Lesson: Animal Health And Safety
A fun and safe way to introduce students to the realities of handling live animals and their pathogens, like a real vet.
Safety
Lesson: Animal Evolution Body Puzzle
Lesson identifying different parts of three distinct species of animal and finding commonalities and needs among them.
Lesson: Basic Sanitation 101
Sanitation is a critical skillset on an urban farm. This lesson introduces students to the basics of sanitation and pathology.
Lesson: Water – Friend or Foe
Students will explore water as both a critical solvent and as a source of live-giving moisture and hydration. Focus on Biochemical analysis.
Lesson: Animal Holding Area
Students must quickly brainstorm and collaborate to determine the best system to build that will safely house and secure animals.
Lesson: Building a Mobile BioLab
Proper care and exams of the animals is a necessity, but with a camp of kids, the vet counter in the coops is not enough.
The Perfect Cover Crop for Unsightly Chain Link Fence
When we started building Mezzacello, we first needed to secure Mezzacello. The perimeter is 360 linear feet. The front elevation that fronts North 20th Street came pre-fenced with a wrought iron fence circa sometime in the 20th Century and still highly functional. The west elevation had a 36″ high and 70′ long chain link fence …
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