Agricultural Literacy Program: As part of Food For Thought’s efforts to teach children about where and how their food is grown and to learn about the benefits and joys of growing food and eating more fresh fruits and vegetables, we sponsor field trips each year to top-notch local farms. These field trips help children develop an understanding that food comes from someplace before it lands on the supermarket shelf. Farm field trips also help us raise awareness among the next generation of voters about preserving agricultural lands. Both Ventura and nearby Santa Barbara Counties are important historical centers for agriculture with significant tracts of ag lands. Yet, each year brings growing threats from development as the population of Southern California increases and property values rise. We seek to instill in our children a sense of place and pride in our agricultural resources as part of our efforts to help children appreciate where and how their food is grown. Children, teachers and parents have enjoyed field trips to McGrath Family Organic Farms in Oxnard, Fairview Gardens in Goleta http://www.fairviewgardens.org/, |
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