CONTACT IS SPONSORED BY: INFORMATION · 2015-04-16 · PIZZA RANCH Educational programs of the...
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PIZZA RANCH
Educational programs of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service are open to all people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information
or veteran status. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County
Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating.
Individuals with disabilities who require an auxiliary aid, service, or accommodation in order to participate in this event are encouraged to
contact our office for assistance in advance.
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Tarrant County
Robbie Robertson, Chair
Tarrant Area Food & Fiber Committee
200 Taylor Street, Suite 500 Fort Worth, TX 76196 - 0196
Tel: 817.884.1946 Fax: 817.884.1941
Email: [email protected] [email protected]
Web: http://tarrant.tamu.edu
CONTACT INFORMATION
PIZZA RANCH IS SPONSORED BY:
Pizza Ranch is hosted by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, the
Tarrant Area Food & Fiber Committee, and local community partners.
Pizza Ranch is a free education-al learning excursion for all 4th grade
Tarrant County children, which raises awareness of agriculture to urban youth.
A Slice of Agriculture
Mark of Excellence Pizza
(Domino’s Pizza)
SouthWest Dairy Museum
Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo
Ag Workers Mutual Auto Insurance
Lone Star Ag Credit
Ardent Mills
Fort Worth Farm and Ranch Club
Burly Corporation – Sheffield Fence
Oak Farms Milk
Borden’s Milk
Blue Bell Ice Cream
Tarrant Area Food Bank
Silver Creek Materials
Fort Worth Fire Department
Fort Worth ISD
Better Living for Texans
Tarrant County Master Gardener
Association
Tarrant County 4-H Volunteers
Tarrant County Sheriff Labor Detail
ABOUT PIZZA RANCH This fun and educational event is a
great field trip that helps our youth better understand the origin of the ingredients in pizza.
A giant pizza is constructed in the Justin Arena. It contains live plants and animals used to make pizza. . . . . wheat, beef, pork, cheese, tomatoes, peppers, onions, herbs, spices.
Youth Attending Pizza Ranch Learn the Following Concepts:
Agriculture affects and is important to
everyone Farm animals convert grains and
grasses into edible products for human
consumption Horticulture, the production of fruits
and vegetables, is a part of agriculture
Our food supply is safe and economical MyPlate is a useful tool in determining
the correct items and amounts to eat
Red meat and dairy products are im-portant parts of a healthy balanced diet
The Pizza Ranch Event takes place at the John Justin Arena in the Will Rogers
Memorial Complex and is customarily held on the Tuesday and Wednesday following the first Monday of the month of May.
Tours begin at 9:40 a.m. on each day and continue every twenty minutes
until 12:00 p.m. It takes approximately two hours to complete the tour which in-cludes lunch provided by Southwest Dairy
Museum, Domino's Pizza - Mark of Excel-lence, and many other sponsors through-out Tarrant County.
TIME ALLOTMENT
TARGET AUDIENCE Pizza Ranch is a free educational event for all Tarrant County public schools,
private schools, charter schools, and home school children in 4th grade.
HOW DO I SIGN UP? Lead Teachers register their classes to attend the Pizza Ranch field trip
event. Registration is on a “first come, first served” basis.
If you have a child in the target au-
dience (4th Grade) contact his/her teacher and ask if they have registered for Pizza Ranch. If they have not, they may contact
the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service - Tarrant County Office to determine if there is still space available for this year’s event.
WHAT IS THE COST TO ATTEND PIZZA RANCH?
There is NO admission cost for your school or students. Schools are responsible
for reserving their own transportation through the appropriate school district and any fees applied.
WHAT ABOUT LUNCH? Thanks to our wonderful community partners and volunteers, all participating
youth, teachers, and parents are provided a free lunch during Pizza Ranch.
Also present for the occasion will be the
Southwest Dairy Farmers’ Mobile Class-room.