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Manatee County students learn about agriculture at 2015 Agventure in Palmetto

By GRANT JEFFERIES gjefferies@bradenton.com
John Nell teaches third graders about watersheds during the 2015 Agventure event at the Manatee Fairgrounds on Thursday in Palmetto. The Farm City Week event gave Manatee County third grade students the opportunity to learn about the importance of agriculture in Manatee County and provided hands-on experience with planting a tomato plant, making orange juice, roping a cow, and learning about other sciences. GRANT JEFFERIES/Bradenton Herald
John Nell teaches third graders about watersheds during the 2015 Agventure event at the Manatee Fairgrounds on Thursday in Palmetto. The Farm City Week event gave Manatee County third grade students the opportunity to learn about the importance of agriculture in Manatee County and provided hands-on experience with planting a tomato plant, making orange juice, roping a cow, and learning about other sciences. GRANT JEFFERIES/Bradenton Herald gjefferies@bradenton.com

Manatee County students learn at 2015 Agventure in Palmetto

Students learned about farming Thursday during the 2015 Agventure events at the Manatee County Fairgrounds in Palmetto.

This story was originally published November 12, 2015 at 6:15 PM with the headline "Manatee County students learn about agriculture at 2015 Agventure in Palmetto ."

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