Welcome Teachers!

The following activities are from a new classroom resource called:

Food for Thought:  a Classroom Guide to Agriculture.

Please feel free to photocopy pages for your students' use.  You are also welcome to modify activities to suit the needs of your students.

Background
'Food for Thought' has been developed for the Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario (EFAO) with funding from Human Resources and Development Canada.  EFAO members are volunteers who educate themselves and others on organic methods of farming.  Through conferences, workshops, individual research and consultations, the EFAO works to enhance and share knowledge about organic farming practices both within farming circles and with consumers.

Although the focus of the EFAO is organic farming practices, the 'Food for Thought' resource kit covers a broad range of topics. Our hope is that this kit will help to provide students with the information they need to understand the importance of all agriculture (organic or not) and to make the best choices they can as consumers.  We see education in these areas as essential in moving toward a sustainable future.  The activities in Food for Thought are designed to be used with students in grades one to twelve.  In addition to a huge number of activities on everything from soil to ethical consumerism, the kit also includes a list of connections between the Ontario Curriculum and  the activities, a glossary of terms and a resource section.

Two options for web access:

• Sample pages from 'Food for Thought' are available for on-line viewing or downloading.
  
  
• The complete 'Food for Thought' document (aprox 1.1 MByte) is available for on-line viewing or downloading.

To order a printed copy of 'Food for Thought' or for more information about ecological agriculture, please contact:

Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario
Tel: 519-822-8606     Email:  info@efao.ca