#TWKatHome Activity: Careers in Farming
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Welcome to Summer TWKatHome! Our summer focus is Food Careers. Over the coming weeks you will get to interact with many amazing local food professionals – from farmers to food truck owners to recipe developers. Check out our entire #TWKatHome series here.
This week of Food Careers starts at the beginning, with farming! We interview Baltimore City Farmer Emma of Yellow House Farm. We also have a variety of activities to explore our own understanding of farming from starting planters at home to discovering where some of our food grows in Baltimore City!
Ok, TasteWise Kids – are you hungry for some learning?
Connect with Us
Do you know where the closest farm is to you? We can help you find it, send us your neighborhood or zip code to Chef Kiah track down the closest farm to you on Facebook (@TasteWiseKids) or Instagram (@tastewise_kids) and Chef Kiah will track down the farm closes to you! You can also email info@tastewisekids.org.
This week’s theme: Careers in Farming!
Let’s explore our first food career, farming! There are a lot of different ways you can farm and a lot of different types of food you can produce on a farm. Today we talk with Farmer Emma about Yellow House Farm, her small organic farm in Baltimore City. Emma is a part of the Farm Alliance, “an organization of urban farms and neighborhood growers”, and she started her farm in 2018. Follow along below or get the printable version of her interview here – Getting to Know Farmer Emma
Activity:
We have two activities for you today! The first activity is for all ages. It’s a recipe for how to start growing herbs in your home! Follow along below or download here.
Want to keep learning?
Here’s another activity we created for upper elementary schoolers and up – click here to get the printable pdf for the Baltimore City Farm Alliance Scavenger Hunt.
A scavenger hunt is when you search for answers with only a few clues, and this one shows us how many farms exist in Baltimore City, helping us to understand how farmers can adapt to different spaces in order to grow food. Farms in Howard County, Baltimore County, Harford County, or Baltimore City may look very different in size and in how they choose to grow food, but they all have one thing in common, they produce the food we eat!
If Vegetables Could Talk: Fun Facts About Delicious Veggies – Broccoli!
- Broccoli originally grew along the Mediterranian Sea in the 1700’s
- There are two types of broccoli, sprouting and heading. The kind we eat is most likely heading broccoli, which grows in clusters from stalks. Sprouting broccoli grows like cauliflower.
- Broccoli is a form of cabbage. The word broccoli comes from the Italian word “cabbage sprout.”
- Broccoli is a part of the mustard family. It is related to brussel sprouts, kale, cauliflower, kohlrabi, and of course cabbage.
- Broccoli can be eaten raw or cooked. I like it roasted in the oven with salt, pepper, fresh garlic, and lemon juice.
Don’t forget to share with us!
Do you know where the closest farm is to you? We can help you find it, send us your neighborhood or zip code to Chef Kiah track down the closest farm to you on Facebook (@TasteWiseKids) or Instagram (@tastewise_kids) and Chef Kiah will track down the farm closes to you! You can also email info@tastewisekids.org.