1. Project title: Hill Family Farm/Youth Agriculture Summer Camp Description the Hill Family Farm/Youth Agriculture Summer Camp is located in Whitakers/Edgecombe County. Our farm sits on a 25 acre land. We have 5 acre is dedicated for the farm animals/Agro-Tourism. 1.50 acre for the garden where we grow fruits and vegetables and 1 acre for culinary and medicinal herbs, for physical activities such as walking, and bicycling we utilize the 1/5 mile drive way and ¼ acre playground. During the summer the children participating on the Youth Agriculture Summer Camp will have the opportunity to learn how to grow fruits, vegetables and herbs, and learn to recognize the different culinary herbs and their health benefits. We are very fortunate to have a very solid relationship with the North Carolina Cooperative Extension and their Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program “Eating Smart and Moving More” the youth are going to experience a 6 weeks of learning how to prepare healthy food, and increase their physical activities. ____________________________________________________________________________
2. Project goals: What would you like to achieve as a result of your project? The Youth Agriculture Summer Camp goals are to create an awareness on healthy eating, how to take care our body and increase physical activities. But more .importantly teaching them the principals of growing their own fruits, vegetables and herbs. They will learn to eat more fruits and vegetables. They are evidence that by increasing the amount of vegetables and fruits they eat in a daily basis will contribute build their body and minds. It is our responsibility during our 6 weeks program to help the children to build self-confidence, self-esteem and by building our small youth community garden help to channel and re-direct behaviors and anger issues. Children are face with many challenges, it is our mission to create a positive and safe environment, helping them to endure setbacks, learn social skills, and reconnect with nature and to learn to utilize natural resources that we have at the Hill Family Farm. _____________________________________________________________________________ 3. What strategies will you utilize to reach your intended goals? The strategies we are going to utilize to reach our intended goals is to have professionals in the different programs we had develop to make our summer camp successful. …show more content…
The “EFNEP” The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program is going to be a very important component to achieve our goals. Furthermore, by teaching the children how to grow and developing the Youth Campers community garden will give them a sense of pride, and responsibility. We will utilize all the natural resources that we have in our farm and it is proving that gardening is therapeutic, the garden also, will be a big component to help children with behaviors. Every morning children will take a nature walk and that is one of the many activities we are implementing to increase physical activities.________________________________ Description of intended participants/audience, including estimated numbers The intended participants /audience at the Hill Family Farm/Youth Agriculture Summer Camp are children from Halifax, Edgecombe and Nash County. We welcome children from all race, national origin and disabilities. The estimated number is 20 to 30 participants.___________________________________________________________________ 4. Location: Where project will take place? The project will take place at the Hill Family Farm located at 9002 Speights Chapel road in Whitakers, NC. We are going to utilize approximate 15
2. Project goals: What would you like to achieve as a result of your project? The Youth Agriculture Summer Camp goals are to create an awareness on healthy eating, how to take care our body and increase physical activities. But more .importantly teaching them the principals of growing their own fruits, vegetables and herbs. They will learn to eat more fruits and vegetables. They are evidence that by increasing the amount of vegetables and fruits they eat in a daily basis will contribute build their body and minds. It is our responsibility during our 6 weeks program to help the children to build self-confidence, self-esteem and by building our small youth community garden help to channel and re-direct behaviors and anger issues. Children are face with many challenges, it is our mission to create a positive and safe environment, helping them to endure setbacks, learn social skills, and reconnect with nature and to learn to utilize natural resources that we have at the Hill Family Farm. _____________________________________________________________________________ 3. What strategies will you utilize to reach your intended goals? The strategies we are going to utilize to reach our intended goals is to have professionals in the different programs we had develop to make our summer camp successful. …show more content…
The “EFNEP” The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program is going to be a very important component to achieve our goals. Furthermore, by teaching the children how to grow and developing the Youth Campers community garden will give them a sense of pride, and responsibility. We will utilize all the natural resources that we have in our farm and it is proving that gardening is therapeutic, the garden also, will be a big component to help children with behaviors. Every morning children will take a nature walk and that is one of the many activities we are implementing to increase physical activities.________________________________ Description of intended participants/audience, including estimated numbers The intended participants /audience at the Hill Family Farm/Youth Agriculture Summer Camp are children from Halifax, Edgecombe and Nash County. We welcome children from all race, national origin and disabilities. The estimated number is 20 to 30 participants.___________________________________________________________________ 4. Location: Where project will take place? The project will take place at the Hill Family Farm located at 9002 Speights Chapel road in Whitakers, NC. We are going to utilize approximate 15