Warrior Elementary School students Clayton Neely and Shelby McCombs look over the agriculture-related books donated to the school library Thursday by the Jefferson County Farmers Federation.

A local school is now better equipped to teach students more about farm life and where their food originates.

The Jefferson County Farmers Federation last week donated a red barn-shaped bookshelf to Warrior Elementary School, along with children’s books about agriculture.

Warrior Elementary School librarian Andrea Pedigo is thrilled about the shelf and materials, which were delivered Thursday by farm federation members Dale Gilmore and Rhonda Hughes.

“A lot of kids don’t know where their food comes from,” said Pedigo.

Gilmore agreed. “We’re trying to raise the awareness of elementary students to their connection to agriculture,” she said. “A lot of them don’t know that their eggs don’t come from Wal-Mart.”

Gilmore said the donated books tell the story of food “from the farm to their plates.”

Warrior Elementary School kindergarten teacher Connie Fuller played a role in acquiring the shelf and books for her school.

Fuller, who owns and operates a small farm along with her husband Brad, said she was at a Jefferson County Farmers Federation gathering recently when some of the members learned that she is a teacher.

They told her about the barn-shaped bookshelves and books, and Fuller coordinated the effort for Warrior Elementary.

The materials at Warrior are the first completed bookshelf project that the farmers federation has donated, but Gilmore said she hopes there will be more.

Even older students got involved in the project — Future Farmers of America students at McAdory High School built the shelf, using materials donated by the Jefferson County Farmers Federation.