{"id":53360,"date":"2014-12-03T00:09:47","date_gmt":"2014-12-03T08:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/?p=53360"},"modified":"2014-12-03T00:09:47","modified_gmt":"2014-12-03T08:09:47","slug":"adopt-a-farmer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/53360","title":{"rendered":"Adopt a Farmer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tI just learned about a super-great program in Oregon called Adopt a Farmer.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t worry\u2014no one is abandoning farmers by the roadside!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_53361\" style=\"width: 371px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53361\" class=\"wp-image-53361\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/800px-HITCHHIKING_-_NARA_-_543027.jpg\" alt=\"800px-HITCHHIKING_-_NARA_-_543027\" width=\"361\" height=\"243\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-53361\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Tomas Sennett, Environmental Protection Agency, via Wikimedia Commons<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Nothing like that.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, this program is more about farmers helping kids by being adopted. If this isn&#8217;t making sense yet, just let me gather my druthers, and I&#8217;ll explain \u2026<\/p>\n<p>The Adopt a Farmer program, launched in 2011 by the Agri-Business Council of Oregon, is designed to help reconnect students in middle-school science classes to the sources of their food and fiber with hands-on farm education. After all, it wasn&#8217;t so long ago that Oregon kids were grounded in good farm work &#8230;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_53362\" style=\"width: 369px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53362\" class=\"wp-image-53362\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/800px-Farm_kids_with_Oregon_Electric_Railway_station_in_background_Beaverton_Oregon_Historical_Photo_Gallery_209.jpg\" alt=\"800px-Farm_kids_with_Oregon_Electric_Railway_station_in_background_(Beaverton,_Oregon_Historical_Photo_Gallery)_(209)\" width=\"359\" height=\"257\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-53362\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of the Beaverton Oregon Historical Photo Gallery via Wikimedia Commons<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Each participating class &#8220;adopts&#8221; one Oregon farm or ranch for the entire school year. During the year, the class takes at least one field trip to &#8220;their&#8221; farm, and the farmer or rancher also visits the classroom once a quarter to share updates about life and work on the farm.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_53363\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53363\" class=\"wp-image-53363\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/800px-Hurst_Farm_-_Sutherlin_Oregon.jpg\" alt=\"800px-Hurst_Farm_-_Sutherlin_Oregon\" width=\"360\" height=\"219\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-53363\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo of Hurst Farm in Sutherland, Oregon by Ian Poellet via Wikimedia Commons<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Plus, the students share a blog with their farmer, which allows them to communicate directly. You can view the blogs by clicking on the &#8220;visit blog&#8221; link shown below each farmer&#8217;s picture on the <a href=\"http:\/\/oregonfresh.net\/education\/adopt-a-farmer\/&quot;'HYPERLINK%20&quot;http:\/\/oregonfresh.net\/education\/adopt-a-farmer\/\">program&#8217;s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Twelve schools and over 1,000 students are currently participating in the program, and the Agri-Business Council plans to expand the Adopt a Farmer program to schools across the state.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a little more about the program from those who know it best:<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BaEHuNyD6T8?feature=player_detailpage\" width=\"500\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I just learned about a super-great program in Oregon called Adopt a Farmer. Don&#8217;t worry\u2014no one is abandoning farmers by the roadside! 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