Camp Joy Gardens, a small, non-profit, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm, runs classes for children and adults. The narrator of a short video about Camp Joy Gardens explains how CSA farms can work as a profitable business, as well as the differences between organic and commercial farming. 

Concepts

careers, farming, organic material, organic farming

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Additional Tags

career, farming, organic, farm, science

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Instructional Ideas

• Have class members view the video out of class, record questions and comments, and then return for a full class discussion
• Use the video to launch a study of organic farming

Classroom Considerations

• CSA farms are a project of the California Community College program and may not be available in all states

Pros

• Includes information about how families can become members of and provide financial support for CSA farms 

Cons

• The narrator offers few facts to support his assertions

Common Core

SL.9-10.3 SL.11-12.3