Celebrate the Earth with Micro Greens – Reconnecting to the Food You Eat
39:14
Grades: 3 - 8
Video Description: Gibron Jones and his organization HOSCO Shift are dedicated to addressing food access problems, providing nutritional education, and improving economic conditions through locally produced foods and products. In this program, Gibron demonstrates the ease, importance, and value of growing your own nutrient-packed micro greens and discusses the importance of providing healthy food options in an urban environment. For more information on HOSCO Shift, check out their website at https://www.hoscofarms.com/.
Type of Video: Program*
Unique Video ID: Agriculture-7**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Many parts of the country are considered to be in food deserts, which is an area in which it is difficult to buy affordable or good-quality fresh food. How helpful do your students feel urban farming is to help alleviate that problem?
*Programs offer long form exploration of a topic(s) in the area of study with single or multiple guests interacting with an audience.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
