BLOOMING WELLNESS: A READING CONTEST CELEBRATING PLANTS AND GROWTH

FEBRUARY 13- APRIL 17

To celebrate Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month (CALM) we are launching a spring agriculture literacy challenge. Learn about how plants contribute to wellness, read books about planting, and learn about the farmers who grow the food eat!

OVER $3,200 IN PRIZES

• EARLY BIRD PRIZE DRAWS: Register by February 10 for a chance to win 1 of 2 $50 Indigo gift cards. Plus, the first 25 teachers to register will receive $25 Starbucks gift cards AND the first 10 teacher librarians to register their classes will receive $50 Indigo gift cards!

• 7 WEEKLY DRAWS: Active participants (who read books, watch videos, complete activities, and post reviews) have a chance to win 1 of 2 $100 Indigo/Plant Nursery gift cards.

• GRAND PRIZE DRAWS: Win 1 of 2 Prize Packs worth $250 featuring Indigo and Plant Nursery gift cards to outfit your learning space with plants and books!

Read books about plants, wellness, growing, planting and farming! Complete any accompanying learning activity and write reviews for more chances to win prizes! Post pictures, reels or videos on social media (and tag us!) for more entries and bonus prizes!

Register and Participate in the Challenge:

1. Go to https://aitc.beanstack.org or download the Beanstack Tracker app from the Google or Apple store.

2. Register as an individual/family or class/group.*

3. Select the challenge, and explore the overview and accompanying badges.

4. To log minutes of reading, viewing, or activities or write a review, click the buttons on the top left-hand corner of the site.

* If you participated in last year’s Challenge, you can log into your account and then make changes to your participants

#CALM 25

Sharing is caring - use #CALM25 on social media to share your updates and photos of students reading about agriculture, plants, growing and farmers in British Columbia!

Book for CALM 2025

BCAITC’s featured book for CALM introduces students to the wonders of the modern farm and the diverse farmers and families who work and live on it.

Questions about CALM? Need assistance? Email Holly Johnson, BCAITC Education Specialist at teacher@aitc.ca.

Log books, complete the activities, be eligible to win prizes!