Farm-City Council
QUEENS, N.Y. A New
York Farm-City Council delega
tion traveled to the 12th Annual
Queens County Fair, held Sep
tember 17-18 at the Queens
County Farm Museum.
For the third year, Farm-City
Council has participated in the
traditional fair, complete with
livestock competitions, craft de
monstrations, pie-eating and corn
husking contests, make-your-own
scarecrow, hayrides, and a petting
zoo. Amid these old-fashioned
surroundings, Farm-City Council
brought the modern view of agri
culture.
The Farm-City tent promoted
agriculture through video, dis
plays, posters, recipes, and hand
outs. City school teachers were
targeted with New York ag in the
classroom materials. In addition,
the group was on hand to answer
consumer questions about the
agricultural industry and product
nutrition.
New to this year’s activities
were regular shows about dairy
products presented by New York
State Dairy Princess Jennifer
Emerling. Entitled “The Little
Engine that Mooved,” Jenny’s
Elaine Swiler, New York Beef Cattlewomen and Charlie
Kresge, Agrimerica offer agricultural education materials
to thousands of New York City residents.
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make it to Dairyland. While cap
turing the attention of the Queens
children with her unique story,
Jenny explains the importance of
dairy foods in their diet.
According to Emerling,
“Relaying our positive milk mes
sage is especially important to
those living in the inner city. The
Queens County Museum was a
great place to work one-on-one
with the children in meeting this
mission.”
Throughout the day, children
were invited to make “cow cards”
in celebration of 500 years of cat
tle in the New World brought by
Christopher Columbus in 1494.
Hundreds of children stopped by
to make the cards, complete with
pictures of cows, both beef and
dairy. The cards will be presented
to cattle associations signifying
the agricultural awareness that
was developed among the inner
city children.
In addition to educating New
York City residents about modern
agriculture, Farm-City Council
wanted to take it a step further by
giving them a chance to visit the
country.
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day cards featuring beef and dairy cows. Cattle were brought by Christopher Colum
bus in 1494 on one of his later voyages to the New World. This activity created an
awareness among the Queens children of where their food originates.
A drawing was held for a one
night’s stay at a Finger Lakes
region bed and breakfast. Grace
Kelly, Flushing, N.Y. will visit
Patchwork Piece Bed and Break
fast, owned by dairy farmers
Betty and Bill Mitchell, Avoca,
N.Y.
Rita Dee-Ross, Bayside, N.Y.
and Harriet and Kenny Gelbhardt,
Elmhurst, N.Y. will receive a
cookbook and T-shirt, respective
ly, as runner-up prizes.
Representing New York Farm-
City Council were Charlie Kres
ge, Agrimerica; Elaine Swiler,
New York Beef Catllewomen;
Stephanie Meyers, American
Dairy Association and Dairy
Council, Inc.; New York State
Dairy Princess Jennifer Emerling;
and Betty Emerling, dairy farmer.
Also assisting were David Wag
ner, Cornell Cooperative Exten
sion and Cheryl Zablocki,
Dairylea Cooperative.
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