Picture your child at their own market stand, confidently selling vegetables they've grown and products they've created—not just as a fun activity, but as young entrepreneurs who understand that liberty depends on creating, building and producing with their own hands.

Some in-class activities may include milking a goat, making soap, canning, learning about chickens and rabbits as they hold them, and more!

In this LEMI Scholar Project, students:

·       discover that freedom and prosperity grow from soil, sweat, and stewardship

·       participate in a marketplace, bringing goods they’ve produced and learn pricing, presentation, customer interaction, and the joy of hard work   

·       research and present on agricultural innovators and entrepreneurs who built prosperity, and contributed to society

·       contribute to a Harvest Research Dinner where students research the origins of every ingredient in a dish they prepare

·       read books about and discuss the 7 core Georgic principles: providence, mission, ownership, self-validation, stewardship, interdependence, and entrepreneurship

·       plan, plant, and nurture their own gardens or raise livestock or bees, experiencing the connection between labor and reward

·       write mini-papers twice a month to help students clarify and deepen their thoughts

In the farm science class, students will study:

·      botony with an emphasis on plants and trees on a farm, cycles of agriculture, orchard and garden care, plant anatomy, nature pest control, herbs for healing and food, and food perservation

·      zoology with an emphasis on farm animals: use and care of, diet, growth and anatomy (goats, chickens, bunnies) with hands on practice (the teacher will bring in her farm animals!)

Some hands on activities may include:

·      soil testing with different fertilizers

·      dissecting fruit blossoms, seeds and fruit to see plant life cycles

·      look through microscopes to discover parasites in goat fecal matter

·      compare sourdough to yeast

·      measure the pH of fruit and veggies to learn how to preserve them

·       Read story-like science readings to help make science come alive. Students will learn about some of the great scientists and how their profound faith underpinned their scientific discoveries.