Wish Book: School children harvest lessons on nutrition, environment and science by spending time on the farm
Briefly

"For more than 20 years, the HEAL Project has brought classrooms full of students to a two-acre farm just off Highway 1. The organization runs programs to help kids learn about science and practical advice on where their food comes from."
"It's a real hands-on experience, said Brett Schilke, the organization's executive director. Kids touch and feel and try all kinds of foods they might not otherwise get to see. They harvest it themselves, and make it into something that they eat."
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