Carroll County Agricultural Fair
2nd & 3rd Grade Ag Education Days

August 24,25,26 2026

Each teacher will receive a kit with agricultural education resources and gifts for their students.  Teachers will use these resources to continue agricultural education in their classrooms after a day at the fair.  Stations follow along with the student SOL’s.
Contact Carroll County Extension Office – (276) 730-3110
or
Southwest Virginia Farmers’ Market – (276) 730-3128 (leave a message)

Goal of Ag Education Days:
Introduce Students to Local Agriculture

Objectives of Ag Education Days at the Fair:

• Provide students hands-on agricultural experience
• Demonstrate to students the role agriculture plays in everyday life
• Teach students need for conservation of resources needed for agriculture
• Provide students and teachers with follow-up resource materials related to agriculture
• Introduce students to lesser-known areas of agriculture
• Allow students to taste locally grown food items at the snack station