Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month 2026
Spark Creativity Through a Comic on Agricultural Innovation
Enrich your students' learning experience
Learn about the real-life farmers, researchers, and innovators across Ontario who are using creativity and science to tackle today’s agricultural challenges—such as soil loss, farm greenhouse gas emissions, and access to food.
Research Ontario’s inspiring agricultural innovators and discover how they are leading us toward a greener, more sustainable future. Create a short, fun comic to showcase your findings.
This activity is in partnership with the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum and makes a great project idea for grades 7-12 classrooms.
Spotlights on New Ideas for Sustainable Agriculture in Ontario!
To ensure a more sustainable and food-secure future, Ontario innovators are developing new scientific and technological solutions. Your task is to research one of these Ontario innovations and translate it into a clear, engaging visual story.
Innovators in Ontario are making agriculture more sustainable. With passion and creativity, they find new ways to do things. Each innovator has their own story. We need this diversity of voices and ideas to tackle important problems such as soil loss, farm greenhouse gas emissions, and access to food.
Meet some of Ontario’s agricultural innovators and discover how they are leading us into a more sustainable future.
Project Learning Goals:
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STEAM in Agriculture:
Understand that the agriculture and food industry involves a high degree of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math; Including many career paths. -
Connect to the Ontario Food System:
Understand that agriculture is a complex system involving production, processing, and distribution. Learn about current issues and solutions within the system. -
Conduct Research:
Learn to use credible agricultural news sources to find information on local innovations. -
Communicate Complex Ideas:
Learn to summarize and interpret technical information so others can understand it easily.
Curriculum Connections:
- Science (Grades 7–12)
- Grades 7 & 8 (Science & Tech): Strand A (STEM Skills), Strand B/D
- Grade 9 (SNC1W): Strands A & B
- Grade 10 (SNC2D/P): Strand D
- Grades 11/12 (Biology/Env. Science): Strand B
- Business & Entrepreneurship (Grades 9–12)
- Grade 9 (BEM1O): Strand B (Entrepreneurial Mindset), Strand C (Business Comm.)
- Grade 10 (BEP2O): Strand A
