Ag Explorers brings youth aged 4-8 years old and their adult on-farm, hands-on to grow food,
learn farm and life skills, and make art.
Each session, March through October,
introduces a unique focus and incorporates seasonal farm experiences, and fun!
The morning is split into three segments with time for free exploration and movement,
chicken care, seasonal farm and field tasks, and themed creative projects.
The Ag Explorer’s adult follows along and joins in as needed.
Waring closed-toed shoes is required by everyone on the farm.
A month-long session (4 weeks) of Ag Explorers has a suggested price of $40,
and you may pay what you’re able using the product below.
Reach out to Janelle at janelle@kcfarmschool.org with more questions, or for an alternative way to pay.
Ag Explorers Sessions
March : Let's Get Growing
Explore our greenhouse and learn how a seed germinates and grows. Ag Explorers will create a weekly art project that encourages awareness, experimentation, and patience while building confidence. Ag Explorers will plant, nurture, and take home their own gardens.
April : Earth and Soil
We’ll learn how food waste becomes compost and how compost helps grow soil. We’ll plant potatoes and get them mulched. We’ll make art with natural dyes made from plants on the farm. Ag Explorers will take home seeds for their own native garden.
May : Bugs on the Farm
Let's check out the amazing bugs that live on the farm and all the work they do. Learn about native pollinators, beneficial insects, and the roles they play. Ag Explorers will learn about beekeeping and feed our wormy friends. They will also make a bug hotel for their home garden.
June : Plants, Roots, and Shoots
Explore the parts of the plant and their functions. Search the farm to find different plants and identify their parts. Work together to write a song about plants. Gather 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 salvaged material 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 in to harvest and prepare delicious food straight from the field! Learn about and discuss food traditions from around the country and around the world. Learn the basic building blocks of salt, fat, acid, and heat that make food delicious.
September : Fall on the Farm
We’ll talk about the different and special ways that people celebrate the fall harvest around the world. It is also a time to put food away for the winter, so wel’ll 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 to 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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