23-14 Improving Youth Agricultural Education through Interactive Activities at the University of Florida Teaching Farm.
Poster Number 14
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The agronomy teaching farm at the University of Florida has long been a great tool for education. However, the farm is fairly limited to walking farm tours, lacking the essential interactive experience that aids in the learning process. Through the agronomy lab, the club aims to improving the amount of interaction with farming by improving the amount of activities in the lab area. Furthermore, the farm itself will be better timed to ensure that there is one crop ready to harvest nearly year-round, ensuring that the visiting students will have an opportunity to directly interact with a farm through harvesting.
This will be accomplished through a series of projects devised by individual members. Examples of interactive projects already completed are a spinning composter and a rainwater collection irrigation system. By August 2014, we hope to add 2 more outdoor learning stations, and 4 more indoor learning stations, in order to make a more educational experience for visiting students.
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