The Living Soil - 9:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.

Grades K-5 - Tuesdays and Thursdays
To Register please contact David Rudin, Education Coordinator, 389-1251, x 112.

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Organic farming requires paying close attention to the health of the soil. Students will learn that soil is far more than lifeless dirt. Soil is a complex mixture that provides plants the water and nutrients they need to grow. Sharing the soil with the plants is a rich mixture of living organisms. Creating a balanced, healthy soil is part science and part art, and the farmer must practice both.

Through a mix of stories, experiments and explorations, including digging in the dirt in search of subterranean creatures, students will learn about the very ground beneath our feet.

Concepts:

Grades K-2

• Soil is made up of different kinds and sizes of particles
• Soil has both living and non-living elements
• Plants get nutrients & water from the soil 
• Worms help aerate and fertilize the soil
• Composting helps return nutrients to the soil
  

Grades 3-5

• Humus is a key component of soil
• Top soil is an essential natural resource that takes a long time to create and a short time to lose.
  

Colorado Science Standards:



To Register: please contact, David Rudin, Education Coordinator at Venetucci Farm: drudin@ppcf.org, 389-1251, x112.

Requirements:

• ALL CLASSES HAVE A 10 STUDENT MINIMUM REQUIREMENT.
  
  
• TEACHERS AND CHAPERONES ARE ENCOURAGED AND ARE NOT CHARGED AN ATTENDANCE FEE.
  
  
• SUGGESTED RATIO IS 1 ADULT PER 5 STUDENTS (COUNTING THE CLASSROOM TEACHER AND 1 STAFF FROM VENETUCCI).
  
  
• ALL CLASSES ARE HELD OUTDOORS. PLEASE DRESS FOR THE WEATHER, AND HAVE  STUDENTS  BRING THE FOLLOWING : *Water bottles *Sunscreen *Closed Toe Shoes.  STUDENTS MIGHT ALSO NEED:  *Warm clothes and rain jackets

More Classes: Saving Seeds; Farm Animals, Caring for our Heritage; Good Bugs, Bad Bugs & Beyond Bugs
Farm Tours

For more information on educational programs, to schedule a class or tour please contact David Rudin.