Cargill Commits $100,000 to Wichita's Botanica to Create 'Cargill Children's Farm'

WICHITA, Kan., July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Cargill will be presenting Botanica, The Wichita Gardens, with a check for $100,000 toward creation of the "Cargill Children's Farm," an interactive, interpretive, multisensory area within "The Downing Children's Garden."  The project is part of a multiphase, 27-acre expansion for Botanica.  The first phase of this expansion is the Downing Children's Garden, which is scheduled for completion in 2011.  The Cargill Children's Farm will help children learn about, and better understand, rural farm life, including sustainable agriculture, responsible water utilization and good environmental stewardship.  

"The Cargill Children's Farm will allow every visitor to connect with nature through a themed area that will teach people about gardening, tending and harvesting crops," stated Jody Horner, president of Cargill's U.S. meat business based in Wichita.  "This will be a fun, safe, interactive place for children, teachers and parents to learn about where their food comes from and how it is produced.  Given Cargill's historical roots stemming from origins in the Midwest grain business 145 years ago, this is a perfect fit for our community support and we're delighted to be involved."

Key features of the Cargill Children's Farm include a farm playhouse and related farm structures, a party barn, a windmill a farm implement and tractor display, a crop growing area, raised gardening beds and an irrigation system.  This area should increase the number of children – currently more than 11,000 annually -- who receive instruction through Botanica's Youth Environmental Education programs.

About Cargill

Cargill is an international producer and marketer of food, agricultural, financial and industrial products and services.  Founded in 1865, the privately held company employs 138,000 people in 67 countries.  Cargill helps customers succeed through collaboration and innovation, and is committed to applying its global knowledge and experience to help meet economic, environmental and social challenges wherever it does business.  For more information, visit www.cargill.com.

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