The Farm That Feeds Us: A Year in the Life of an Organic Farm
Where does our food come from? What role do farms play? What’s it like to be a farmer? Now, you can find out! The Farm That Feeds Us: A Year in the Life of an Organic Farm, follows a small-scale, organic family farm throughout the year.
Designed for students to read on their own, this book helps readers discover how the farmer grows fresh and tasty food for us to eat in a sustainable and natural way. Explore the workings of a family farm and experience the rhythm of farm life through all four seasons…
- In the spring, visit the chicken coop, till the fields, and tour the farm machinery.
- When summer comes, plant corn, meet the pollinators, and head to the county fair.
- In the fall, make pies and preserves, harvest pumpkins, and put the fields to sleep.
- Winter activities include trimming and pruning the orchard, seed shopping, and baking bread.
To conclude your year on the farm, learn what you can do to support the farmers who pick our carrots and raise the cows for our milk. A glossary defines key sustainable farming terms.
Through this colorful and intimate look at life on a small-scale farm, children will learn not only how the farm feeds us, but how the farmer must feed and care for the farm.
