Local Grower Speaker

Before the meeting:

1. Contact your county agricultural extension agent or someone in your community that grows or processes food and ask for a speaker. Let them know that you have a group of 5th graders to learn about food sources. Ask the speaker to bring any visuals such as seeds or finished products to share with the Cub Scouts. Set a meeting date and time.
2. A few days before the meeting call the guest speaker to confirm.
3. Set up meeting space for the speaker and Cub Scouts.

During the meeting:

1. Gather Cub Scouts and introduce the speaker.
2. Have the speaker give a presentation that covers the local foods that are grown in your area this could be your county or state.
3. Encourage Cub Scouts to ask questions based on the speaker’s background. Questions may include:
   • What foods are grown in our state?
   • What is the growing season?
   • What foods are processed in our state?
   • What foods are exported to other parts of the country?
   • What help do you provide for farmers?
   • What types of produce do we import?

After the meeting:

1. Send a thank you note to the guest speaker.