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World of Agriculture & Horticulture Brings Back Old Traditions and Exciting New Changes to The 2017 Miami-Dade Coun- ty Youth Fair & Exposition
The Miami-Dade County Youth
Fair & Exposition is taking its longstanding agricul-
ture and horticulture tradition to a new level, by combining the agriculture tent with an all--new area as part of its branding efforts. The area formerly known as the World of Agriculture is now The Barn, along with a new area inside focusing on
interactive agri-
culture called How- dy’s Barnyard named after Howdy, the official
Youth
Fair agriculture am- bassador.
Also brand new, is an area called The Garden, sure to
attract gardening and landscaping aficionados. The Garden will showcase competitive landscaping projects, a wide varie- ty of plants, an all--new wine garden and much more. The Youth Fair takes place from March 23 to April 16,
2017, expect for March 27-28 and April 3-4 at Tamiami Park, SW 107th Avenue and Coral Way, its home since 1972. The Youth Fair’s goals are to share South Florida agricul-
ture with guests while offering different ways of interacting with nature and science, and to showcase youth achievement in the fine arts, crafts, education, social sciences, agriculture, and science and technology. Exhibits this year will also fea- ture the return of tens of thousands of academic and art exhi- bitions from talented Miami-Dade County students. The Barn will feature much more than just animals. The
Barn will now allow student exhibitors to better showcase and apply what they have learned in the classroom and be- yond, including their raising and nurturing of steers,
hogs,
lambs, poultry, rabbits and cavies. The Youth Fair & Exposi- tion’s agriculture exhibit programs promote South Florida’s agricultural community and educate students in the princi- ples of developing, implementing and managing agriculture based businesses. Multiple market seminars are held throughout the academic
school year, which help supplement classroom curriculum and cover all guidelines for competitions held during The Youth Fair. The students’ steers, hogs and lambs will be presented and
shown at The Youth Fair’s annual Youth Market Auction and Sale. This highly anticipated event takes place on Satur- day, March 25th, 2017. It represents the culmination of an intensive nine-month livestock project involving the students, their families and their teachers. With its new name and theming, The Garden, comes many
unique and exciting changes. The almost 10,000 square foot Garden will be a fun-filled, interactive, educational area with
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a relaxing atmosphere that will appeal to the fairgoers’ five senses. Fairgoers will be able to enjoy the many and varied products of the Miami-Dade County horticulture industry.
The Garden will offer: -Wine and cheese bar with special wine tastings. -Fruit demonstrations and tastings. -Seasonal produce, herbs and spices. -Different varieties of plants, including Florida’s
native flowers. -Children’s Scavenger Hunt Area.
-Competitions for middle and high school students. The Youth Fair also is excited to introduce Howdy’s Barn-
yard, a new interactive area, featuring five areas: Goat Mountain -- Fairgoers will have an opportunity to
watch 20 goats jump, bump, and play. Piglet Playpen – Fairgoers will be able to watch six piglets
take mud baths and play. What’s the Buzz? – This educational display that helps fair-
goers understand all there is to know about bees and their im- portance in today’s agriculture operations. There are live bees on display and Mr. Gentzel and his staff will educate fairgoers on topics such as the queen bee, the hive, the importance of pollination and its impact on agriculture. The Sweeny Family Band – A country comedy act that brings
downhome backwoods comedy and music to fairgoers. They will mix the comedy of Hee-Haw and the classic music of The Grand Ole Orpy to create their very own special brand of en- tertainment reminiscent of yesteryear. Milking Station – The milking parlor gives fairgoers a brief
insight into the world of dairy cattle and the dairy industry. Guests will be given a unique opportunity to view first-hand how dairy cows are milked.
Howdy has for generations been the wonderful, freckled
face ambassador of agriculture at The Youth Fair & Exposi- tion. Each year, he provides a first “howdy” or hello to agri- culture for 800 third graders who participate in The Youth Fair’s Howdy Tours. The students are taken on a tour of The Barn and The Garden led by Howdy and The Youth Fair’s Ag Ambassadors (Miami-Dade County High School agriculture education students) where they will learn about the amazing world or plants and animals. The Youth Fair’s Howdy Tour Program is where many children receive their
glimpse of hamburger or pork chops on the hoof and learn where milk comes from.
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