March Break Agricultural Program

Agriculture is invading the city again this March break.

The Nova Scotia Agricultural Awareness Committee and the provincial 4-H program are once again partnering with the Museum of Natural History to present an interactive agricultural education and awareness exhibit.

It will be presented from March 11 to 19 as part of the Museum's March break program featuring bugs.

The Keeping Good Things Growing exhibit will allow visitors to gain a better hands-on understanding of agriculture in a relaxed setting through discovery boxes (where you can feel but not see the contents), photo displays, interactive trivia games, and daily commodity highlights and programs. Visitors can also interact with live farm animals such as chicks and sheep. Organizers expect more than 20,000 people will visit the nine-day exhibit.

"The agricultural industry is an exciting part of the economy and the lives of Nova Scotians," said Ruth Grant, Nova Scotia Agricultural Awareness co-ordinator. "The Nova Scotia Agricultural Awareness Committee is pleased to partner with the museum and we hope people will come to the museum and discover the great opportunities in agriculture in this province."

The exhibit will be open at the museum from 9:30 a.m to 5 p.m. every day, with the following exceptions:

• Wednesday, March 15 - 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Sunday, March 12 and 19 - 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The Nova Scotia Agriculture Awareness Committee is an industry- government partnership dedicated to increasing public awareness of the social and economic importance of agriculture.