Nevada Granges and Grange Youth Fair Program

04/19/2022

Here's a great video about High Desert Grange #22 in Fallon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSokjkKN1Bc&fbclid=IwAR1EPuAaevj-IsrP7hka_cgb6McxrfAlXPziVW5d1NviTbi4tyCrur0_aGQ

04/01/2022

Welcome to Grange Month 2022!

02/20/2022

FUN FACT FRIDAY:
The Grange Introduced Agriculture to Public Schools

Remember back in elementary school or perhaps middle school when you planted and recorded the growth of bean sprouts or some such vegetation? This introduction to the science of plant growth is a direct result of Grange influences.

Full credit for the idea of teaching Agriculture in public schools can be laid upon the Patrons of Husbandry. November 29, 1878 to be precise, T.B. Harwell introduced the resolution at the National Grange Session in Richmond, Virginia.

Harwell, the Tennessee State Master, brought forth the resolution recommending to "have the study of the elementary principles of agriculture introduced into public schools by legislative enactment." The adoption of the resolution by National Grange, jump started an educational movement that was shortly after embraced by public schools across the nation.

It is important to note, that a year earlier, at the 1877 session, Oliver Hudson Kelley had first introduced the topic that would spark the resolution the following year. He discussed the idea at some length in his annual report as Secretary of National Grange. Clearly it made quite an impression judging by its quick adoption.

Kelley's report included the following excerpt:

"Teach Children to plant seeds and watch their growth. Flower pots can be in every window where the sun shines, both in city and country. Many a simple lesson in nature is easily taught and it is a singular fact that such lessons impressed upon the mind can never be erased."
(The Grange- Friend of the Farmer)

02/02/2022

01/11/2022

Congratulations and welcome to the newest Community Grange in Nevada. Battle Born Stockton Well Grange #29, welcome to the Grange family!

12/10/2021

In celebration of the National Grange's 154th birthday this month, here is another bit of Grange history!

In 1887, the National Grange secured the passage of The Hatch Act to fund research at state agricultural experiment stations.
Read more in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's recent article:
https://nifa.usda.gov/blog/pretend-be-time-traveler-day

12/04/2021

Happy anniversary to the National Grange!

Since December 4, 1867, the Grange has brought people together and strived to do well for the world. We’re celebrating another year and many more memories and achievements.