Nutrients for Life Foundation

06/03/2026

Congratulations to the top eight teams in the Caring for Our Watersheds competition! 💧

Nearly 200 teams from across Ohio developed creative solutions to improve local watersheds, with finalists working alongside mentors to refine and present their ideas to judges.

In partnership with Nutrien, this program highlights student leadership, innovation, and environmental stewardship in action. 🌱

06/02/2026

Healthy soils are the foundation of food systems, ecosystems, and sustainability 🌱

The high school Nourishing the Planet in the 21st Century is a FREE, Smithsonian-approved curriculum featuring 6 hands-on soil science lessons aligned to NGSS.

✔ Lesson plans
✔ Classroom-ready PowerPoints
✔ Pre- & post-assessments
✔ Student activities

Download your free copy:

N4LIFE-DEBRA-1217Take Your Students on a Journey to 2050Invite the Nutrients for Life team to be a guest speaker in your class to help your students answer the question, “How will we sustainably feed nearly 10 billion people by the year 2050?”Schedule a guest speakerteacherworkshop-IowaBecome a ...

06/01/2026

🥛 June is Dairy Month!

From healthy soils to nutritious feed, agriculture plays an important role in supporting dairy production and helping nourish communities every day. 🌱🐄

05/29/2026

☀️📚 Teacher summer plans = loading...

Our Educator Summer Starter Pack is filled with classroom-ready resources, virtual learning opportunities, videos, posters, and more to help you grow your plant nutrition knowledge all summer long!

Explore the resources and get inspired for the school year ahead!

🔗 https://nutrientsforlife.org/

05/28/2026

Grow your teaching toolkit this summer 🌱

Join our virtual professional development program to deepen your knowledge of soil science, plant nutrition, and sustainable agriculture and bring new, ready-to-use STEM activities straight into your classroom.

Learn more and register: https://nutrientsforlife.org/news/virtual-professional-development-for-educators/

05/27/2026

As we wrap up celebrating our contest winners, we want to thank Corteva Agriscience for helping make the Digital Contest possible. Their support encourages students nationwide to combine creativity with science and agriculture. 🌾

Learn more:🔗 https://nutrientsforlife.org/madepossiblebyfertilizer-digital-contest-3/

05/25/2026

Today, Nutrients for Life pauses to remember and honor the courageous men and women who gave their lives in service to our country.

We are grateful today and every day.

05/24/2026

Leveling up educator learning 🌱

Our virtual professional development program helps teachers deepen their understanding of soil science, plant nutrition, and sustainable agriculture while bringing engaging, ready-to-use STEM resources into the classroom.

Learn more and register: https://nutrientsforlife.org/news/virtual-professional-development-for-educators/

05/22/2026

Earlier this week, our team visited Frederick County Career & Technology Center to recognize Ericka Mercado and Levi Dang as winners of the Digital Contest! The awards were presented during their class to celebrate their creativity and storytelling around agriculture and sustainability.🎉

Congratulations to Ericka on being named the contest’s Overall Winner and to Levi on earning 2nd place in the Video Category.

05/21/2026

Last week, our team was honored to attend the Maize High School FFA Banquet to recognize Izzy Edwards as one of the winners of the Digital Contest! 🌱

Congratulations to Izzy on her creativity, hard work, and outstanding achievement. 🎉