Beeswax candles and Muffins Available at Pancake Breakfast

Beeswax Candles by Adhina and Nuria

Muffins for sale by Yonci and Sophia

Pancake Breakfast Poem

By Maria

Pancake breakfast

Amazing pure maple syrup

Neat things

Cooking sausage, pancakes, pure maple syrup

Absolutely delicious

Keep food in the dinning room

Eating sausage

Baking treats

Really good pancakes and pure maple syrup

Eating pancakes with pure maple syrup and sausage

Awesome crafts

Keeping foods and crafts organized

For friends and family

A time with friends and family

Selling crafts and food

Tapping maple trees

Photo Cards For Sale

Our photo cards feature hand-taken photographs of the Land School environment. These are great for birthday cards, thank-you cards, get well cards and anything else you may think of. Welcome and Enjoy!
Yonci and Sophia

Traditional Skills Saturday

Our first Saturday started out with all of us packed into two vans. We were headed to the Traditional Skills Event. The Traditional Skills Event is an event to teach people how to live “once the oil runs out” as Sadie says. There were many different activities that you could attend, but I chose to go to soap making, how to raise your backyard chicken and candle making. I would explain to you what the three activities were about, but the title is pretty explanatory. I really enjoyed all the activities and really wish that I could come next year! 

After I did soap making and how to raise your backyard chickens, it was time to have lunch at the event. For lunch, there was a chili cook off and we all got to pick the best tasting chili. We brought the cornbread. 

After the event, we came back to the homestead to do chores and to cook dinner. For dinner we had spaghetti. We then cleaned up and watched the movie “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” (BEST MOVIE EVER) which is the best movie ever if you could not tell! That is a short (very short) summary of what we did on Saturday!

-Adhina

First Friday

Josie

Today was our first Friday on the Farm Stay. We had our community meeting and lunch with Dave.  We worked on our Micro Economy projects and even had thirty minutes to play lacrosse which turned into no sticks, no ball, all out tackle. We then had our Deep Clean time where we cleaned our designated area VERY well.  We now are enjoying a be-a-utiful sunset while some of us prepare our dinner, which is make-your-own-pizza. Tonight is Gallery Night and I am excited to see everyone’s talents. I am also going to perform and I can’t wait!

            Today was very fun and cannot wait for tomorrow!

Maple Tapping

by Charlie

Today was our first day of maple sugaring. I personally truly enjoyed this process. First we had a lesson on how to tap into the maple trees correctly, then we had a lesson on why the maple sugaring works, then finally we went out and actually worked on tapping the trees. We split into groups of three; I went into a group with Yonci and Sophia. Luckily we had the privilege to use the electric drill, which enabled us to go about twice as fast as our peers who had to use hand drills. 

Maple Tapping Photos

Walking out to the sugarbush.

Andy explaining opposite braches of maple trees.

Taste test.