Added on March 10, 2025 Sara Swanson

County Farm Bureau celebrates Ag Week in Manchester

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Amanda from the Manchester District Library. Photo courtesy of Lyn Horning.

submitted by Kathy Siler, Washtenaw County Farm Bureau

Washtenaw County Farm Bureau will join countless other organizations across the country to celebrate agriculture’s important role in daily life as part of National Ag Week, March 16–22, and Ag Day on Tuesday, March 18. The theme is: Agriculture: Together We Grow.

Linda’s Diner, located on M-52 in Manchester, will be celebrating by using agriculture-themed placemats provided by the Farm Bureau depicting state and local farming facts. The Washtenaw County Dairy and Livestock Banquet, held on Thursday, March 13, will also use the placemats.

In addition to using the placemats, several exciting local activities are designed to raise awareness about the many ways America’s farmers provide food, fiber, and fuel for our communities, our nation, and the world.

Displays at local libraries in Chelsea, Manchester, Milan, Saline, and Ypsilanti will feature displays of agriculture facts. Washtenaw County Farm Bureau is also donating these ag-accurate books to the libraries: Farm Boots by Lisl H Detlefsen; My Grandpa, My Tree and Me by Rozanne Troup (2024 American Farm Bureau Foundation Book of the Year); and The Soil in Jackie’s Garden by Peggy Thomas (2025 American Farm Bureau Foundation Book of the Year).

A bin of new baby clothing and nursery items will be donated to the IHA St. Joseph Mercy Academic OB/GYN Center.

Members of our Promotion and Education Committee will meet with County Commissioners on March 19 to highlight local products and the contribution of agriculture to our economy.

The local Ag Week activities coincide with March as reading month and Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s proclamation declaring March as Food and Agriculture Month in Michigan.

During National Ag Week or any time of the year, you can celebrate agriculture by thanking a farmer for everything they do to provide food, fuel, and fiber for all of us 365 days a year!