Join us for the fourth season of our Follow the Farmers virtual farm tour program!

This program is designed to connect best to grades 3, 4, and 5 curriculum.

links to attend 3 livestream events offered throughout the year that will include a farm tour and a live Q&A with the farmer
access to livestream event and farm tour recordings
classroom activities linked to grade 3, 4, and 5 curriculum to extend students’ learning

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Topics & Event Dates (2024/25)

Event 1: Follow the Bison Farmer

Join us as we tour Overby Bison Farm, located just north of Winnipeg near Teulon, MB. Students will learn:

How the Overby's care for their herd and ensure they are healthy, including what they eat and drink, their habitat, and how bison live off the land but also give back to it.
The importance bison continue to have to Indigenous Peoples in Manitoba and across Canada.
The nutrition bison meat provides us and the many other products bison help to produce.

Then, extend the learning in your classroom by having students work through a bison art activity!

Livestream Event Date
Wednesday, October 9th at 1:15 p.m.

Classroom Resources

Creating a Bison Using Upcycled Materials – Activity
Traditional Uses of Bison by Indigenous Peoples – Activity
Bison Buzzwords Crossword – Activity

Activities have curriculum connections to Grade 3 Science, Grade 4 Science, Grade 4 Social Studies, Grade 5 Social Studies and Grade 3-5 Visual Arts.

Event 2: Follow the Corn Farmer

Brent Oswald is excited to welcome you to his farm, Cottonweed Feeds, just southeast of Winnipeg. Students will learn all about corn, including planting, crop care, harvest, and the many uses of corn — from food to feed and fuel to fibre.

Then, extend the learning in your classroom with our corn classroom activity!

Livestream Event Date
Wednesday, January 15th, 2025 at 1:15 p.m.

Classroom Resources

Coming soon!

Follow the Corn Farmer is supported by Manitoba Crop Alliance.

Event 3: Follow the Bee Farmer

We are taking students out to Miami, MB to visit Steppler Honey. Ian and his daughter, April, will teach students all about honeybees — from how they care for their hives, the work honeybees do, and how they harvest delicious honey!

Then, extend the learning in your classroom with a fun, interactive "Skittle Bee Dance" activity with your students.

Livestream Event Date
Wednesday, April 9th, 2025 at 1:15 p.m.