marketing reports for competition. Sponsors support cost of awards, materials and stipends. Teams are judged
K-12 agriculture literacy program developed at Iowa State University in conjunction with Kellogg funded “Vision 2020” program to get kids excited about learning from “real world” experiences. • 15 years experience in Ames, Cedar Rapids and Quad Cities. • Adaped for soil and water conservation • Author Eldon Weber, Ames, IA e1935w@aol.com 5,000 kids have participated