Farm Field Trip

It is my sincere belief that teaching children at a young age about where their food originates can instill greater respect for natural process, science and the environment. Because we grow most of our produce, my kids have long known that their vegetables do not grow in Safeway's cool, highly manicured and misted vegetable displays. Unfortunately, they have less knowledge about where the rest of their food comes from. We've raised chickens and ducks so they realize that eggs come from an animal which must be cared for but what of their milk and butter? In light of this disconnect, I've lined up a field trip to a real working farm in San Jose next Saturday. I spoke with the owners who were delighted to know that there are actually "folk out there interested in learning about the origins of their food". They said that they're happy to take a little time out of their schedule to allow the kids to:

1. milk a cow and or goat
2. help feed some of their animals
3. learn about how farm life works
4. pick a few things from the garden

The kids are in orbit over this field trip. It is our hope and goal to someday, in the not too distant future, steward a small family run farm where we can entertain and educate curious little minds about our precious resources, environment and the origins of our planet's precarious sustenance.