At a glance
Duration: 45 minutes
Group size: Up to 25 children
Age: 3-6 year olds
A fun, play-based program where children explore how food grows and where it comes from through storytelling and hands-on activities.
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Each child receives a certificate
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Your service will receive a certificate of participation
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Why this program works
Children are more likely to engage with healthy foods when they understand where their food comes from.
Research shows that when children explore food through gardening and hands-on experiences, they:
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Are more likely to eat fruits and vegetables
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Develop confidence and independence
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Build a stronger connection to their environment
This program brings those experiences to life- helping children understand the journey from farm to plate.
What children experience
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Join our Farmer on a fun farm adventure
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Search for lost farm animals along the way
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Discover where food comes from before it reaches the supermarket
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Learn how seeds grow into fruits and vegetables
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Explore the journey from farm to plate
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Engage with colourful visuals and interactive storytelling
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Share lots of laughs along the way
Learning Outcomes
This program supports children to:
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Build confidence and independence
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Develop a sense of wellbeing
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Engage in collaborative learning
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Explore their environment and food systems
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Build awareness of healthy lifestlyes
How the program helps
implement the NQF
This program directly relates to Standard 2.1
Health - Each child’s health and physical activity is supported and promoted.
Element 2.1.3 states ‘Healthy eating and physical activity are promoted and appropriate for each child’
Element 3.2.3 states ‘The service cares for the environment and supports children to become environmentally responsible’
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How the program helps implement the EYLF
EYLF Outcome 1: Children have a strong sense of identity. Children will become more aware of healthy food choices and will experience pride, confidence and self-awareness.
EYLF Outcome 2: Children are connected with and contribute to their world. This program helps children to become socially responsible and show respect for the environment by discussing the ways that the life and health of living things are interconnected.
EYLF Outcome 3: Children have a strong sense of wellbeing. This program promotes children’s ability to take increasing responsibility for their own health and wellbeing by engaging them in experiences and conversations that explore food sources and food cycles.