PIZZA RANCH

Educational programs of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service are open to all people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information

or veteran status. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County

Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating.

Individuals with disabilities who require an auxiliary aid, service, or accommodation in order to participate in this event are encouraged to

contact our office for assistance in advance.

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Tarrant County

Robbie Robertson, Chair

Tarrant Area Food & Fiber Committee

200 Taylor Street, Suite 500 Fort Worth, TX 76196 - 0196

Tel: 817.884.1946 Fax: 817.884.1941

Email: robbiefood@hotmail.com smbenavides@ag.tamu.edu

Web: http://tarrant.tamu.edu

CONTACT INFORMATION

PIZZA RANCH IS SPONSORED BY:

Pizza Ranch is hosted by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, the

Tarrant Area Food & Fiber Committee, and local community partners.

Pizza Ranch is a free education-al learning excursion for all 4th grade

Tarrant County children, which raises awareness of agriculture to urban youth.

A Slice of Agriculture

Mark of Excellence Pizza

(Domino’s Pizza)

SouthWest Dairy Museum

Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo

Ag Workers Mutual Auto Insurance

Lone Star Ag Credit

Ardent Mills

Fort Worth Farm and Ranch Club

Burly Corporation – Sheffield Fence

Oak Farms Milk

Borden’s Milk

Blue Bell Ice Cream

Tarrant Area Food Bank

Silver Creek Materials

Fort Worth Fire Department

Fort Worth ISD

Better Living for Texans

Tarrant County Master Gardener

Association

Tarrant County 4-H Volunteers

Tarrant County Sheriff Labor Detail

ABOUT PIZZA RANCH This fun and educational event is a

great field trip that helps our youth better understand the origin of the ingredients in pizza.

A giant pizza is constructed in the Justin Arena. It contains live plants and animals used to make pizza. . . . . wheat, beef, pork, cheese, tomatoes, peppers, onions, herbs, spices.

Youth Attending Pizza Ranch Learn the Following Concepts:

Agriculture affects and is important to

everyone Farm animals convert grains and

grasses into edible products for human

consumption Horticulture, the production of fruits

and vegetables, is a part of agriculture

Our food supply is safe and economical MyPlate is a useful tool in determining

the correct items and amounts to eat

Red meat and dairy products are im-portant parts of a healthy balanced diet

The Pizza Ranch Event takes place at the John Justin Arena in the Will Rogers

Memorial Complex and is customarily held on the Tuesday and Wednesday following the first Monday of the month of May.

Tours begin at 9:40 a.m. on each day and continue every twenty minutes

until 12:00 p.m. It takes approximately two hours to complete the tour which in-cludes lunch provided by Southwest Dairy

Museum, Domino's Pizza - Mark of Excel-lence, and many other sponsors through-out Tarrant County.

TIME ALLOTMENT

TARGET AUDIENCE Pizza Ranch is a free educational event for all Tarrant County public schools,

private schools, charter schools, and home school children in 4th grade.

HOW DO I SIGN UP? Lead Teachers register their classes to attend the Pizza Ranch field trip

event. Registration is on a “first come, first served” basis.

If you have a child in the target au-

dience (4th Grade) contact his/her teacher and ask if they have registered for Pizza Ranch. If they have not, they may contact

the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service - Tarrant County Office to determine if there is still space available for this year’s event.

WHAT IS THE COST TO ATTEND PIZZA RANCH?

There is NO admission cost for your school or students. Schools are responsible

for reserving their own transportation through the appropriate school district and any fees applied.

WHAT ABOUT LUNCH? Thanks to our wonderful community partners and volunteers, all participating

youth, teachers, and parents are provided a free lunch during Pizza Ranch.

Also present for the occasion will be the

Southwest Dairy Farmers’ Mobile Class-room.