The Farm is our Life Source, also it is teaching your Children the valuable lessons of where their Food Source comes from.
6 Life Skills Family Farming Teaches Children
1. Work ethics.
2. Teamwork.
3. Time management.
4. Problem-solving.
5. How to accept the things you cannot control.
6. How to enjoy the simple things.
What do you learn at Farm School?
Farm to School provides all Children with access to nutritious, high quality, local food so they are ready to learn and grow. Farm to school activities enhance classroom education through hands-on learning related to food, health, agriculture and nutrition. At the same time allowing Children hands on involvement with helping to grow the food they eat, as well as there peers
Benefits of Farm to School Programs
Leads to healthier kids. Studies show that farm to school programs result in healthier students. ...
Leads to healthier adults. Farm to school programs lead to healthier adults too! ...
Provides hands-on learning opportunities. ...
Helps local economy. ...
Helps low income students.
Children who farm, are learning the importance of their roles in the production of the food that feeds them, their family and friends. Farming Teaches Children How to Care for Mother Earth and to till the grounds, also how to care for Animals: Proper care for animals is essential in raising quality food. Animals need food, shelter and Tender Loving Care, to grow healthy and happy.
Children Working To save Our Planet invites Inner City Youth to come out to various farms that we are affiliated with to share in a weekend of learning and fun, and by the end of the weekend they have become official farmers.
YOUTH LEARNING TO FARM
The importance of Agriculture in Schools?
An important implication is the avenue agriculture provides to help students learn about the ecosystem. Agriculture provides a context to discuss the inter- relationships between nature and human needs. There are many benefits teachers have regarding agriculture and the ecosystem as a teaching tool, It permits the student to develop with a broader scope.
Children Working to Save Our Planet