AVONDALE, Pennsylvania – To-Jo Mushrooms is proud to announce the launch of their #GrowingFutures interactive educational program. The program in partnership with area middle schools officially kicked off Wednesday, April 11th at the Assumption BVM School in Avondale, PA. The goal of #GrowingFutures is to bring agriculture and science-based learning into early education classrooms to teach students about the importance of these industries and peak curiosity and interest in these fields as potential future career paths.
#GrowingFutures highlights the growing cycle, varieties, and the sustainable nature of mushroom farming through hands on learning with To-Jo Mushrooms’ employees. Using magnifying glasses students are able to examine various raw materials that are important to each phase of the growing cycle, as well as the anatomy of several mushroom varieties. Interactive virtual reality demos give students the opportunity to step into mushroom houses and witness harvesters picking, while portable growing beds allow for real time exposure.
#GrowingFutures will continue to partner with local schools throughout 2018 to provide students, who essentially live in the heart of Mushroom country, further education on a product that is so vital to Pennsylvania’s Agriculture. Southern Chester County currently produces over 600 million lbs. of fresh mushrooms annually or approximately 60% of all fresh mushrooms produced in the United States.
“Partnering with local schools and continuing to educate our youth, especially on topics like agricultural industries, can help shape their understanding of the impact these industries have on the food they eat”, said Kevin Delaney, VP of Sales and Marketing, To-Jo Mushrooms.
“Our students really enjoyed immersing themselves into the hands-on activities that the team from To-Jo brought into our classroom. It was one of the best partner programs we have been a part of”, said Christine Vogt, 5th Grade Teacher, Assumption BVM School.
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To-Jo Mushrooms
To-Jo is a family owned and operated Grower/Shipper of fresh and prepared mushrooms for both the Foodservice and Retail industries. Known for its quality and service, To-Jo is the preferred industry partner for cutting edge mushroom products. To-Jo distributes its full line of fresh mushroom through its company-owned fleet of vehicles and offers its value-added lines of products nationally through a wide network of distribution partners.
Source: To-Jo Mushrooms
