El Dorado Farm Day and Tahoe Farm Day are annual events for El Dorado County’s third grade students, teachers, parents, and chaperones for a day long, fun, hands-on experience where lessons of agriculture and its role in our everyday lives, our county, and its economy are taught in the context of local farms, ranches.
Interactive Exhibits and Demonstrations presented by organizations, businesses, and persons who are experts in their field include:
- nutrition
- local produce, food preservation
- worm composting, soil
- working animals – horses, goats
- food animals – poultry, cattle, pigs
- animals that provide fiber –
alpaca, llama, sheep - invasive and beneficial insects
- milk and dairy
- resources from healthy forests
- organic pest management
- watersheds, irrigation
- land stewardship
- bats
- …and much more teaching students where their food, fiber, and shelter comes from.
South Lake Tahoe Farm Day- September 20, 2016
If you have any questions regarding South Lake Tahoe Farm Day, please contact Britney Patterson, Program Coordinator at b.patterson@agintheclass-edc.org.
Information for Teachers
2016 South Lake Tahoe Teacher Registration Farm Day ScheduleInformation for Presenters
2016 South Lake Tahoe Presenter Sign Up Farm Day Schedule
El Dorado County-Placerville Farm Day- May 9, 2017
If you have any questions regarding El Dorado County Farm Day or would like further information, please contact Britney Patterson, Program Coordinator at b.patterson@agintheclass-edc.org.
Information for Teachers- Registration Opens in January
2016 Placerville Farm Day Teacher Registration Farm Day Schedule Chaperone FAQTeacher FAQ Field Trip Info Fairground Map
Information for Presenters- Registration Opens in January
Placerville Farm Day Presenter Sign Up Presenter Schedule
Funding
This event is supported in part by donations from local and regional sponsors. As a charitable, non-profit organization, El Dorado County Ag in the Classroom appreciates our sponsors’ generous support that is vital for the continued success of our educational programs.
