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‘1 teachers â€" perhaps 30 teachers ' immersed in agriculture for one '~ week,” Suzanne said. A conference once a year to ll exchange ideas and coordinate efforts between the various ‘ 5‘ groups involved in AITC is something else Suzanne would like to see. She feels the various groups within agriculture lishould put aside any differ- a games and work together on the 7Agriculture in the Classroom , rogram. “This isn’t something $5.: need to compete in. These jare issues that effect everyone: ’ . gshe commented. ‘ tablished. Suzanne and Jean are both involved in the Association for Food and Agricultural Aware- ness in Middlesex. This is a nonâ€"profit organization. made up of groups who want to promote agricultural aware- ness such as the Federation of Agriculture, Junior Farmers and the Farm Safety Associâ€" ation. One of the association's objectives is to develop ongoing AITC programs. Although Jean and Suzanne are wives and mothers and hold offâ€"farm jobs, they still have time for AITC â€" just like Agriculture in the classroom several other women \\ ho make up the core AITC group. \‘t‘hal are the rewards? “I enjoy seeing the expressions on the children‘s laces. They want to know as much as the) can about farming. This is our industry and we want people to understand it." said .lcun. "We want to make that agriculture is thriving tor our children when it comes time tor them to be farming. and in- creasing awareness is one nil) of doing that." SLII’C ‘ 7 rovincial Agriculture in the Classroom Conference Pmenlafives from agriculture, education and business mat for an Ontario .‘lgrlt'tllltlf(‘ in the ( 'lus‘mmm (.-ltl‘( ') . "ference in late January. Much of the conference centered on the discussion of the AITC program in this [ll'ul'iiit't‘ d where it is going. 71w recommendations emerged â€" that there should he a Hearing t-unrinittaajbr A iT(‘ Itttlrlt’ ' 0f reprmentatives from agriculture, education and business, and that a clearinghouse for all AITC rennin-at tie H & C April, May 1933 5