Food Farms
Proud to Partner
Throughout SK
GRADES 3 & 4 | SPRING & FALL
Experience the full cycle of farming! Students learn about where their food comes by growing the ingredients for familiar foods such as pizza, burgers, and fries. Grade 3 students plant seeds in the Spring and then return in the Fall when they are in Grade 4 to harvest their crops! Food Farms take place in a number of different communities throughout Saskatchewan:
Kindersley - September 20
Melfort - September 17
Moose Jaw - September 19
Norquay - October 9
Prince Albert - September 11
Saskatoon - September 24
Swift Current - September 19
Tisdale - TBD
Yorkton - September 11 & 12
Prince Albert, June 6 & 7
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Host Partner: Ministry of Agriculture (province-wide); Agriculture Canada (Swift Current); Conservation Learning Centre (Prince Albert); Greenleaf Seeds Ltd. (Tisdale); G-Mac's Ag Team (Kindersley), Lindgren Farms (Norquay); Gateway Veterinary Services (Melfort)
"It was fantastic to look around and see and hear every student in every group engaged: thinking, asking questions and eagerly participating in activities."
Kathy Spence, Vanscoy School
Curriculum Connections
Grade 3
Science PL3.1, PL3.2, ES3.1, ES3.2
Grade 4
Science HC4.1, HC42, HC4.3, RM4.2
Social Studies
DR4.1, RW4.1, RW4.2, RW4.3