FARMER VISITS

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Farmer visits are a fun addition to our education program! Our farmers are flexible in what we can offer at this time. If you have a topic in mind that you don’t see here, just ask! If you have a school garden, we can use the space to do more hands-on activities as well.

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Minimum $150/hour for up to 30 students (one GDG farmer/educator). Please inquire about larger groups or speaking for school assemblies.

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Book a farmer visit by emailing education@greendoorgourmet.com Please provide three options for dates and the programming you’d prefer.

 

ELEMENTARY
Elementary Farmer Visits are one-hour programs best for a classroom or garden setting. To see detailed descriptions of each activity, please reference our field trip info packet.

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20 minute activities (pick three per hour)

• Farm Technology (internet access and projector required)

• Good Bugs and Bad Bugs Bookmarks

• Life Cycle of a Vegetable

• Plan a Garden

• Sundials and Cardinal Directions

 

30 minute activities (pick two per hour)

• Bees to Birthday Candles

• Farmers Market

• Weather Station (best if we have outdoor access)

• Taste Test

 

MIDDLE + HIGH SCHOOL 
We are able to present on topics such as:

• How we grow our produce, from seeding in our greenhouse to harvesting and packaging for delivery

• The life cycle of a certain crop (most schools are interested in strawberries — especially if you can then bring students out to our pick-your-own strawberry patch in May)

• Building healthy soil through cover crops, compost, and crop rotation

• Beekeeping / why pollinators are important

• Garden planning

• Farm tools and technology

• Concerns of our current food systems and how we can participate to make a change

• Culinary demonstrations using our fresh produce