Urban Agriculture & Food Production

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Description

On Friday May 13, 2022, Illinois hosted our nation's first (invitational) Urban Agriculture Career Development Event (CDE) at the Gary Comer Youth Center in Chicago. 65 Students in 18 teams competed to test their knowledge about growing food. Students completed a written test, plant identification, environmental site selection practicum, food product packaging activity, evaluation of food products, and an "urban agriculture business plan" group presentation.

Thank you to Compeer Financial for sponsoring the event.

You can get photos from the 2022 event here. Photos with GCYC at the beginning of the file name are credited to Gary Comer Youth Center. The rest are credited to Illinois Association FFA.

Reminder: this is not an official IAVAT or Illinois FFA CDE.

Rules
Rules found HERE.

Resources

2022 Team Practicum
2023 Team Practicum

Resources

Name	Date Added	Size
2022 Environmental Practicum	5/18/2022	18 KB
2022 Urban Ag CDE Exam Key	5/18/2022	346 KB
Produce Judging Handout	5/18/2022	20 KB
Team Event Scoring Rubric	5/18/2022	166 KB
Team Event Scoring Rubric	5/18/2023	166 KB
Urban Ag CDE Plant Identification List	5/18/2022	9 KB
Urban Ag CDE Rotation Schedule	5/18/2022	12 KB

2022 Production Practicum Examples


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	More Information

This event is similar in design to the Envirothon. Students will compete as teams of four.

There is no limit to the number of students a school may bring. It is designed to serve as a course assessment.

For more information, contact Luke Allen, Ag Education Program Advisor. Register on the IL AgEd website Event Registration area.


	Sponsors

Thank you to Compeer Financial for sponsoring the 2023 event!

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