Leevon Cogdill, Upper Pittsgrove Educator & "AG"venture Club Advisor
"This is a once in a lifetime experience," said one student at the Upper Pittsgove School. How can one educator inspire such enthusiasm? Leevon Cogdill, an educator and creator of the "AG"venture Club has some answers. Create a club where the students will have an opportunity to build their own raised beds, hatch chickens, plant a take home salsa garden, and work on a farm cleaning pens, garden beds, and animals and you, in fact, have a once in a lifetime experience. The "AG"venture Club was started to help students gain a greater awareness of the role of agriculture in their daily lives and community. "AG"venture Club raises agricultural literacy by helping students understand the farm sources of their food, fabric and flowers so they may become more informed citizens.
As a former Miss Salem County titleholder, Leevon Cogdill's platform focused on Agriculture Education and Awareness. She has traveled the state of NJ speaking to schools about AG education, met with NJ FFA specialists, the NJ Ag Society, Kristina G with Farmer's Against Hunger, and spoke at the NJ Ag Convention in AC.
Leevon Cogdill's "AG"venture Club's impact extends beyond just the students in her club. The club has connected with local farmer, Benny Patten of Patten Farms. The "AG"venture Club students have researched Patten Farms & the asparagus grown on the farm. They have produced a promotional campaign for the farm including informational flyers and morning announcements. Mr. Patten's asparagus, that he has donated to the school, will be served to the entire school during lunches as part of a taste test. And let's not forget our math class, where the results will be tallied and graphed.
We know of one math problem that has already been solved, the "AG"venture Club has effected the school and community exponentially.
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