Each year, the Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau and Agri-Culture co-sponsor a poster contest for grades K-6 and a poetry contest for grades 7-12 in Santa Cruz County and Pajaro Valley schools.
Winning Poster by Zoe Alma Torres
The 2020 winners are: Dimiana Sarah Trigg, 7th grade, St. Lawrence Academy, Felton, for her poem and Zoe Alma Torres, 6th grade, Tierra Pacifica Charter School, Live Oak, for her poster.
Poster runner-up winners are: 2nd place, Carem Ho, 6th grade, Linscott Charter School, Watsonville; 3rd place, Amelie Skelton, 5th grade, Bay View Elementary School, Santa Cruz.
Poster honorable mentions went to: Cameron Carlock, 3rd grade, Delaveaga Elementary School, Angela Gonzalez-Rojas, Delaveaga Elementary School; Piper James Jessee, 2nd grade, Vine Hill Elementary School, Scotts Valley, Jaden Qian, kindergarten, Vine Hill Elementary School, Scotts Valley, Jolene Qian, 2nd grade, Vine Hill Elementary School, Scotts Valley; Leonardo Cerillos, 4th grade, Linscott Charter School, Watsonville, Lenna Rose Jordan, 4the grade, Linscott Charter School, Watsonville; and Fernanda Pinho Chagos, 5th grade, Bay View Elementary School, Santa Cruz.
These winning contest entries will be displayed on next year’s National Agriculture Day Placemat, which will be distributed to restaurant throughout Santa Cruz County. All poster and poetry contest winning entries will be displayed at the National Agriculture Day spring luncheon.
The luncheon, previously scheduled for March 18, was postponed until May 27 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The date could change due to the evolving shelter-in-place restrictions. Tickets and sponsorships are available on Eventbrite (search for “National Agriculture Day Spring Luncheon” in Watsonville). If you make a purchase, you will be informed of any changes.
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Of Our Blessings
Dimiana Sarah Trigg
When one’s grown in the Santa Cruz County,
The beauty of the mountains and the beaches,
One may treasure the best of Earth’s bounty.
Shining over the redwoods, the first light,
The first breath of the morning’s crisp, cool air,
Birds bursting into melody, into flight!
One finds fruits and vegetables, transcendent,
Orchards filled with lush apples and peaches,
Farms where fresh greens are more than abundant.
And the glorious nights so clear and cold,
The moon hangs high and stars litter the sky,
All these things make our county truly gold.