Yellow Farmhouse Education Center, based on Stone Acres Farm in Stonington, CT, uses culinary and farm-based education to connect people to each other and to where their food comes from so that we can cultivate a shared commitment to supporting a local, sustainable food system accessible and affordable to all. They host hands-on school field trips for groups from PreK through high school that illustrate the environmental and nutritional benefits of regenerative farming. They have a Farmer Speaker Network that facilitates bringing local farmers into classrooms to talk about their work. And they offer a robust collection of curricular resources on their Farm to Culinary Classroom website that support high school culinary instruction with an environmental perspective.
At a glance:
- Resource Type: After-school Programs, Camps, Education Materials & Resources, Field Trips, Outreach Programs/Speakers, Professional Development, Public and/or Family Programs
- Audiences: Early Childhood/Pre-K Students, Elementary (K-Grade 5) Students, Families, High School (Grades 9-12) Students, Homeschools, Middle School (Grades 6-8) Students, Nonformal Educators, Parents, Special Needs, Teachers/Formal Educators, Youth Groups/Scouts
- Environmental Focus: Agriculture/Farming, Consumer Education, Gardening/Compost, Recycling/Waste Management
- Academic Focus: Career & Technical Education, Health, Science
