Farm School’d Docuseries Highlights Farm-Based Learning

A new four-part docuseries supported by Kubota North America will explore farm-based learning, outdoor education, and land stewardship through the experiences of families, educators, and students.

Produced by FARMUSE and hosted by Taylor Moran, a content creator, homeschool educator, and founder of The Natural State School in Arkansas, “Farm School’d” follows students at multiple farm school locations as they participate in animal care, food growing, gardening, and other hands-on projects.

The series is underwritten by Kubota and focuses on learning outside a traditional classroom setting. Episodes will highlight practical responsibilities and real-world problem-solving, including collecting eggs, managing gardens, observing weather, and caring for animals.

“Learning here doesn’t look like what we all grew up with,” said Taylor Moran, host of “Farm School’d” and founder of outdoor and parenting platform Leaf & Learn and The Natural State School in Arkansas. “There are no tests, no desks, no bells — but it’s learning that is felt and lived, with real hands-on life skills that address the needs of the whole child, where equity stays front and center so every child in every neighborhood can access a new way to learn.”

Farm Schools and Outdoor Learning

“Farm School’d” examines how farm schools and outdoor-based learning programs use nature, movement, animal care, food growing, and hands-on problem-solving as part of education.

The series also explores a curiosity-driven approach in which outdoor observation, questions, and students’ interests help guide learning. According to the release, the model can support children with diverse abilities or those who engage differently through movement, observation, and hands-on experiences.

“People are returning to the land everywhere, and children are leading the way in farm and forest schools,” said Dr. Jean Lomino, founder of the Forest School Teacher Institute. “As a former classroom teacher and university professor, I founded Wauhatchie Forest School in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in 2015, and then in 2021, Nature Kin Farm & Forest School also in Chattanooga, not only to provide this wonderful experience for local children, but to create a model so that all children can have the same experience of learning, thriving, and growing in nature. And the dream, of course, is that it will extend into the public schools.”

Kubota Supports the Series

Kubota North America is supporting the series as part of its involvement in educational and community initiatives related to land stewardship.

“Today’s students may become tomorrow’s agricultural professionals, farmers, ranchers or gardeners,” said Lucas Mack, Senior Director of Brand for Kubota North America. “Through community initiatives and educational partnerships, Kubota supports opportunities that help young people develop practical skills and an appreciation for the responsibility of caring for the land. We support ‘Farm School’d’ because it spotlights the thoughtful, future-focused leaders in farming and rural communities who are doing this important work and inspiring more families to become land stewards.”

The four-part series premiered its trailer on August 25, with the first episode scheduled to launch August 31 on YouTube.