Location

IQ Hub / Agro Liquid
1130 S. Dewitt Rd
Saint Johns, MI 48879

www.iqubag.org

Three Happy Turtles’ Three Reasons to Visit

1. To start with, it is FREE! You can’t go wrong with a fun time for free.
2. This museum is pretty simple but the farm girl in me loves that kids can come play with traditional farm toys. My toddler cannot get enough of a good green tractor. For those of you who may not have grown up in the farming community, just know that the GREEN part is important! lol
3. We get to learn about where our food comes from, how hard farmers work, an about agriculture history, innovation, and exploration. Understanding the world we live in will only make our kids stronger and equip them to run the world when it is their turn.

Info from the Location

The IQhub is the culmination of the Bancroft Family’s vision.  They wanted to develop a facility where young and old could bridge the gap between consumers and producers.  This helps people realize the challenges of feeding a world that will be home to more than nine billion people, by the year of 2050!  According to AgroLiquid CEO, Troy Bancroft, “We are borrowing this land from our grandchildren.  To ensure our future, we must embrace sustainable practices to provide a safe and abundant food supply for generations to come.”

The IQhub is an educational center for agricultural history, innovation and exploration.  This 9,500 square foot facility was completed in June, 2014 and was created to educate visitors on how farmers produce food and fiber, while exploring our foods route from farm to fork.  The IQhub is filled with educational and interactive exhibits, which will take guests through the history of agriculture.  Children and adults will enjoy exploring the 24 interactive museum quality exhibits, while the youngest visitors can investigate the Kids’ Korner… This is where; even the smallest children can learn where their food comes from.

The IQhub became a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization, in 2015.  Operations are funded solely on sponsorships, donations and grants from community and business partners. The IQhub has no admission charge and transportation grants are available to reimburse schools and other non-profit organizations in order to provide no cost field trips.

Thousands of people enjoy the IQhub each year.  In 2019-20 school year, the IQhub had the opportunity to work with over 14,786 people including 5,316 visitors to the IQhub and 9,470 people through outreach programs.  There were 105 educational programs, made up of 74 returning groups and 31 new groups. (Covid-19 impacted the IQhub during the Spring.  The IQhub was closed on March 16^th, 2020.  If numbers were similar to the Spring of 2019, there would have been 5,000 more visitors!) With your help we can increase those numbers in 2020-21.  It is our hope that we can all work together and keep the love of agriculture alive!