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Ag Literacy Week - March 17-21

• Monday, March 17, 2025, 12:00 PM - 12:00 PM
• Tuesday, March 18, 2025, 12:00 PM - 12:00 PM
• Wednesday, March 19, 2025, 12:00 PM - 12:00 PM
• Thursday, March 20, 2025, 12:00 PM - 12:00 PM
• Friday, March 21, 2025, 12:00 PM - 12:00 PM

NY Ag Literacy Week: March 17-21, 2025

About This Year's Book

The Pie That Molly Grew

Written by Sue Heavenrich

Illustrated by Chamisa Kellogg

Beginning with the planting of a single seed, join Molly on the journey of bringing a pumpkin to harvest. Under Molly’s watchful eye and care, each stage of growth – from the seed to the sprout to the leaves to the final fruit on the vine – is showcased. At the end, Molly’s lovely pumpkin is turned into a delicious pie to one and all to share in a celebration of gratitude. All from the seed that Molly sowed.

It is an honor to feature New York author Sue Heavenrich for our 2025 Agricultural Literacy Week program. Based in Tioga County, Sue is a lifelong lover of biology, gardening, and reading. A teacher of many sorts, Sue especially loves telling stories about the science she sees in her backyard, or in this case, her garden!

How Does Agricultural Literacy Week (ALW) Work?

In celebration of New York agriculture, volunteers throughout the state will read a book with an agricultural theme to elementary students, with a focus on second grade classrooms. Farmers, FFA and 4-H members, adults engaged in a career in agriculture, and engaged in our food system volunteer to enthusiastically engage your students in a paired hands-on activity related to the book to extend learning. The book will be donated to the school or classroom library with a bookplate recognizing the donor and our celebration of New York Agricultural Literacy Week. 2,300 books were donated last year while 75,000 elementary students participated in an experiential learning activity.

Start to finish the program takes approximately 40 minutes per classroom

1. Agricultural Literacy Week volunteers work with their county's coordinator to set up visits to local schools
2. Volunteers read the selected book aloud to the students.
3. Following the reading, volunteers conduct an activity with students and share their experiences in agriculture.
4. The book is donated to the school or classroom library for students to enjoy and reference throughout the school year.

All activity materials are prepared by NYAITC and schools get to keep a copy of the book for their school or classroom library.

Learn more on the New York Agriculture in the Classroom website.

Sponsor & Donations

Would you like to fund the purchase of one or more books?

The books are $15 each and will be donated to the school library after being read.

Click here to fund a book for the 2025 Ag Literacy week in Steuben County!

Donors will be recognized on a special bookplate. You may choose to have your donated book sent to a specific school, or to read it yourself to your local school! Please contact us if you would like to volunteer to read a book!

Last updated January 17, 2025