Manchester library & restaurant participating in National Ag Week celebration

submitted by Kathleen Siler, Washtenaw County Farm Bureau 

Washtenaw County Farm Bureau (WCFB) will join countless other organizations across the country to celebrate agriculture’s important role in daily life as part of National Ag Week – March 15-21, and the 250th anniversary of Ag Day on Tuesday, March 24th. The theme this year 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 and a word scramble of products. The Washtenaw County Dairy and Livestock Banquet on Thursday, March 19th at the Chelsea High School, will also use the placemats. Several other 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. Exhibits at libraries in Chelsea, Manchester, Milan, and Ypsilanti will feature displays of agriculture facts books, and products. WCFB is also donating four Ag Accurate books to local libraries, and also featuring some of our youngest members reading Ag Accurate books on social media. A bin of new, baby clothing and nursery items will be donated to the IHA St. Joseph Mercy Academic OB/GYN Center.

The local Ag Week activities coincide with March as National Reading Month and 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!

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by Sara Swanson

Sara Swanson is an editor, writer and a founder of the Manchester Mirror.