Click here to download or order updated classroom activity kits from The National Farm-City Council.

Looking for a way to help kids understand the farm-city connection? With summer ending, and the first days of school starting throughout the country, this is a great spread teh word about the classroom activity kits that educate students about the importance of the interdependency between the people who produce and process our food and fiber, and the consumers who use it.

Farm-City Council has two kits that teachers can use to teach these important lessons. Both meet National Education Standards.

It's A Puzzlement is a classroom activity kit for grades K-6 on products made from cotton, wool and leather. Lessons are matched to National Standards.

S.L.I.C.E. is a classroom activity kit that focuses on the farm-city connection from production to marketing. It's also designed for grades K-6, and meets the National Social Study Standards.

Teachers can download the kits at the Farm-City web site, or order a printed copy from the Farm-City Council for $8 shipping and handling.

This year's annual luncheon in celebration of National Farm-City Week won't be just a luncheon -- it will also be a symposium and live radio show broadcast of AgriTalk. Host Mike Adams will moderate a lively discussion on the topic of "Combating Hunger in America" with a panel of distinguished leaders from industry, academia, and non-profit organizations.

The luncheon program includes a continued focus on combating hunger, special recognitions and presentation of the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture® Book of the Year award.

The Alabama Farm-City Committee, one of the most active state Farm-City groups, will co-host this year's event in downtown Birmingham at the The Wynfrey Hotel.

To register for this event, please contact Kim Baker at 202.206.3707 no later than November 14, 2008.