Tours
· Dairy Farm
· Mussel Farm
· Atlantic Veterinary College
· Gouda Cheese Lady
· Soap Making
· Potato Museum
· Orwell Corner
· Fertilizer Plant
· French Fry Factory
· Wood lot
· Bio Farm
· Open Farm Day
· Farm Day in the City
· Organic Farm
· Soy Farmer
· Beef plant
· ADL
· Cows Creamery
· Grocery store presentation/tour
· Cattle sale/show/auction (i.e. Easter Beef)
· The beef processing plant in Albany
· Omegga Egg Plant
· A chicken/turkey operation
· The Llama Farm in Winsloe
· A fish hatchery/farm
· Maple Plains (BBEMA)
· Money’s Mushrooms
· A Christmas tree farm
· Waddell’s Poultry Plant and Cannery in Crapaud
· Phil’s Organic Garlic Farm
· Vanco Tulip Farm
Guest Speakers on any of the following topics…
· A demonstration on ultrasounding cattle
· “A Day in the Life of…” a vet, farmer, livestock showperson, auctioneer etc.
· Farm safety
· Permaculture
· Technology in agriculture
· Pesticides in farming
Or a hands on activity:
· Do a scavenger hunt at a supermarket where members have to find information about food products, i.e. prices, items produced/grown in PEI, etc.
· Organize an Animal Farm or agriculture awareness display at a local fair, exhibition, school, community days, etc.
· Offer to host tours at a member’s or leader’s farming operation to kindergartens, preschools, community groups, etc.
· Prepare a 100 mile meal, having members gather all of the food that they ultimately cook.
· Prepare a presentation or campaign about agriculture on PEI.
· Community Garden
· Judging activity
· Having an agriculture project fair (like a science fair, with agriculturally themed topics. Could coincide with communications night)
· Experiments and Discussions:
· The best soil for growing
· The best artificial light for house plants
· Farming Organically
· Are Farm Animals Color Blind?
· Animal Health Products
· The Champion Dairy Cow
· Is the Meat We Eat Safe?
· Chick Hatching
· What Causes Soil Erosion?
· Water Pollution - Farm Runoff
· The Importance of Earthworms
· Organic Fertilizer verses Chemical
· Biogas Generators
· Quality Control in the Food Industry
· The Spread of Blight in Potatoes’
· Nitrogen Fixing Plants
· The Benefits of Artificial Insemination
Visit http://www.agclassroom.org/teacher/sci_ideas.htm for more ideas.