Exploring the Farm 2023 Application

Farmer Program 2023 Spring

Healthy Choices + Healthy Foods = Healthy Life

Exploring the Farm Program

Overview

What?:     

This program is designed to elicit a healthy lifestyle by teaching to Farmers to make healthy food choices for a long term lifestyle. The curriculum is designed to take Farmers through the process of planting, growing, harvesting, cooking and preparing a variety of sustainable, wholesome, nutritious food options.  This will be complemented by the Farm cooking program coming this summer.

Who?:      

Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities ages 14+.

Days & Dates: 

  • Two independent sessions running either Monday or Wednesday  
  • Sessions are 8-weeks in length beginning April 3rd and ending Wednesday, May 24th. 
  • Farmers will only attend on the designated day they are assigned. 
  • In order to maintain the integrity of the program, a Farmer can only attend the day they are enrolled in.  Farmers can request to be enrolled in both days, depending on availability.
  • Missed days can not be made up.

Time: 

  • The day will promptly start at 9am and go until 11:30 am. 
  • Parents/guardians are welcome to drop their farmer off, stay and volunteer, or relax for a few hours.