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.

Children, teachers and parents have enjoyed field trips to McGrath Family Organic Farms in Oxnard, Fairview Gardens in Goleta, Churchill-Brenneis Orchard in Ojai, and Underwood Family Farms in Somis. Many more trips are planned for the future.