-Jack
Monday, March 12, 2018
Farm Stay 3: Day 15
Today’s schedule went as normal. I got up around 6:50, worked till 8:00 doing animal chores, and had occupations all morning until lunch. After lunch we had two hours of micro-economy followed by physical education. For physical education we split into three groups and when on a beautiful hike. The weather was perfect, just above freezing. I took off my hat and jacket for most of the hike. We were on a scavenger hunt to find animal tracks and landscapes out on the land. The hike started around 3:30 PM and lasted until our daily jobs at 4:30 PM. My group started down the short trail to the hen house. Once we reached the barn we took a right and made our way into the woods. I must say the view was fantastic. No tv show or video game compares to the fun I was having. I tried to take as many pictures as I could, I found myself too in the moment to take any. For a moment or two I had forgotten about all my worries. All my assignments and commitments were washed away by the pure sights, smells, and sounds of nature. But all things must come to an end. A short while later I found myself back at the Homestead surrounded by my thoughts. I must say today’s hike may have been my biggest highlight of our ending Farm Stay. I can't wait till I can find the time to take another hike like that.
Sunday, March 11, 2018
Farm Stay 3: Day 14
Today was bowling and pizza night but things didn’t go as we planned at the beginning of farmstay. We were originally going to go bowling and then go get some pizza, then yesterday night we found out that all the bowling alleys in the area were closed because there were tournaments going on. We were all disappointed when we found out that we could not go bowling. Then Katie offered to go see a movie at the movie theater instead and we were so excited. The next morning we got to sleep in about an hour, although it was daylight savings and it was about the same amount of sleep that we would have gotten but I still felt refreshed. The whole morning was free time until brunch. I spent the whole morning reading a book Zoey lent me called Six of Crows and before I knew it, it was time to go to the movies! We had two options: Peter Rabbit or A Wrinkle in Time. I chose A Wrinkle in Time, it was an ok movie but the book was definitely better. After that the group met back up in the lobby and we headed out for pizza. As we were driving into the parking lot, all the memories from last year came flooding back to me and I remembered the pizza there being some of the best pizza I’ve ever had in my life and it still holds that title today.
-Zoe
Saturday, March 10, 2018
Farm Stay 3: March 10th
I was going to do a blog for 3/7 but nothing that interesting happened on that day. 3/10 was the day of the pancake breakfast. I woke up at about 6:45 that day and I did my morning job; I cared for the animals. After that I went straight to cooking my hashbrowns. I had shredded the potatoes the night before but when I took them out in the morning they were a deep brown color. I had totally forgot that they would get oxidized. I cooked a batch of them and they tasted fine but they just looked awful. So I got frustrated and I ended up shredding new potatoes with Andy (he is our awesome teacher). I made some browns and then Andy made some, and they ended up selling really well.
After that I saw some of my friends and family. Some of my friends that said they would come didn’t, so that was a little disappointing. But my mom and dad were cool, as they always are. My dad ended up saying that my hashbrowns were better than his which was sweet. He also ended up making some with me.
My mom had to leave for some reason, probably for work. But my dad stuck around for another hour. I went into the cashier job which was fun because I got to talk to others and friends and my dad while doing my job. My parents also got me a bunch of snacks which I still haven’t eaten all of them.
Afterwards we had cleanup which was easy and kinda fun, not so much fun to carry the tables around though. Afterwards we had around 3 hours of freetime, so I took a 2 hour solo hike while the others watched a movie. After all that we had a pretty normal day which ended at 10:20.
After that I saw some of my friends and family. Some of my friends that said they would come didn’t, so that was a little disappointing. But my mom and dad were cool, as they always are. My dad ended up saying that my hashbrowns were better than his which was sweet. He also ended up making some with me.
My mom had to leave for some reason, probably for work. But my dad stuck around for another hour. I went into the cashier job which was fun because I got to talk to others and friends and my dad while doing my job. My parents also got me a bunch of snacks which I still haven’t eaten all of them.
Afterwards we had cleanup which was easy and kinda fun, not so much fun to carry the tables around though. Afterwards we had around 3 hours of freetime, so I took a 2 hour solo hike while the others watched a movie. After all that we had a pretty normal day which ended at 10:20.
Naoise
Farm Stay 3: Pancake Breakfast Day!
Today is March 10th, and the Pancake Breakfast! At the beginning of today everyone got up very early, actually by themselves. I’m pretty sure it was because we were all nervous, but everyone got their crafts ready to be sold and the food heated up. When our first customer came into the building I was pretty interested to see if anyone else was coming or was outside the doors, there wasn’t. But at least 5 minutes later lots of people started coming in until it was packed. I could definitely tell everyone was happy to see their family and couldn’t wait to hangout with them.
Everyone on the farmstay that wasn’t on cook crew pretty much went out to take a hike with their family. They all were very happy to talk and hangout with their friends and family. It was also quite amazing that we almost sold out on all of our crafts and food! The pancakes were delicious and the bacon was superb, I think everyone really put in a lot of effort to make the pancake breakfast even happen, and it was really nice for me especially to see my family.
Everyone on the farmstay that wasn’t on cook crew pretty much went out to take a hike with their family. They all were very happy to talk and hangout with their friends and family. It was also quite amazing that we almost sold out on all of our crafts and food! The pancakes were delicious and the bacon was superb, I think everyone really put in a lot of effort to make the pancake breakfast even happen, and it was really nice for me especially to see my family.
-Sonny
Friday, March 9, 2018
Farm Stay 3: Day 12
Today is the day before the pancake breakfast. The materials for my project just arrived yesterday, and my group member and I are rushing to get things done on time. It is always stressful at this time, but I am trying to stay focused and stay positive.
I think that positivity is a big thing that we work on during farmstay. It is very important to stay positive, because especially with a small group, we see each other all the time, and that can be tricky sometimes.
At the urban campus, we are with fifty-plus people everyday, and we are not generally used to having to spend much time with a select number of our peers. I think it is a great experience, however, and I am very glad our school grants us the opportunity to have experiences such as going to the Land School for three weeks at a time.
I think that positivity is a big thing that we work on during farmstay. It is very important to stay positive, because especially with a small group, we see each other all the time, and that can be tricky sometimes.
At the urban campus, we are with fifty-plus people everyday, and we are not generally used to having to spend much time with a select number of our peers. I think it is a great experience, however, and I am very glad our school grants us the opportunity to have experiences such as going to the Land School for three weeks at a time.
-Molly
Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Farm Stay 3: Day 10
March 7th: Day 10
Today at the Land School, everyone is hurrying to finish their micro-eco projects. While some are on top of all of their work, others are falling behind and need to work hard if they want to finish in time. After finishing our farm chores in the morning, we all enjoyed a nice breakfast, and then we worked on our morning math. After math, we had our morning meeting where we discussed headlines in the news, the weather and did our daily journal. After this we all went to work on our occupations.
Today at the Land School, everyone is hurrying to finish their micro-eco projects. While some are on top of all of their work, others are falling behind and need to work hard if they want to finish in time. After finishing our farm chores in the morning, we all enjoyed a nice breakfast, and then we worked on our morning math. After math, we had our morning meeting where we discussed headlines in the news, the weather and did our daily journal. After this we all went to work on our occupations.
My occupation is studying hydroponics, which is the art of growing plants indoors. Today our group headed out to one of our neighbors farms, where we visited their greenhouse and learned about how they run their farm. Our neighbors run a business that you can sign up for where they will deliver fresh vegetables to you every week. This service is called a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture).
After our visit, we had a nice potato and salad lunch, we then had our english class where we had discussion about the books we are reading: Monkey (Journey To The West) and Samurai Shortstop. After this we had PE, physical expression. We all decided to go sledding, so we all walked out to Strawberry Hill, and had fun sliding down the slippery slopes we all headed back to the homestead to work on our Micro-Eco projects. After this we all did our daily jobs and had some free time. Since today was a DIY Dinner, we all cooked our own meals. I decided to make buttermilk pancakes, which turned out well. While the dinner cleanup crew did their work, we all had free time, but most of us did micro-eco work instead. We then had our study hall time, where we could get all of our work done. About and hour and a half later, we had our evening meeting where we go around in a circle and share stories, and talk about what is on the schedule tomorrow. After that we all got ready for bed and went to sleep.
-William
After our visit, we had a nice potato and salad lunch, we then had our english class where we had discussion about the books we are reading: Monkey (Journey To The West) and Samurai Shortstop. After this we had PE, physical expression. We all decided to go sledding, so we all walked out to Strawberry Hill, and had fun sliding down the slippery slopes we all headed back to the homestead to work on our Micro-Eco projects. After this we all did our daily jobs and had some free time. Since today was a DIY Dinner, we all cooked our own meals. I decided to make buttermilk pancakes, which turned out well. While the dinner cleanup crew did their work, we all had free time, but most of us did micro-eco work instead. We then had our study hall time, where we could get all of our work done. About and hour and a half later, we had our evening meeting where we go around in a circle and share stories, and talk about what is on the schedule tomorrow. After that we all got ready for bed and went to sleep.
-William
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Farm Stay 3: Day 9
Today is the 9th day of Farmstay; which means that we’re halfway through this amazing experience. Today, the Junior high was supposed to come up to the Land School for a stewardship visit. Unfortunately, they called to cancel because of a snowstorm. It seemed like the Farmstay students had a lot of mixed feelings about the cancellation. We’re so used to our small community and some of us didn’t want our regular friends to join the mix. A lot of the students proposed that we should have a snow day, because the urban campus had a snow day on Monday. At the evening meeting on Monday night, Katie told us that we could cancel ‘Morning Math’ and sleep in. Everyone was quite excited about that announcement.
Academically, today wasn’t a normal day. The staff decided to give us an ‘optional work period’ which means that we had the whole day to work on whatever we wanted, or do things that were not work. There were also a few other options to work for credit, which is where you can choose to do work around the Land School and get paid for it. The whole day was relaxing and fun at the same time; it was a really nice break from a normal day. A big group of us went sledding on Strawberry Hill and had a blast.
After what is known as the ‘school day’ was over, we did our daily jobs and had some free-time while the dinner crew prepared tacos for Taco Tuesday! We ate a delicious meal and started study hall. After study hall, we finished the day with an evening meeting. Today was a fabulous day, but that’s not saying a lot (every day on Farmstay is fabulous). Even though we may only have 9 days left, we can still be excited for more fun.
-Amelia
Academically, today wasn’t a normal day. The staff decided to give us an ‘optional work period’ which means that we had the whole day to work on whatever we wanted, or do things that were not work. There were also a few other options to work for credit, which is where you can choose to do work around the Land School and get paid for it. The whole day was relaxing and fun at the same time; it was a really nice break from a normal day. A big group of us went sledding on Strawberry Hill and had a blast.
After what is known as the ‘school day’ was over, we did our daily jobs and had some free-time while the dinner crew prepared tacos for Taco Tuesday! We ate a delicious meal and started study hall. After study hall, we finished the day with an evening meeting. Today was a fabulous day, but that’s not saying a lot (every day on Farmstay is fabulous). Even though we may only have 9 days left, we can still be excited for more fun.
-Amelia
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