Youth Link To Youth Link To Pizz-A-ThonPizz-A-Thon

Who: Youth “in or after” schoolWhat: Leadership developmentWhen: 1 week - 1 year activities

How: Slice to Soil -”mock business”

Through Soil Conservation Districtswww.pizz-a-thon.com

Food Ag Soil Career Link Food Ag Soil Career Link

Survey: what do people like?Survey: what do people like?

Teams discover value of soilTeams discover value of soil

Growing corn and soybeans in subsoil vs. topsoil, they learn value of conservation

Teams are judgedTeams are judged

Teams prepare pizzas and marketing reports for competition. Sponsors support

cost of awards, materials and stipends.

5,000 kids have participated5,000 kids have participated

K-12 agriculture literacy program developed at Iowa State University in conjunction with Kellogg funded “Vision 2020” program to get kids excited about learning from “real world” experiences.

15 years experience in Ames, Cedar Rapids and Quad Cities.

Adaped for soil and water conservation Author Eldon Weber, Ames, IA e1935w@aol.com