We are excited to share that Farm Camps are happening around the state! Check out previous events by flipping back in our calendar to learn about Farm Camps that have been hosted. Use this as a way to generate ideas for your next Farm Camp event!
Farm Camps are created by Educators and Ag Hosts to provide an opportunity for a local connection between the classroom and the farm. The events listed below are not open for others to attend. This calendar exists to show you the diversity in ag topics and variety in locations around Minnesota.
2nd and 3rd graders from St. Mary's Bird Island were bused to the Aeikens Farm in Olivia, MN to watch the process of sap turning to syrup! Students not only got a first hand experience; they were put to work! First, farmer and owner, Ryan Aeikens showed students how to drill into a tree and […]
Lacey Lueth, owner of Lola's An American Bistro in downtown New Ulm, gave Martin County West Entrepreneurship students a tour of her Food Truck. The class, composed of 10th - 12th graders, was focused on business management and marketing. Lacey shared her personal story of her entrepreneurial journey and gave a virtual tour of her […]
During this 9th Grade Science Farm Camp tour, students from Russell-Tyler-Ruthton School (Lincoln County) got to see things most will never see; the inside of a dairy barn! Louriston Dairy gave an engaging, behind-the-scenes tour of the automated systems used at the dairy. Students were able to ask questions on the spot to understand all […]
Minneapolis students were able to get a personal tour of Little Acorn Sanctuary during their summer program this July. Owner Tara Lien introduced students to the goats and chickens that reside at LAS. But there is something wonderfully different about the animals at LAS. You see, all of the animals at the sanctuary have been […]
6th grade students from all over Redwood and Renville counties jumped in the combine for harvest with farmer Bruce Tiffany. This virtual experience followed the same students who were participants in 5th Grade Ag Day last spring. Students were able to see the "fruit" of Bruce's spring labor that they witnessed being planted last May. […]
During this Sugar Beet Farm Camp, Minnewaska FACS students will be engaged with CEO Scott Domm of the Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative in Renville, MN. Educator Tiffany Kobberman has been teaching about sugar beets leading up to Thursday's Q&A session with Domm. They've covered planting, harvesting, processing and even did a beet sugar/raw sugar […]