<body><div>The Richland County Foundation Gift of Grain Fund Committee has awarded a grant to support the Richland County Soil and Water Conservation District (RCSWCD).The grant will fund a collaborative project called Cultivating Minds that brings together RCSWCD, Richland County Farm Bureau and the Mansfield Richland County Public Library. It will provide three agricultural and environmental literacy kits to every elementary school in Richland County and to the main branch of the library. The goal is to teach elementary youth about agriculture, food and natural resources. The agricultural kits include a children’s book, a teacher’s guide and items needed for a classroom activity. A total of 75 kits will be distributed throughout the county.<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3AvUDh_0w8m0a3300" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3AvUDh_0w8m0a3300" width="960" height="783" ><figcaption>Abra Dunn and Breanna Smith of the Richland County Farm Bureau, Theresa Sutter of RCSWCD, Allie Watson, Richland County Foundation president and CEO, and Katie Gatten of the Mansfield Richland County Public Library discuss the new agricultural kits.</figcaption></figure>The committee members are Brian Alt, Shelby farmer; Donnie Clark, owner of Elzy Milling and Trade;Jess Ashby, Ohio Department of Agriculture meat inspector; Christy Keith, Richland County Fair Board member; and Adam Staley, Clear Fork High School vocational agriculture teacher and FFA adviser.The Richland County Foundation Board of Trustees established the Gift of Grain Fund in 2021 with $15,000 to support local agricultural nonprofits. The fund can accept grain, cash, stocks, bonds, marketable assets or a transfer from an IRA account from farmers, companies and individuals. The charitable gift qualifies for the maximum tax advantage available by law.For instructions on how to make a Gift of Grain, go to the “Ways to Give Smarter” tab on richlandcountyfoundation.org.This article originally appeared on Mansfield News Journal: Ag and environmental literacy kits available for elementary schools</div></body>

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Grant will provided agricultural and environmental literacy kits to elementary schools

The Richland County Foundation Gift of Grain Fund Committee has awarded a grant to support the Richland County Soil and Water Conservation District (RCSWCD). The grant will fund a collaborative project called Cultivating Minds that brings together RCSWCD, Richland County Farm Bureau and the Mansfield Richland County Public Library. It will provide three agricultural and environmental literacy kits to every elementary school in Richland County and to the main branch of the library. The goal is to teach elementary youth about agriculture, food and natural resources. The agricultural kits include a children’s book, a teacher’s guide and items needed for a classroom activity. A total of 75 kits will be distributed throughout the county.