SWCD celebrates ‘Stewardship Week’

The SWCD wants to remind area residents that each of them has a connection to natural resources. The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) is celebrating the 57th year of Stewardship week April 29-May 6. The 2012 Stewardship Week is themed “Soil to Spoon.” Soil is the starting foundation of all of the food that people eat.

To celebrate Stewardship Week, the Van Wert SWCD has provided a red bud seedling and a presentation on trees to every fourth grade student in Van Wert County and Soil & Water Stewardship placemats will be available in local restaurants.

“Making the connection back to the soil, where our food gets its start is so important,” says National Association of Conservation Districts President Gene Schmidt. “The next time you sit down to a meal, take a minute to think about where your food came from, and the farmers and ranchers who helped produce it.”

As they work to produce food for the growing population, today’s farmers and ranchers are dedicated to using responsible land-management practices to ensure a sustainable food supply and healthy land and soil for future generations.

Van Wert SWCD is a member of the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) which oversees the Stewardship Week program. Stewardship Week is one of the largest national annual programs to promote conservation. NACD represents the nation’s 3,000 conservation districts, which were established to encourage resource conservation across the country.

For more information about Stewardship Week and conservation, contact us.   Additional information about the Soil to Spoon project and other natural resource education is available on the NACD website at www.nacdnet.org/education/resources.