Diggin’ Education Programs
Meet the people growing your food, learn about local farms, and how to make healthy choices
AIM’s Diggin’ Education programs are back!
Start planning your farmers market tour, classroom visit, local farm tour, or invite AIM educators to your special event by filling out the interest form below. We are excited to offer both in-person and virtual tours and classroom visits. You may also visit our online resources to support your agricultural, nutrition, and food system lessons on your own.
Diggin’ at the Market
Join AIM educators in-person or virtually for a tour of the farmers market. Start with a fun intro to the market with Mr. Green Jeans, meet the growers and makers who feed us, and experience a seasonal sensory tasting. Exploring the farmers market builds connections with the people who grow our food, shows a local economy in action, and inspires us to try new things.
Diggin’ in the Classroom
AIM educators will visit your classroom, school, or special event for in-person or virtually to deliver a customized lesson for your grade level and curriculum goals. We cover topics such as how food is grown, seasonality, carbon footprints, and how shopping at a farmers market is different from a grocery store. Book using the form at the end of this page.
Diggin’ on the Farm
Take a field trip to a local farm where you will meet a farmer-educator who will provide hands-on learning experiences. See a working farm in action, taste foods growing in the fields, and learn more about how farms and ranches integrate into the natural environment by providing habitat and carbon sequestration.
Sign up here for all programs!
We are also available for special events for cities or speaking engagements for adults.
AIM Educational Website Resource Links
Lessons on the AIM educational resource page are directly from educational groups across the country, including organizations in the Bay Area. The educational resource page is a preliminary compilation of activities and lesson plans from partners and/or educators that align with AIM’s mission and values. Our goal in creating an educational resources page is not to create more educational tools, but rather foster a community space where educational tools that already exist can be accessed by students, educators and families to learn, grow and explore their food and food choices. Lessons are listed by grade level, and where available, Spanish language materials are included. We welcome your feedback and additions to our catalog by contacting us.
Contact Us
Our goal is to empower youth to make healthy food choices that will positively impact their long-term health. Knowledge of where food comes from, how crops are grown, why farmers choose to farm and what’s in season, is a powerful tool for teaching good nutrition. What better way to learn than to visit the farm where it was produced and the farmers market where produce is directly sold?
Our Diggin’ educators inspire and teach the next generation about healthy eating and sustainable agriculture at the market, in the classroom, and on the farm.
Volunteer with Us
AIM is looking for local agriculture enthusiasts interested in volunteering at one of our farm-based education programs. If you are interested in becoming an AIM volunteer please fill out the volunteer application.