Educational Day Trip for School at Organic Farm
- 09:30 AM to 03:30PM
- Chiguru Farm, Kanakpura
Description
Visit an organic farm and learn how nature grows food. In this experiential learning outing, children are taken for an educational tour of a natural farm and learn about many nature-friendly and agriculture concepts practiced. The farm grows a variety of fruit, millet, spices, vegetable and medicinal plants, children meet farm animals, learn about sustainability practices like composting and importance of cow manure and observe many kind of small wildlife like insects, amphibians, small mammals and reptiles.
The farm practices a agro-forest method of growing, children understand the time, effort and the numerous possibilities of growing with Nature. They also experience activities like pottery, games and have lunch and fruit all grown and prepared farm fresh.
Duration 6 hours (10 am to 3 pm)
Highlights
- Meet & Interact with farm animals& learn about the role they play atthe farm
- Learn about natural food growing ways like mixed and multicropping
- Learn to Identify different plants & trees within the farm
- Learn about trees, medicinal plants, fruits, spices, vegetables
- Enjoy a delicious meals
- Pottery and tractor ride
Additional Details
09:35 AMÂ to 10:00 AM –Â Arrival and Introduction
10:30 AM to 12:30 PM – Farm Trail and Walk
- The Big Banyan Tree
- Rainwater harvesting practices
- Composting with worms
- Importance of cows and manure
- Horticulture, practice of growing many together
- Tree walk and explanation in detail with stories on biodiversity and plants
- Beekeeping and how these insects are important
- Solar energy stored at the farm
- 100% sustainable space which recycles water and composts all food
- Tractor ride
- Pottery session
12:30 to 1:30 PM – Pottery Session (takeaway for each)Â
01:30 PM to 02:30 PM –Â South Indian local fare
Enjoy an authentic lunch spread, pure vegetarian, served on a banana leaf with many vegetables and pulses from the same soil!
02:30 PM to 03:30 PM – Outdoor games
3:30 PM – High tea snack for the children and depart
