The Agricultural Learning Center at the Fairgrounds was established in 2010 to provide students and educators with entertaining and informative experiences relating to agriculture. A committee of individuals with backgrounds in education and experience working with The New Jersey State Fair®/Sussex County Farm & Horse Show, the largest agricultural fair in the state, develops and implements the programs of the Center. These programs have reached over 4000 children, plus teachers and parents in Sussex County as of June, 2016.
The Learning Center supports the Sussex County Farm & Horse Show Association mission statement: to showcase New Jersey's agriculture; provide safe, family friendly entertainment and engaging educational activities; and promote youth development. The county's agricultural community has been very supportive. Individuals have assisted at class trip visits and donated pumpkins, corn, hay, straw and sunflowers for the students to use.
Ag Learning Center Friends & Sponsors
"Mighty oaks from little acorns grow."
Grants • Sponsorships • Donations
Oak Trees
Branchville Rotary
Lou & Debi Dobbs
Farm Bureau Women- NJ Farm Bureau
Harold & Lois Pellow
Northwest Jersey Reading Council
Saplings
Newton Rotary
Tri State Rentals
Sussex County Board of Agriculture
Donna Fell & Sparta Books
Seedlings
Joy Barta
Blairstown Rotary
Marty Carson- 3 Seasons, Inc.
Cerbo’s Nurseries
Crisman Farms -Jeff & Debbie Crisman
Kathleen Farrell
Mike McNamara
Jane Phillips
Genie Lorenzo Roberts
Sussex County Poultry Fanciers
Lois & Ed Chammings
Karen Bevans Cassidy
AG Bag donors
Eastern Propane
4-H Foundation
Newton Rotary
Larry & Mary Ann Condit
Northwest Jersey Reading Council
Safety Scaffolds
Springfest Committee
Sussex County Agricultural Society
Tri State Insurance
Branchville Rotary
Acorns
Lakeland Bank
Fresh Farms
Ken Induk- Storr Tractors
Amy’s Joy of Catering
Eleanor Bortnick
Liberty Farms
Ed & Lois Chammings
Robin Fairclough
Barbara Gellner
Karen & Dave Hansen
Resource & Development Advisors
Jane & Tom Brodhecker, Phil Brodhecker, Sherman Tomasino, Karen Bevans-Cassidy, Kathleen Farrell, Jane Phillips, Cheryl Glennon, Paula Russell, Maureen Verbeek, Lois Chammings, Joan Snook Smith, Butch Decker, Dave Foord, Cathryn Roy, Rebecca Schnetzer, Mark Musilli, Tammie Horsfield, Neil Flaherty, Alycia Randazzo, Donna Traylor, Lynn Snyder, Alice & Dennis Sensale, John Haftek, Sussex County Board of Agriculture, Sussex County Ag Development, Sussex County Agricultural Society