Farms to Fishes: Understanding Watershed Health through Food and Community is a project of Wild Farm Alliance made possible by a grant from NOAA's Bay-Watershed Education and Training (or B-WET) Program. Through collaboration with a variety of educational partners, we endeavored to provide local students with "meaningful watershed experiences" over the course of the 2010/2011 school year (i.e. getting kids outside and doing our best to make sure they learn a lot and have a great time.) The goal was to educate students about a frequently skipped yet significant topic: the role of agriculture and citizen activity in the health of watersheds and marine ecosystems.
Classroom sessions and field trips that focused on agriculture, natural areas, and the impact of urban activities on ocean health helped students examine the connections between food grown on the land and the fish we eat. These tangible examples illustrate why protecting watersheds and conserving marine resources matters. Our hope is that an increasing familiarity with natural places will leave a lasting impact on the upcoming generation and the adults directly involved in their education, inspiring them to care for the environment in which they live. 
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