For my first open blog I wanted to talk about the 2nd annual Midlands Farm Tour that the USC Community Farm and Garden participated in this on April 5th and 6th this year. The farm tour is put on by the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association. The CFSA website talks briefly about the reason for organizing the farm tours and says they were created to better connect farmers and consumers. On the tours, visitors are able to see the reality of what goes on at a sustainable small farm. For example, how farm families balance their busy lives, how they grow food in harmony with nature, and how they market their products and support themselves financially. It specifically mentions the CFSA's desire for children of all ages to come on the tours. It says "Today so many children have read story books about farms and farm animals, but have never actually seen a farm. By touring, children learn where their food comes from and what a real farm is." I felt that this was very much in line with many things we have talked about in our class throughout the semester. One of the many focal points of this course, to me, has been the importance of educating the population on what is really in their food. It is so important that people understand what real unprocessed food looks (and tastes) like and where it actually comes from and I feel like the Midlands Farm Tour is helping to do just that on a local scale (which is even better!). I snapped the two pictures above while volunteering at the tour on April 6th.
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