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For Educators
Activities For Students
Place-Based Education

Studying Climate Change Through Birds & A Sound Map Activity

Educator Camie Thompson on using ornithology as a lens for learning about climate change and local ecology.
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For Educators
Activities For Students
Food & Farming
Farm to School
Recipes

Chilled Cucumber Soup

Chef Jackie Major shares her refreshing recipe for the incoming cucumber harvest. A few ingredients, a buzz in the blender, and a summer lunch is served.
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For Educators
Activities For Students
Family Activities

Connecting to Farms, and a Fun Plant Poetry Activity

An activity from the ABCs of Farm-Based Education workshop to help you connect with food and farms. Anyone — classrooms or families — can enjoy this activity any time of year.
Close-up of hands slicing cucumbers on a wooden cutting board at a brightly lit table.
For Educators
Activities For Students
Early Childhood
Farm to School

Let's Make Pickles!

Find some pickle-making inspiration to bring food systems learning to your earliest learners.
Two people study a tabletop solar model in a dim room
For Educators
Activities For Students
Climate Action

Understanding Solar Power

Three activities for learners of all ages from the Vermont Energy Education Program.
Young learners and an educator pick snow peas in a garden
For Educators
Activities For Students
Farm to School

Three Garden Activities for Early Learners

Garden Olympics, soundscapes, and planning activities from our collaborators at Mass Audubon.
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For Educators
Activities For Students
Family Activities
Farm-Based Education

Kid-Favorite Plants for Your Garden

Some of our educators' favorite plants that stir up excitement in the garden — try a few in your plot this season!
A child smiles as she shakes a jar of cream to transform it into butter.
For Educators
Activities For Students
Early Childhood
Farm to School

The Joy & Lessons of Butter Making

June is National Dairy Month, and we’re sharing a new how-to video showing one of our favorite activities: making butter!
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Activities For Students
Farm-Based Education
For Educators

Tomato Planet Activity

Highlights from our ABCs of Farm-Based Education program, including a kid-friendly introduction to learning what seeds need to grow.