News from the Rural Campus
Summer highlights:
Our summer was eventful as always.
The weather was like a roller coaster, starting the summer
cool and wet and about 2 weeks behind, and then seemingly overnight the extreme
heat hit. Then August and Early September have been beautiful, seasonable
weather. Except for some mid-summer dry spells, there was enough rain all
summer, and sometimes too much. The effects on the garden were to go from a
slow start to an explosion of growth. The explosion of growth also included the
weeds, which are as numerous as ever this year.
Our summer programs were fully enrolled, with 5 weeks of
Junior High Apprenticeships and our most-ever Elementary 2 Campers. The Garlic
Fest was well attended and much enjoyed, despite the rain. There were a record
number of Great Gatherings at the rural campus this summer – see other blog
posts for photos and stories from those events.
Our Summer Intern, Anne Nichols, proved to be a great hire,
bringing great energy, enthusiasm, and ideas to the farm. She will be extending
her stay, and raising some organic chickens to sell to the LCS community. Look
for more info on those birds.
The end of the summer saw the departure of Katy Hunt, who
served at the Land School for two years. We’ll miss you Katy and good luck with
your next adventure! We also welcomed Kate Flick, who will be Lake Country’s
new Environmental Education Specialist. She’ll live here at the rural campus,
but advise the whole school. Welcome Kate!
Market this Thursday. There will be a produce market this
Thursday at LCS from 4 to 6 pm, and every Thursday until the end of October.
There are many items available to non-members of the CSA. So please stop by and
shop and socialize. All Lake Country community members are encouraged to come out
to help on Thursdays with the harvest, whether they have a share in the CSA or
not. Call or email to schedule your day!
This coming week we are hosting Great River School’s A2
students for their annual fall visit. Their whole 9th and 10th
Grades will be here doing innumerable projects. We always look forward to seeing their incredible staff and students.
We are also Hosting Classes E (Wednesday) and C (Friday) for
their annual orientation visits. They will be harvesting pumpkins for the Harvest Fest!
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