I was dropping my youngest daughter, Victoria, off at preschool the other morning and quickly browsed the information center at the school. (The area where you can pick up free reading material.) I couldn’t believe what I found. A Guide to Veg Living put out by the Farm Sanctuary of Watkins Glen, New York: www.farmsanctuary.org.

My first concern was is teachers at the school teaching the children about vegetarians and vegans? Then I took some time today to explore their website. Now I am more concerned than ever about this organization! We as Young Farmers need to get out and “Put a Face to Agriculture.” If we don’t get out and tell our story, groups like this will be telling it for us. And we certainly don’t want that.

If you don’t know about the "Young Farmer Accurate Ag Book Program," please contact your County Farm Bureau. You can also go to the www.ageducate.org website for materials that will help you educate children about agriculture. Another great program New Hampshire Young Farmers started is the Pen Pal Program with local schools. If you would like information about that program you can contact New Hampshire Farm bureau at www.nhfarmbureau.org. We as Young Farmers have an incredibly huge job ahead of us; don’t be afraid to ask for help, we are all in this together.