Inter-Faith Food Shuttle Teaching Farm
The Inter-Faith Food Shuttle (IFFS) pioneers innovative, transformative solutions designed to end hunger in our community. IFFS Nutrition, Farms and Garden Programs help build community health, wealth, and security by bringing our community together to EAT, GROW, COOK, SHARE, AND MOVE.
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- Canning for country and community In this lesson plan, students will use primary source documents to evaluate the technological challenges of food preservation in the 30s and 40s, compare food preservation in the first half of the twentieth century with today, and consider the political role of food in the community.
- Agriculture and Farming Kids of all ages love farms and farm animals. These resources provide virtual tours, fun facts, interesting information, and a variety of multimedia activities.
- Food for thought: Elementary lessons on nutrition and healthy living Originally published by the Nutrition Services Branch of the North Carolina Division of Public Health, these lessons for kindergarten through fifth grade are aligned to the Healthy Living curriculum in the North Carolina Standard Course of Study. They are intended to teach students how to live a healthy lifestyle through diet and exercise while integrating mathematics, English language arts, and science.
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- Historic Oak View County Park: This nineteenth century farmstead has been made into a county park and is devoted to interpreting the area's agricultural and rural heritage for the citizens of Wake County.
- Historic Rural Hill Farm - Center of Scottish Heritage: Students will go back in history when they visit Historic Rural Hill Farm.
- Agriculture and Farming: Kids of all ages love farms and farm animals. These resources provide virtual tours, fun facts, interesting information, and a variety of multimedia activities.
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- Learn more about Wake County, farming, sustainable agriculture, and vermi-composting.
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Located in Raleigh, NC, IFFS Teaching Farm offers hands-on sustainable farming education at all levels. IFFS farm raises vegetables, herbs, mushrooms and flowers on our 6-acre Raleigh farm, feeding thousands of hungry families across the triangle, while offering many educational programs about the food system. Educational farm programming includes volunteer opportunities, farm tours, workshops for farmers and homesteaders, and a Young Farmer Training Program for teenagers. IFFS Teaching Farm grows thousands of pounds of fresh vegetables each year for IFFS distribution to over 200 agencies across the triangle region. IFFS farm programs aren’t just about growing food, they’re about growing farmers and growing our community. Food justice, inclusivity, meaningful economic development and environmental stewardship are pillars of IFFS Teaching Farm.
IFFS is currently expanding our offerings for classroom visits including k-5, middle and high school students for hands-on lessons. Curricula includes a day on the farm, healthy eating, food justice, sustainable food systems, and much more. IFFS is also creating a “farm camp” for youth, to launch in summer 2012. We welcome young learners from public and private schools, home-schools, youth organizations, faith-based groups, and especially those who live in food insecure communities. As a non-profit hunger relief organization, IFFS offers all educational programs on a sliding scale to ensure these opportunities are available for all young people.
If you are interested in scheduling a farm lesson, volunteer day, or farm tour, please contact Mitra Sticklen at mitra@FoodShuttle.org with information about your group and interests. For more information about Inter-Faith Food Shuttle, please visit http://www.FoodShuttle.org or call 919-250-0043.
