Contests
For Educators and Families
2025 Bookmark Contest Theme: “Farming is Food”
Agriculture makes feeding the world possible! According to the American Farm Bureau Federation, one U.S. farm feeds 166 people annually. Farmers not only grow crops, such as corn and tomatoes, but also raise livestock, including cows for beef and dairy, pigs for pork, chickens for eggs, and bees for honey. We want YOU to show us how farmers work hard to help feed the world with the food they help produce. Open to students up to age 12.
Bookmark 2024 "Year of the Farmer" Winning Designs
Illinois Farm-Families coalition has declared 2023 the “Year of the Farmer." Did you know that 96% of all Illinois Farms are family owned? Cook County students showed up and showed us how farmers impact our lives and the importance of Illinois’ agriculture.
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First Place Submitted by Alexia from Solomon Elementary, Chicago |
Runner Up Submitted by Christofer from Charles J. Sahs Elementary, Chicago
Runner Up Submitted by Nicholas from Charles Sahs Elementary, Chicago |
Runner Up Submitted by Theodore from Solomon Elementary, Chicago
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Disguise A Turkey
Help Turkey escape being Thanksgiving dinner by entering our Disguise a Turkey art contest. Color and email a photo of your entry to [email protected]. Open to students under 18 years of age October 1 through Nov. 13, 2024. Winner announced December 2. Winning artwork will be posted on the Cook County Farm Bureau® website under the Ag Literacy & Education tab. Entries will be displayed and posted on our website. Winners will have their artwork appear in the December issue of The Co-Operator newsletter, and the grand prize winner will receive a copy of the book “Turkey Trouble” by Wendi Silvano and two movie tickets.