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Integrating Agriculture into the Classroom: My Externship Experience at Tanaka Farms

Explore how small-scale farm Tanaka Farms competes and thrives by offering services beyond produce, and how such practices can be integrated into the classroom through greenhouse techniques, irrigation, and more. Reflect on the importance of blending farming knowledge with business acumen and adaptability.

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Integrating Agriculture into the Classroom: My Externship Experience at Tanaka Farms

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  1. My Externship Experience:Agriculture and Natural Resources by Beverly Matsuda Science teacher Northwood High School 4515 Portola pkwy Irvine, CA 92620

  2. January 17, 2011 Tanaka Farms

  3. 5380 3/4 University Dr. Irvine, CA 92612

  4. Tanaka Farms is a year long family operated business, run by Glenn Tanaka • Summer– Produce stand, Watermelon and Cookout tours • Spring – Produce stand, Strawberry and Cookout tours • Fall – Produce stand, Pumpkin patch • Winter – Produce stand, Christmas trees

  5. Fall Summer Spring

  6. Located in the heart of Irvine

  7. Where rural …

  8. … meets urban

  9. And meets the needs of an urban community

  10. How does a small scale farm… During my externship experience I was able to study

  11. Work with a community? They provide locally grown produce

  12. CSA – Community Supported Agriculture

  13. How does a small farm compete with larger farms?

  14. By offering a variety of services • Producestand • Tours • Education

  15. Be community based

  16. Classroom Incorporation

  17. How can this be incorporated into the classroom? Greenhouse techniques

  18. When to use direct seeding versus …

  19. Indirect seeding

  20. Working with flats

  21. Irrigation techniques

  22. Transplanting

  23. Timing in the field for weekly deliveries

  24. The business end of csa deliveries

  25. In summary, How can this be incorporated into the classroom? Functional skills can be practiced. Students can • Learn when to direct seed and when to do indirect seeding

  26. In summary, How can this be incorporated into the classroom? • How to work with flats • Greenhouse techniques • Irrigation • Transplanting • Timing • The business end

  27. A Learning Experience Reflection: The small scale farmer is having a harder time competing against larger, mono-crop farming. It has become more vital to blend farming knowledge together with the business aspect … watching the market, being versatile, and adapting to the future.

  28. The end Thanks to the SOCCD Collaborate Grant

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