Isaiah Aniemeka Site Reflection: BK Farmyards

Recently I attended a farm trip to BK Farmyard on August 5, 2015. BK Farmyard is located at 600 Kingston Avenue. There was a farm educator named Sawdayah who led group discussions and farm-related activities.  Youths that work there also participated in the group discussions and activities. One of the activities we participated in was called the Nutrition/Food Chain. The Nutrition/Food Chain is a step-by-step process in which food transfers from the farm that it was produced at and then to the plate on a person’s table. First, the food is produced by the farmers. Second, it is packaged and shipped to a particular processing factory. Third, the processing farm processes it and repackages it. Fourth, it is transported and distributed to local supermarkets. Lastly, purchases are made by customers and then it’s prepared and consumed. We were split into groups and basically each group had to explain their part in the nutrition chain. This was significant because I was enlightened on how the food chain actually works.

Additionally, we got a tour of the farm by a couple of the youths working within BK Farmyard.The most memorable moment of the trip was the interactive game called, “The Biggest Fan.” It allowed for participants to have fun together. Something new I took away from this site visit is the many ideas they had in terms of how they structured their farm which could be useful to East New York Farms!. For the next site/program visits, I am looking forward to more acres of land, more varieties of fruits and vegetables produced, more youth working within the sites, more organized space, and creative art within the sites. All in all, I enjoyed the trip to BK Farmyards.