Farm Camp

Farm Camp: Summer 2011Farm Camp in the East Atlanta Neighborhood Oakleaf Mennonite Farm, 1088 Bouldercrest Dr. SE, Atlanta, GA 30316

Why Farm Camp?
 
   Oakleaf Mennonite Farm and Berea Mennonite Church claim it as one of their missions to promote sustainable food and sustainable livelihoods in the Atlanta area.
   We believe that by nurturing a love for growing and eating good food in our children, we are investing in the future of our communities and the world.
   Selfish, wasteful, and careless farming have defined our agriculture for the past 70 years.  Creative people all over the world are asking why we can’t produce food more responsibly.  Please join us as we discover, with our children, the hope of healthy, sustainable food in Atlanta.

Dates:
June 20-24……..6-12 year olds
June 27-July 1…6-12 year olds
July 11-15……….4-5 year olds

Costs:
$200 per week for ages 6-12
$180 per week for ages 4 & 5
Reservations made before April 1
will receive a $20 discount!

Curriculum and Schedule

In groups of 10, your children will be accompanied by two supervisors as they navigate our basic farming literacy curriculum – broken into to daily focus areas.

Soil, Food and Human Health - Where does good food begin?
•    What makes a healthy plant?
•    What makes healthy soil?
•    Do healthy plants and soils make better food?
•    How do we respect the earth and our planet?

Animal Health - How do animals sustain us?
•    What animal products to you use?
•    How do we raise healthy, happy chickens and collect, wash and eat our own eggs?
•    Why should we raise healthy animals?

Planting, Harvesting, Eating - What does it take to grow and prepare your own food?  
•    Growing food is fun and makes us proud.
•    Do it all - seeding, cultivation and harvest.
•    How can we prepare a simple meal?

Forestry - What’s so good about that tree?    
•    How do trees affect our lives?
•    What can we find in a three-acre woods?
•    How do mushrooms grow?
•    Does forest health affect human health?

Weeds and Pests – Are bugs ever helpful? Could weeds help the garden?
•    How do insects benefit our food?
•    Composting with worms.
•    What is green manure?

For more information email Evan Winkler at oakleafmennonitefarm@gmail.com

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