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School Farms: Feeding and Educating Children

School Farms: Feeding and Educating Children

Hardcover

Series: Routledge Studies in Food, Society and the Environment

Business GeneralDiet & Nutrition

ISBN10: 1032009616
ISBN13: 9781032009612
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Nov 29 2021
Pages: 294
Weight: 1.39
Height: 0.75 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

This book highlights the potential of school farms to fight hunger and malnutrition by providing access to locally produced, fresh, and healthy food as well as providing young students with educational opportunities to learn, interact with nature, and develop their skills.

Hunger is one of the most pressing concerns we face today and there is a clear need to provide alternative sources of food to feed a fast-growing population. School farms offer a sustainable opportunity to produce food locally in order to feed underprivileged students who rely on school meals as an integral part of their daily diet. Approaching the concept of school farms through four themes, Problem, People, Process, and Place, the book shows how they can play an essential role in providing sustainable and healthy food for students, the critical role educational institutions can play in promoting this process, and the positive impact hands-on farming can have on students' mental and physical wellbeing. Utilizing the authors' personal hands-on experiences, and drawing on global case studies, the book provides a theoretical framework and practical guidance to help with the establishment of school farms and community-based gardening projects and an education system which promotes a sustainable and healthy approach to food, agriculture, and the environment.

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