Ag Explorers brings youth aged 4-8 years old and their adult on-farm, hands-on
to grow food, learn developmentally appropriate farm and life skills, and to make art!
Each session, March through October,
introduces a unique focus and incorporates seasonal farm experiences, and always fun!
The morning is split into three segments with time for free exploration and movement in between chicken care, seasonal farm and field tasks, and themed creative projects.
Each Ag Explorer’s grown-up moves around the morning joining in as needed for support for the Ag Explorer and to build community amongst families.
Closed-toed shoes are required by everyone on the farm including adults.
A month-long session (4 weeks) of Ag Explorers has a suggested cost of $40 or you may Pay What You’re Able using the product below. If you need alternate ways to register or have questions about Ag Explorers, reach out to Janelle, Education Coordinator at janelle@kcfarmschool.org
Ag Explorers Sessions
March : Let's Get Growing!
Explore our beautiful greenhouse, get on-farm, hands-on with some farm work, and make art with our Education Coordinator as we learn how a seed works and grows. Ag Explorers will create a weekly art project that encourages awareness, experimentation, form, and patience while building confidence. Ag Explorers will plant, nurture, and finally at the end of the second session, take home their own gardens.
April : Earth, Wind, and Water
Soil is the building block of everything we grow. Join us to learn how we make soil through compost and how we keep it from washing and blowing away with our perennial crops and native plants. We will make art with natural dyes made from plants on the farm. Ag Explorers will get to take home their very own seeds to start their own native butterfly garden AND help plant the 2024 potato crop!
May : Bugs on the Farm!
Let's check out all of the amazing bugs that help or harm the farm. Come learn the difference between pests that harm our veggies and beneficials that protect or give us wonderful resources, like honey, and worm tea! Ag Explorers will have a blast learning about beekeeping and feeding our wormy friends. They will also get to make their very own bug hotel for their home garden.
June : Plants, Roots, and Shoots: Come explore all the parts of the plant that we eat! We will go on a scavenger hunt to find all of the different parts of the plants in the field. We'll make a song about the parts and end by putting together the fruits of the raspberries and leaves of the mint to make a yummy treat!
July : The Wonders of Water: Let's explore how water moves across the land and is stored in the ground. We will build our own city out of recycling and see how the water moves through it. We will also investigate how the native plants hold the soil and water.
August : Playing with your Food: Join us as we harvest and prepare delicious food straight from the field! We will talk about food traditions around the world and the basic building blocks of salt, fat, acid, and heat that make food delicious.
September : Fall on the Farm: Fall is such a special time on the farm. Let's talk about all the special ways that people celebrate the fall harvest around the world! It is also a time to put food away for the winter. Let's try out some of the ways that we can save our favorite things from the farm for the colder months. NOTE: On Saturday, September 20th Ag Explorers will be held from 2-4 pm so you can participate in FARM FEST!
October: Putting the Farm to Bed: Every season has a beginning, middle and end and October finds us beginning to put the farm to bed for winter and prepare to move to the greenhouse. Join us on-farm to wrap up the season so we can all rest and regenerate over winter!
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