tdsb: everdale
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Speaker: Karen Campbell Session: Linking Food to the Ontario CurriculumTRANSCRIPT
“To be a teaching farm that provides hands-on, solution-based food & farming education to build and engage healthy local communities.”
Everdale
Registered Charity Registered Charity Registered Charity Registered Charity –––– Educational CharterEducational CharterEducational CharterEducational Charter
Home Farm55 Acres Certified Organic
Hillsburgh, Ontario
Black Creek Community Farm8 acres Jane / Finch community
7500 students within walking distance to farm 7500 students within walking distance to farm 7500 students within walking distance to farm 7500 students within walking distance to farm
• 25 acres vegetable production
• 4 season greenhouses
• Hoop houses & caterpillar tunnels
• 100 acres hay
• 30 acres cover crop & grain
• Mixed livestock for production & sales
• 8 full time staff
• 6 paid farmers
• 8 seasonal interns
• Youth, Canada Summer Jobs, Step – up
• Job Creation Partnerships
Farm Classroom Farm Classroom Farm Classroom Farm Classroom
Harvest ShareHarvest ShareHarvest ShareHarvest Share400400400400 Local familiesLocal familiesLocal familiesLocal familiesOn farm pick up On farm pick up On farm pick up On farm pick up
Community drop offs Community drop offs Community drop offs Community drop offs Partnerships with neighboring farms Partnerships with neighboring farms Partnerships with neighboring farms Partnerships with neighboring farms
15151515thththth season season season season
Internship & Farm Business Programs Internship & Farm Business Programs Internship & Farm Business Programs Internship & Farm Business Programs Farm Skills Building, Crop PlanningFarm Skills Building, Crop PlanningFarm Skills Building, Crop PlanningFarm Skills Building, Crop Planning
Marketing, Systems Thinking Marketing, Systems Thinking Marketing, Systems Thinking Marketing, Systems Thinking
Farm CampFarm CampFarm CampFarm Camp
Farm School ProgramsFarm School ProgramsFarm School ProgramsFarm School Programs
Farm School Farm School Farm School Farm School –––– Key ElementsKey ElementsKey ElementsKey Elements
• Curriculum Tied
• Meaningful
• Lifecycle Focused
• Farm & Food based
• Safe
• Dynamic
Farmer for a Day Farmer for a Day Farmer for a Day Farmer for a Day K K K K ---- 12 Programs 12 Programs 12 Programs 12 Programs
HarvestingBread making
SeedingCollecting eggs
Working with woolMaking compost
Pesto makingMaking butter
Making ice creamLivestock rotation
Forest walksDiscovering worms
Farm choresWhat's in season
Safe food handling
Farm School 2012 Farm School 2012 Farm School 2012 Farm School 2012 • 3500 students 3500 students 3500 students 3500 students ---- 67 schools67 schools67 schools67 schools• 11 11 11 11 school boardsschool boardsschool boardsschool boards• Collected 5000 eggsCollected 5000 eggsCollected 5000 eggsCollected 5000 eggs• Harvested 2800 lbs carrots Harvested 2800 lbs carrots Harvested 2800 lbs carrots Harvested 2800 lbs carrots • Local grade 8Local grade 8Local grade 8Local grade 8’’’’s grew & sold s grew & sold s grew & sold s grew & sold 1000 bags of carrots 1000 bags of carrots 1000 bags of carrots 1000 bags of carrots • Baked 1600 loaves of bread Baked 1600 loaves of bread Baked 1600 loaves of bread Baked 1600 loaves of bread • 16 independent schools 16 independent schools 16 independent schools 16 independent schools • 1750 chickens caught 1750 chickens caught 1750 chickens caught 1750 chickens caught
Educational Field WorkHospitality, Environment , Science
Educational Production LivestockEducational Production LivestockEducational Production LivestockEducational Production LivestockHospitality, Environment, Science, Arts, Literacy Hospitality, Environment, Science, Arts, Literacy Hospitality, Environment, Science, Arts, Literacy Hospitality, Environment, Science, Arts, Literacy
Farmers in Schools Farmers in Schools Farmers in Schools Farmers in Schools Curriculum Tied K Curriculum Tied K Curriculum Tied K Curriculum Tied K –––– 8 Programs8 Programs8 Programs8 Programs
What do you need to grow a
Healthy Carrot ?
• Cows
• Sun
• Seeds
• Wind
• Worms
• Ladybugs
• Farmers
• Barn
• Soil
• Bio diversity
• Computers
• Tractors
• Cows
• Trees
• Water
• Hand tools
• Crop rotation
• Companion planting
• Pest management
• Cover crops
• Education
• Nothing synthetic
• Guiding language
• Community
• No chemicals
• No pesticides
• No fertilizers
• Natural
What is an Organic Farm?
• Cows
• Sun
• Seeds
• Wind
• Worms
• Ladybugs
• Farmers
• Barn
• Soil
• Bio diversity
• Computers
• Tractors
• Cows
• Trees
• Water
• Hand tools
• Crop rotation
• Companion planting
• Pest management
• Cover crops
• Education
• Nothing synthetic
• Guiding language
• Community
1What is an Organic Farm ?
• Cows
• Sun
• Seeds
• Wind
• Worms
• Ladybugs
• Farmers
• Barn
• Soil
• Bio diversity
• Computers
• Tractors
• Cows
• Trees
• Water
• Hand tools
• Crop rotation
• Companion
planting
• Pest management
• Cover crops
• Education
• Nothing synthetic
• Community
How can you make
Curriculum Connections on a farm?
Literacy, Numeracy, Arts, Science, Humanities Literacy, Numeracy, Arts, Science, Humanities Literacy, Numeracy, Arts, Science, Humanities Literacy, Numeracy, Arts, Science, Humanities
Other places to Other places to Other places to Other places to connectconnectconnectconnect
CELP CELP CELP CELP ––––LeadershipLeadershipLeadershipLeadershipHELP Leadership HELP Leadership HELP Leadership HELP Leadership
CoCoCoCo----ops ops ops ops High Skills Major High Skills Major High Skills Major High Skills Major Green Industries Green Industries Green Industries Green Industries
Hospitality Hospitality Hospitality Hospitality Credit recovery Credit recovery Credit recovery Credit recovery
Green Industries Green Industries Green Industries Green Industries Food procurementFood procurementFood procurementFood procurement
Fundraising Fundraising Fundraising Fundraising
Local Carrot FundraiserLocal Carrot FundraiserLocal Carrot FundraiserLocal Carrot FundraiserStudents seeded & harvested 3600 lbs carrots Students seeded & harvested 3600 lbs carrots Students seeded & harvested 3600 lbs carrots Students seeded & harvested 3600 lbs carrots –––– raised $2600raised $2600raised $2600raised $2600
Collaboration !
•Masters Students •Co-op students•Parent council •Local community orgs •Retired teachers
•Shelburne Farms •YMCA•Food share •Public Health
•Ontario Edible Education Network!
Driftwood Community Centre
Working towards common goalsWorking towards common goalsWorking towards common goalsWorking towards common goals…………
Healthy food choices & food access Healthy food choices & food access Healthy food choices & food access Healthy food choices & food access
ReReReRe----populating Ontario with NEW farmerspopulating Ontario with NEW farmerspopulating Ontario with NEW farmerspopulating Ontario with NEW farmers
One Farmer at a Time ! One Farmer at a Time ! One Farmer at a Time ! One Farmer at a Time !