Things We Really Like

For a full view of the available and listed resources visit our Library of Materials and Discussions.

Activity Guides & Program Models
Shelburne Farms Project Seasons: Hands on Activities for Discovering the Wonders of the World
The Food Project Books and Manuals including French Fries and the Food System: A Year Round Curriculum Connecting Youth with Farming and Food
Gaining Ground's Model for hunger relief and volunteerism
A Guide for Connecting Farms to Schools & Communities: Designed to help people interested in how to use farms for education and connect them to the community.

A Growing Relationship, a farm-based ed curriculum written by Educator Jon Belber at Holly Hill Farm

Books Go Here

A few great resources for people using farms to educate and engage chidlren and adults:
Connecting Food, Farming and Nutrition Education to School Curricula - Information sheet
Visiting a Farm: Safety, Expectations and Communications - Information sheet
Benefits of Gardening for Children - A summary of various studies
The Benefits of Place-Based Education - A Report from the Place-Based Education Evaluation Collaboration
See also our Pedagogy page

Academic Papers and Research
Farm-Based Education and Living History Museums
by Ansel Laurio
A Start-Up Manual for Farm-Based Education Programs
by Nick Olson

Report of Findings from the 2008 Farm-Based Education Association Survey
Prepared by Muriel Vautrin, PhD

Websites
The Story of Stuff
Mother Nature Network - Food News & Resources
Grist - Food
The Huffington Post - Food
The Atlantic Food Channel - The Atlantic Monthly

Blogs
Linda Booth Sweeney
The North Country School and Camp Treetops Farm Blog, Lake Placid, NY
Matt and Sophia Going Westy
Sylvester Manor, Bennett Konesni
 Casaubon's Book

Organizations
National Farm to School

Agriculture in the Classroom
American Farmland Trust
Association for Living History, Farm & Agricultural Museums
ATTRA: National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service
The Ecological Farming Association
Farm Sanctuary
The Greenhorns
Historic New England
Local Harvest
NEEEA: New England Environmental Education Alliance
The New Farm: Farmer-to-Farmer Know-How From the Rodale Institute
National Farm to School
New England Small Farm Institute
NOFA: Northeast Organic Farming Association
The Orion Society
The SAGE Crossing Foundation

Articles
Cultivating Minds: Food-Related Curricula Take Root Nationwide by Bernice Yeung Originally published November 5, 2008 © Edutopia.org; The George Lucas Educational Foundation

Magazines
Edible Communities Publications
Orion Magazine
Plenty Magazine
Utne Reader