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Ag camp teaches kids about the fair
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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.Campers at Mill Creek MetroParks Farm’s Ag Camp brought stuffed animals to “show” at the county fair. Youth volunteer camp counselors stand behind the campers.
By ABBY SLANKER
The county fair was the hot topic at Mill Creek MetroParks Farm’s annual Ag Camp July 20-21. Over the two days, 50 campers, from kindergarten through third grade, learned about different foods at the county fair and what happens at the fair.
Sponsors of the camp were Agland Co-op and Witmer’s Feed and Grain, with Mill Creek MetroParks Farm providing the facility and staff.
The children made crafts, which corresponded with the learning sessions. For example, when a learning session focused on apples, a Johnny Appleseed craft was made. Learning sessions were also presented on horses, pigs and making sausage, corn and grinding it for corn dog breading, potatoes which were sliced into fries and corn syrup versus sugar.
A camp for children from grades four through six, with the same county fair theme, was held July 23, with a picnic for their families, fair games and a tour of the farm offered at the end of the day.