Food & Agricultural Programs
Our youth Agricultural Program is specifically designed to promote play, exploration, and learning in rural Wisconsin food systems. The Production Farm Food and Agricultural Program teaches youth nutrition, the importance of agriculture, the environment, and financial management. The Production Farm partners with local farmers within Manitowoc County, Wisconsin and utilizes community food markets. Youth will have an opportunity to learn healthy eating, food education, cooking skills, and sustainable food business practices. In addition, youth will have an opportunity to learn from their environment by learning gardening techniques and other experiential education. If your organization or school group needs space for gardening or if you live locally the community is encouraged to come and participate in our community garden. Use our space to create your own food. You can share your garden techniques, grow food for your family, or use our space to teach. Each program is integrated into our behavioral health programs.
The Food and AG Program will encourage health and wellness, with outdoor fitness initiatives such as: nature hikes, yoga, fishing, and sports. In addition, the program features animal rescue with household pets. The kids will learn practical skills in animal handling, dog training, animal nutrition, pet/animal-care responsibility.
The Food and AG Program will encourage health and wellness, with outdoor fitness initiatives such as: nature hikes, yoga, fishing, and sports. In addition, the program features animal rescue with household pets. The kids will learn practical skills in animal handling, dog training, animal nutrition, pet/animal-care responsibility.
Animal Rescue
The students will learn dog training and animal handling teaching valuable life skills of caring, discipline, trust and pride. Animals bring an increased sensitivity and awareness of the feelings and needs of others, both in animals and humans. Students will see directly how their behavior and actions affect others.
“Interacting with animals influences social interaction between humans and related factors important in this respect, such as trust, empathy and a positive mood.”
PMC US National Library of Medicine
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Each Student will have access to community facilities, such as Sunrise Horse Farms and local hobby/livestock farms wherein they can learn responsibility by grooming, feeding, and watering the animals; in addition to completing other farm related chores and learning more about farm life, skills, and animal education.
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“They’re good for morale, and teach children about relationships and about the needs of another living being – learning to care for a pet helps them to learn how to care for people”. Studies show caring for pets aids in improving school attendance and teaching children about responsibility.”
– Dr. Harvey Markovitch,
Pediatrician and editor of The Archives of Disease in Childhood |
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