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Increasing awareness of the importance of agriculture in our lives

Farm Days

Farm Days are fun, hands-on field trips 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, forests, and watersheds. Registration is available to all 3rd grade classes in El Dorado County.

Students and teachers experience the sights, sounds, smells and feels of agriculture at Farm Day. Throughout the day, students and their teachers rotate to 6-8 different learning stations to learn about farms, natural resources, food, nutrition and animals.

Learning Stations are presented by organizations, businesses, and persons who are experts in their field. Some topics 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.

El Dorado County-Placerville Farm Day- May 5, 2020

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.

3rd Grade Teachers- NOW OPEN

Teacher Sign Up NOW OPEN Teacher Information Packet Thank A Farmer Project Template

Presenters-Registration-NOW OPEN

Presenter Sign Up NOW OPEN Farm Day Presenter Information Packet

Volunteers-Registration Opens in January

Volunteer Sign Up

Tahoe Farm Day

Take the Farm Day Experience over the Summit! 

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 Presenters-Registration Opens in June

Farm Day Schedule Farm Day Learning Station Packet

Information for Lake Tahoe Unified and Zephyr Cove Teachers-Information Coming July 2020

Farm Day Schedule Farm Day Teacher and Chaperone Information Packet

Funding

This event is supported in part by donations from local and regional businesses and individuals. 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.

Thank you to our Sponsor for making Farm Day a huge success every year!

  • Sierra Pacific Industries
  • El Dorado Water Agency
  • Resource Conservation District
  • Rainbow Orchards
  • El Dorado County Fairgrounds
  • Placerville Fruit Growers
  • Kiwanis of Lake Tahoe
  • El Dorado Waste Management
  • Kiwanis of Placerville
  • Latrobe Fund

For information on sponsorship opportunities please visit the Sponsors Page