Description
Book SynopsisThis book fills a void in the literature around how urban agricultural education can be used to create opportunities to educate youth and citizens who live in urban areas about growing food. To date, very little has been written about program design and the impact of such experiences on learning outcomes. In fact, most of the journal articles and research to date has focused on access, contextual factors, sustainability, relevance of urban agricultural education, and the intersection of science of agriculture. This book will cover such topics as how urban youth learn science while engaged in urban agriculture programs, how such programs support youth in becoming interested about healthy eating and science more generally, and how to design urban agriculture programs in support of STEM education. The chapters in this book are written by educational researchers and each chapter has been reviewed by researchers and practitioners.
Table of Contents1. A New Framework for Interdisciplinary Learning through Urban Agriculture Education; Helena K. Farrell
2. Engaging Nashville’s Youth in Farming, Food Choice, and Food Access Issues: Two Programs by a Nashville Nonprofit; Josh Corlew and Michelle Wooten
3. Urban Beekeeping as a Tool for STEM Education; Thomas Schmitt, Kristian Demary and Noah Wilson-Rich
4. The USDA Future Scientists Urban Agriculture Program; Tim Scott
5. Forging the Farm-to-School Connection: Articulating the Vision Behind Food-Based Environmental Education at the Dalton School; Kevin Slick and Mila Tewell
6. SEEdS: Utilizing Urban Agriculture as an Educational Tool in a Green School Yard; Tokiwa Smith
7. Community as Curriculum: An Urban Agriculture Project at an Alternative High School in Chicago; Mihye Won and Bertram C. Bruce
8. Permaculture in Action : Urban Farming as Continual Science Learning; Zev H. S. Friedman and Phyllis Katz
9. Project: A Forest for Ancon; Daniela Benavides
