Help in some form of land work such as harvesting, potato picking, fruit, etc.
When I was at my farm field trip I helped to pick lemon cucumbers.
Identify two breeds of cattle, pigs or sheep in your area.
If you google horses for sale in this area, some of them are Iberian warmbloods, Peruvian Palamino, and Andalusian.
Identify 2 kinds of crops grown in your area.
2 crops in this area are pumpkins, lemon cucumbers and asst'd peppers.
Describe how farm products in your area are marketed.
I visited our local produce market and interviewed a man there.
He said there are 4 main ways of marketing farm products:
1) Roadside stands & farmers' markets
2) Community bulletins
3) Calling markets directly and asking if they can sell your product
4) Putting up ads online
Describe three types of farming in Canada.
Grain and seed farming, with crops like oats, barley, alfalfa and wheat.
Fruit farming, with crops like apples, pears, cherries, plums and apricots
Other things that are harvested in Canada are hazelnuts, maple sap for syrup, maple butter and maple sugar
Create a song or story (or poem) of life on a farm.
Farm Haiku
We wake up at dawn
We work at the ground 'til noon
Sprouts will appear soon
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