Unexpected Eats

Offered by

Last updated on

Thursday, January 6th, 2022

Experience type:

In-Person

Program Description

“You can eat that???” Yes, you can! Explore often overlooked foods on our farms and in our indigenous plant garden as you learn about ethical foraging and some of the traditional food and medicine uses of common plants.

Big Ideas

All living things sense and respond to their environment.

The biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere are interconnected, as matter cycles and energy flows through them.

Personal choices and social and environmental factors influence our health and well-being.

Daily physical activity enables us to practice skillful movement and helps us develop personal fitness.

Healthy choices influence our physical, emotional, and mental well-being.

Learning about similarities and differences in individuals and groups influences community health.

Interactions between First Peoples and Europeans lead to conflict and cooperation, which continues to shape Canada’s identity.

Natural resources continue to shape the economy and identity of different regions of Canada.

Changing ideas about the world created tension between people wanting to adopt new ideas and those wanting to preserve established traditions.

Human and environmental factors shape changes in population and living standards.

The physical environment influences the nature of political, social, and economic change.

COVID Precautions

The best place to learn right now is outside! Our all-outdoor programs are COVID-conscious. Activities will be no-contact, with all tools and non-paper materials sanitized between uses. Hand washing or sanitization will happen upon arriving at the site, before harvesting, before and after eating, as well as any other time hand washing would typically need to happen. All participants will be required to wear a mask or other suitable face covering while harvesting, just like our farmers do! We ask that teachers and chaperones help students remember to maintain their physical bubble/distance from one another and our staff.

Trip Details

City:

Vancouver

For Grades:

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Months Available:

April, May, June

Days Offered:

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Times Offered:

9:30 am, 12:30 pm

Duration:

See notes. minutes unless otherwise stated.

Maximum Students:

Offered In French:

Also Offered For:

Daycamps, ESL, Guides, Homeschool, Other, Scouts

Packages Provided:

Pre-Visit Information Package

Fee Details

Fee Notes:

10 or fewer students: $100

11-22 students: $175

23-30 students $250

31-35 students $300

VSB Discount! All VSB classes will receive a 20% discount on their field trips, farm bookings, and multi-visit programs. Schools in the David Thompson and Van Tech catchments will receive an additional 25% discount for their first field trip.

Additional Notes

Unexpected Eats is only offered at Fresh Root's farm at Van Tech Secondary in Vancouver

Situated at Vancouver Technical and David Thompson secondary schools, our schoolyard farms are a short walk from many elementary schools and community centers. All field trips include a farm work experience, as well as a chance to harvest and taste veggies, when seasonally available. We require 1 teacher/chaperone for every 8 grade K-3 students and for every 10 grade 4-12 students.

Learn more and book your trip at freshroots.ca/education/field-trips/.

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