Urban Farm Camp for City Kids
Today on the podcast we head to Reno, Nevada to hear about Urban Roots, an organization that uses garden education to help change the way people eat. It takes gardens to classrooms…and uses the garden as a classroom at its urban teaching farm.
Fayth Ross and Elsa DeJong talk about the summer farm camp, programming for home-schooling families, and collaborations with local schools.
Farm Camp
During the summer and school breaks, Urban Roots runs programming for children at its urban teaching farm.
DeJong explains that there is a different theme each week. Themes include:
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A bug’s life
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Once upon a farm
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All about bees
Woven into this farm camp curriculum are literature, art, engineering, music — and cooking.
Farm School
This program for home-schooling families takes place twice a week during the academic year, and includes lessons, games, and farm chores.
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In my new book, Grow Olives Where You Think You Can't, I tell you everything you need to know to successfully grow an olive tree in a pot!
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Today on the podcast we head to Reno, Nevada to hear about Urban Roots, an organization that uses garden education to help change the way people eat. It takes gardens to classrooms…and uses the garden as a classroom at its urban teaching farm.
Fayth Ross and Elsa DeJong talk about the summer farm camp, programming for home-schooling families, and collaborations with local schools.
Farm Camp
During the summer and school breaks, Urban Roots runs programming for children at its urban teaching farm.
DeJong explains that there is a different theme each week. Themes include:
- A bug’s life
- Once upon a farm
- All about bees
Woven into this farm camp curriculum are literature, art, engineering, music — and cooking.
Farm School
This program for home-schooling families takes place twice a week during the academic year, and includes lessons, games, and farm chores.
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