Agriculture for Children: Growing Our Food

Did you know that a single strawberry contains approximately 200 seeds? Viewers will learn this fun “farm fact” and more in this fast-paced introduction to how food is grown from the four-volume Agriculture for Children series. Growing Our Food visits various sorts of farms (pointing out that food is grown on trees, in fields, underground, and underwater), where youngsters will learn about what plants require to grow, as well as appropriate vocabulary (irrigation, plow, harvest, etc.). Viewers also meet Farmer Katie, a real-life cultivator of fruits and vegetables, find out the difference between soil and dirt, and watch a rice crop being sown. The other titles in the series are: What is Agriculture?, From Farm to Table, and Where Food is Grown. Encouraging kids to think about where their food comes from and the hard work that goes into providing it, this is recommended. Aud: K, E, P. (E. Gieschen)