LNEWCOMBE@AITC-CANADA.CA<\/a><\/p>\nGrowing up in rural Prince Edward Island meant being surrounded by agriculture. Where our food came from was never a question in our home. And it should never be a question.<\/p>\n
Although I always had a connection to agriculture in my personal life, I wasn\u2019t actively pursuing it as a career option after I completed post-secondary. Luckily, I fell into the right opportunities helping me realize this is the industry for me. That\u2019s what led me to my career here at AITC Canada. I am so excited to not only help bring agriculture education tools to teachers, but to also help youth realize the opportunities available no matter what their skill set is. The ag industry is much more than being a farmer. If you\u2019re passionate, there is a place in the industry for you.<\/p>\n
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It was just over a decade ago that Terri-Lynn Robbins remembers being inspired<\/span>
by a few choice encounters at the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation<\/span>
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It was just over a decade ago that Terri-Lynn Robbins remembers being inspired by a few choice encounters at the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Agriculture Expo.<\/p>\n
Robbins was selling flowers and potted plants at a booth when a young girl, about 7 or 8 years old, walked up to the booth next to hers. The child was amazed by carrots with green tops on them.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe couldn\u2019t believe that,\u201d Robbins said. \u201cShe\u2019d only ever seen baby carrots like the ones at grocery stores. I thought that was so bizarre.\u201d<\/em> <\/strong><\/p>\nThat same weekend she met Christa Wright, then the coordinator for Agriculture in the Classroom Newfoundland, who asked Robbins if she\u2019d consider volunteering for the Little Green Thumbs (LGT) program, an indoor gardening program for classrooms. Before she knew it, Robbins was connected with the Pasadena Academy School and had become a mentor for Little Green Thumbs.<\/p>\n
Robbins didn\u2019t know it at the time, but those encounters laid the foundation for a decade of mentoring and volunteering in her community.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe first couple of years were a wonderful experience,\u201d she said from her home in Deer Lake, N.L. \u201cI was still so amazed that so many kids did not know where their food came from.\u201d<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\nRobbins slowly stopped focusing on growing flowers and became more interested in food production. In addition to running a very busy pet farm that offers a number of children\u2019s programs as well as a farm camp, she has found time to sit on the Board of Directors of the NL Federation of Agriculture, to chair the Agriculture in the Classroom NL Steering Committee, to volunteer for a number of agriculture-related events and to continue being a mentor for the Little Green Thumbs program.<\/p>\n
All that hard work and dedication did not go unnoticed. This year, the NL Federation of Agriculture nominated her for the Gordon Seabright Volunteer of the Year Award.<\/p>\n
The award is intended to recognize a volunteer who has, through an outstanding effort, made an extraordinary contribution to their community, and who has demonstrated community leadership through volunteerism.<\/p>\n
In his nomination letter Wayne Simmons, President of the NL Federation of Agriculture, described her as an \u201cintegral part of the success of Agriculture in the Classroom NL. Her dedication to agriculture in the province is unmeasurable.\u201d<\/p>\n
In another letter, Jennifer McWhirter, a former LGT teacher and reading specialist with the Pasadena Elementary School, said Robbins had \u201cgone above and beyond to make the learning more fun for all of us. She has made pesto with us and thrown Pesto Pasta parties. When students weren\u2019t too keen on trying tomatoes, she marched in with her food processor and made homemade salsa.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nWhat drives her? Robbins says she gets a lot of her energy from students. \u201cWatching children become excited about growing food, learning where their food comes from, it\u2019s absolutely amazing,\u201d she said.<\/em> \u201cWatching kids go from not being able to understand that carrots grow in the ground, that they don\u2019t come in cute little baby carrot sizes, for me it\u2019s an amazing feeling.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nAs we wind our interview down, Robbins points out that by speaking on the phone from her porch, her 33 goats think she\u2019s talking to them. She has a bit more free time this week because there aren\u2019t any scheduled guided tours of the property. She pauses to reflect on what keeps her motivated, and where she finds the energy to carry out her laundry list of projects.<\/p>\n
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