Food from the Farm to Your Table Unit
Additional Resources
Books:
Websites:
Activities:
- Farmers' Market by Paul Brett Johnson
- And the Good Brown Earth by Kathy Henderson
- Machines on the Farm by Hope Irwin Marston
Websites:
- http://healthymeals.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?tax_level=1&info_center=14&tax_subject=225
list of chefs by state who volunteer in the classroom
- http://www.agclassroom.org/directory/
educational resources about agriculture for PreK-12
- http://thefoodproject.org/sites/default/files/5Trace%20the%20French%20Fry08.pdf
comparing global/industrial food to local/sustainable food
- http://www.nfu.org/wp-content/grades-1-2-lesson-plans.pdf
National Farmers Union Youth Curriculum
- http://sites.ext.vt.edu/virtualfarm/main.html
kids can take a virtual tour of a variety of farms and processes on farms, as well as listen to audios about farming
- http://www.agclassroom.org/teacher/pdf/prairie/prek_1/song.pdf
song Oats, Peas, Beans, and Barley Grow
Activities:
- get involved in a Farm to School program in your area
- take a field trip to a farmers' market
- make a meal with local food
- have a local food sale with the food grown from the classroom garden
