San Joaquin County AgVenture
Volunteering
General
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AgVenture gives kids a chance to see, hear, smell, and touch agriculture, a chance they may not otherwise have. In fact, for some, this is the only field trip they take the entire year. Events run from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. and volunteers are needed for a variety of roles. There is a place for everyone from timers and orchard/building supervisors to display and presenter volunteers. Time commitments range from two to four hours onsite.
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Happy volunteers are fed volunteers! SJC California Women for Agriculture sponsors breakfast and SJC Farm Bureau provides lunch for all volunteers. This support is very much appreciated.
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Each event requires between 250 and 550 volunteers. Sign up today to be part of the fun!
Presentations
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During the field trip, classes view four,10-minute presentations. These 4 presentations are: health and nutrition, soil/water conservation, and two agricultural commodities. Presenters create a 10-minute presentation and present to two groups of four classes with a twenty-minute break in between. In total, the same 10-minute talk is given 8 times, with an intermission. A reference guide for presentations can be found HERE. Additionally, you can find an example HERE.
Displays​
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Students spend the remainder of their field trip viewing 60-80 displays. During this time, classes go from one display to another listening to short presentations by the display hosts. County businesses and organizations, farmers and ranchers, as well as local 4-H clubs and FFA chapters host booths featuring everything from fruits and vegetables to livestock and farm machinery and even square dancing and agricultural mechanics. A reference guide for displays can be found HERE.
