by Annie
Today the rest of the Junior High came out and joined the Farm Stayers for a Land School visit.
In the morning we worked on our stewardship projects, which included cleaning out the Llama Pen, Chicken Coop and Greenhouse; pruning the fruit trees around the Farmstead; continuing to tidy up the Long Barn; tending to the bird blind and beehives; and getting the bottles and buckets ready for the syrup season.
We then had lunch and, as today was Laci's birthday, we had cobbler and ice cream. After lunch, we had an hour of free time until they had to go back to the urban campus. During free time many people went out to the tree house, some went to the bird blind, some played football and some went on a hike.
After they left, we had a rest, then got to deep cleaning and packing and readying for our departure tomorrrow.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Farm Stay Essay
by Ora
Why do we live? Why do we climb the tallest mountain? Why do we chew gum? Mr. Shaefer asked us these questions, I thought about it as hands went up in the classroom. Then, I stretched my hand up and asked why would we do nothing? No one had an answer to that question because there most likely isn’t an answer for it.
These questions can relate to most anything such as the Land School. Why would I choose to do a Farm Stay? I choose this, because it is an opportunity, an opportunity that will open me up. Why do we do the Land School? Pride, accomplishment, sharing, helpful, thoughtful, followers, leadership, independent, caring, connecting, and loving, loving nature and the community. Those are some words that I think stand out about the Land School and that I think will come up during the time I will be there.
Those words will be my goal for the Land School. I want to support others and the community I want to connect with nature and have a connection with every person there. While I am there I wish to be a follower and a leader. The Land School is much more than learning and working, it is about finding something in you that are dying to get out like a turtle fighting is way out of its egg. I heard every student will come back a different person, but I would like to add to that statement and say: every person will go to the Land School in their turtle egg but as they are there longer the egg will start cracking and when they come back the egg is open. This is an odd way of saying it and there are many other ways of saying it.
As I am cracking that egg, I will sometimes struggle to crack some parts of the egg.
Overall, I am looking forward to the farm stay and I can’t wait for all of the learning we will get to do. I am so excited to see what farm stays are like and what maple syrup is like.
Why do we live? Why do we climb the tallest mountain? Why do we chew gum? Mr. Shaefer asked us these questions, I thought about it as hands went up in the classroom. Then, I stretched my hand up and asked why would we do nothing? No one had an answer to that question because there most likely isn’t an answer for it.
These questions can relate to most anything such as the Land School. Why would I choose to do a Farm Stay? I choose this, because it is an opportunity, an opportunity that will open me up. Why do we do the Land School? Pride, accomplishment, sharing, helpful, thoughtful, followers, leadership, independent, caring, connecting, and loving, loving nature and the community. Those are some words that I think stand out about the Land School and that I think will come up during the time I will be there.
Those words will be my goal for the Land School. I want to support others and the community I want to connect with nature and have a connection with every person there. While I am there I wish to be a follower and a leader. The Land School is much more than learning and working, it is about finding something in you that are dying to get out like a turtle fighting is way out of its egg. I heard every student will come back a different person, but I would like to add to that statement and say: every person will go to the Land School in their turtle egg but as they are there longer the egg will start cracking and when they come back the egg is open. This is an odd way of saying it and there are many other ways of saying it.
As I am cracking that egg, I will sometimes struggle to crack some parts of the egg.
Overall, I am looking forward to the farm stay and I can’t wait for all of the learning we will get to do. I am so excited to see what farm stays are like and what maple syrup is like.
Sunday March 13th
Sunday was a day of rest. Rest from the Pancake Breakfast, a break from homework and a break from the world. After all of the last minute crunching to get things done and the hustle of the Breakfast itself, some time to sit around and do nothing at all was very nice. Relaxing in trees is one of my favorite things to do. Jahlil and I spent 3 hours climbing one tree, seeing another, and then rushing over to climb that one. After being called back to the Homestead, everyone got into cars and we drove to town to go bowling. After a filling meal of pizza and then bowling, we headed back home for a good night's sleep.
By Evan
By Evan
Sunday, March 13, 2011
The Bird Blind
March 9, 2010
By Ruby
The Bird Blind (Science class):
Behind the bars we watch.
Do they see us or not?
5, 10, 15, 20!
They all fly quickly.
We sit,
Sit, sit, sit.
They fly,
Fly, fly, fly.
Eat birds eat the food that we put out.
Come,
Come, come, come.
See them now!
They are here!
Red, yellow, gold, black, gray.
They sing.
Sing, sing, sing!
How beautiful the sound.
We leave them.
We leave all the birds.
They leave when we leave,
They come when we come.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Tuesday, March 8th
By Alice
Today, Tuesday the eighth, we started on a good foot, most of us having got a good night’s sleep after a long day Monday of yawning and blinking back sleep from tired eyes. I started my day by going out to the Farmstead with two thirds of the group to do Farm Chores. Today’s group was larger than normal, because my group, who had been doing Farm Chores since the beginning of the Farm Stay, was teaching the second group how to do the chores so that we could trade off/transition smoothly. We fed and watered the llamas and sheep first, then watered and fed the chickens. Some of the chickens that had been making nests (and spending the night) in the Red Barn took off immediately after we opened the chicken coop door. They scurried up the path made by our boots to the barn, looking over their shoulders at us all the way like misbehaving children. We then collected eggs from the chickens (one off from a dozen!) and headed back to the Homestead for breakfast.
At breakfast, the group finished a delicious loaf of “Artisan Bread in Five Minutes” from the night before, so good that when I decided to make a copy of the recipe to bring home, everyone that heard me asked if I would make a copy for them as well.
We had an early and smooth transition from breakfast to math, very improved from yesterday, when some alarms did not go off and the schedule lagged ten minutes behind.
After math we worked on Occupations/Community Work. Donna’s group made a delicious lunch of risotto, and Andy’s group, after a long conversation on education and our complaints about it, headed to the Long Barn. Andy’s occupation group had been working on permanent directions/trail marks/signs for the Land School’s trails, so we worked on making the wooden sign frames- sawing wood, smoothing it with a planer, drilling the signs, nailing the signs together, and sanding the final product.
After lunch, we began to work on our Micro-economy crafts and food for the Pancake Brunch on Saturday. Lately, we’ve been getting to taste test people’s projects- chocolate chip oatmeal cookies, banana bread, granola… it’s all been delicious.
For “Physical Expression” we went outside onto the driveway and played broomball- it started as an organized game, but gradually evolved into something else, which involved people screaming as they barreled towards the person who had the ball, Annie turning into a snowman (or snow woman, if you insist on being politically correct), and everyone on the Blue Team leaving except for Andy (who had to leave for raising his broom too high) and Jahlil, the goalie. The Red Team won the game after we scored a goal against an almost nonexistent Blue Team.
After chores and dinner (enchiladas), we had a focused study hall, when Doug arrived. We closed the day listening to some of Katie’s music- Pachelbel’s Cannon and Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
A Typical Day
The Land School is currently housing 12 students from LCS (Lake Country School). I am one of them. My name is Delaney, I am in 8th grade at LCS and this is my second Farm Stay. What is currently going on up at the Land School? Great question. Well this weather is great for maple tapping!!!!
What is a normal day like at the farm? Well on a typical weekday, we start with Farm Chores and breakfast, and then we have Math. After Math we have Occupations and Community Work. Then my personal favorite part of the day is lunch. After lunch we transition into CE (Creative Expression)/PE (Physical Expression) or Microeconomy. Then we have chores and after that comes dinner. Last but not least is study hall and closing and then it is lights out and the next day begins before you know it!
Our Farm Stay is Farm Stay #3 and our focus is the Pancake Brunch (you should come - for more information see the Tuesday Memo). For the Pancake Brunch all of the students have come up with a Microeconomy project. For instance, I am making firestarters and bracelets (out of sheep wool) and with Alice I am making peppermint bark and hot cocoa. All of the students have been working really hard to put this together.
by Delaney
What is a normal day like at the farm? Well on a typical weekday, we start with Farm Chores and breakfast, and then we have Math. After Math we have Occupations and Community Work. Then my personal favorite part of the day is lunch. After lunch we transition into CE (Creative Expression)/PE (Physical Expression) or Microeconomy. Then we have chores and after that comes dinner. Last but not least is study hall and closing and then it is lights out and the next day begins before you know it!
Our Farm Stay is Farm Stay #3 and our focus is the Pancake Brunch (you should come - for more information see the Tuesday Memo). For the Pancake Brunch all of the students have come up with a Microeconomy project. For instance, I am making firestarters and bracelets (out of sheep wool) and with Alice I am making peppermint bark and hot cocoa. All of the students have been working really hard to put this together.
by Delaney
Sunday March 6th
Today is Sunday and it has started off great. This morning was a normal breakfast and day for the most part. Then later we went and did more maple sugaring in the woods across the road, where we walked in the woods until we found a suitable maple tree and started drilling. We would usually drill the holes on the south side of the tree because the sap on the south side of the tree would flow better now, whereas the sap would flow on the north side of the tree later in the season. Then after that it was mostly free time. All in all, it is turning out to be a good Farm Stay on my first year here.
By Sam
By Sam
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