Local Schools Win Grants For Ag Curriculum Projects

Some local schools received portions of the PA Farm Bill grants which totaled nearly $500,000 to prepare for the next generation of success in agriculture.

Spring Cove School District was awarded $7,493 to go towards updating their agriculture curriculum, Hollidaysburg Area School District received $7,500 for their Tiger Victory Garden, and Williamsburg Community School District got $7,500 for overhauling small gas engines.

“I am very excited about receiving the grant money so the students will have opportunities for more hands-on experiments in the classroom,” Heather Van Winkle of the Centra...