Book the full term of Mini Farmers and receive a 50% discount.
9am – 3pm | $560 | ages 5 to 12 yrs
Wednesday 8 February – Leafy Greens
Wednesday 15 February – Stone Fruit
Wednesday 22 February - Berries
Wednesday 1 March – Fabulous Fungi
Wednesday 8 March – Alliums–Yum!
Wednesday 15 March – Root Vegetables
Wednesday 22 March - Legumes
Wednesday 29 March - Nuts
The Farm Kids program is an inclusive space welcoming children aged 5-12. Children are immersed in fun opportunities where they will explore, create and meet new friends. Friendships are nurtured and will flourish as both teachers and children become a team to learn, play and discover. Children will enjoy both indoors and outdoors throughout the day.
This Term our educational focus will be to take a closer look at what food is grown on The Farm and others throughout Australia. Throughout the term children will learn about various sustainable farming methods such as permaculture, biodynamic farming, food forests, crop rotation, heirloom seeds, natural pest management and mulching and manual weed control. We discuss topics of planting with the seasons, companion planting, composting, worm farms and how to build and maintain healthy soil. Each week, will see a new food group topic where children will gain a deeper understanding of different life cycles of those plants including the pollination, germination, propagation, planting, harvesting processes and nutritional benefits. Each topic is matched to a set of engaging and creative craft and cooking activities.
Children will be encouraged to get into our garden plot regularly to get their hands dirty. They will be responsible for planting, caring for, maintaining and harvesting from our garden. Teachers will facilitate respectful communication, rich learning opportunities and lots of fun through play.
What to bring
Children will need:
Sturdy walking shoes
Raincoat
Sunhat
Healthy lunch box and water bottle for the day
Backpack (to carry above)
All items need to be labelled
Where to meet
We will meet at the Farm House opposite the restaurant. Please look out for the signs to guide you.
Ages
These workshops are appropriate for children who are interested in farming, energetic and willing to work. Ages 5 to 12 years.
Extra Service
If you are a working parent please discuss with the Farm Kids Manager if you need your child to start early or finish later than the designated program time so as to get to and from work. For an extra fee this can be arranged.
Private Workshops
Please don’t forget that if you cannot make it to our planned workshops we can tailor a workshop especially for your group. Email farmkids@thefarm.com.au for more details.