It's Ag Literacy Week and farmers from throughout Genesee County are participating by going to their local schools and sharing about their careers and reading from a book picked especially for the occasion.
The book is "Weaving the Rainbow," by George Ella Lyon and Stephanie Anderson. The picture book is the story of a young woman who raises sheep, shears them, cleans, cards, spins and dyes the wool, using it to create works of woven art. The story is aimed at helping students make the connection between agriculture and its many uses and influences.
Above, Sharon Fuerch reads to a group of second-graders at Byron-Bergen Elementary School this morning.
Below, Colleen Primm and her daughter Madelynn introduce a pair of their lambs to Byron-Bergen students.
