All events are free and open to the public. Descriptive posters will display nutritional requirements and the significance of proper management in addition to their impact on society. Worms, for example, are popular not only for fishing but also for gardening because they contribute organic matter and aerate the soil. One source of nutrients for growing earth worms exists in rabbit manure, according to Dr. Doreen Kinkel, professor in the Department of Animal and Wildlife Sciences. Vegetable trimmings from the kitchen, she explained, can be fed to rabbits which in turn produce meat.
Rabbits also produce manure that contains nutrients essential to earth worms.
Monday's activities will also include mechanical farm and ranching equipment displays, educational display tables and guided tours with time allotted for questions. Samples of various meats will be available between noon and 1 p.m. for taste testing. The remainder of the week will include videos and promotional brochure displays which will made available from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday inside the Student Union Building. Tuesday the focus will be on various areas of human sciences, including nutrition sciences, fashion and interior merchandising, home economics education and child and family studies. The week will conclude Wednesday and Thursday with wildlife and horticulture exhibits.