Today was a great day for farming! As usual we woke up early, had a snack and began the morning farm chores.
The Blue Team: worked in the cheese house today, washing the wheels of Tarantaise. They thought the outfits they had to wear were pretty funny and they all took lots of pictures. While washing the cheese the students have to wear coveralls, hair nets and special boots.
The Grey Team: worked in the small animal barn today, they cleaned up after the calves, fed them special formula called "Milk Replacer", grain and water. They also fed the pigs, the goats and collected eggs from the chicken coop.
The Gold Team: worked in the dairy barn, tried milking "Benni"but she wasn't having any of that! So they switched to "Jeenan" who is a sweet, calm cow. After milking the cow and tasting the milk the quote of the day was "it tastes like milk".
After morning chores all the students, teachers and farm staff picked apples to make apple cider. We collected them from the orchard and put them in crates and wheelbarrows to bring to the cider press.
It was hard to press the cider after awhile but it was well worth it. We all enjoyed the cider at lunch. We heard that the cider tasted like "heaven in a cup".
After lunch we went for a long hike to the Sugar Shack on the farm and learned about the process and history of making maple syrup.
Right now the students are playing "Farm Idol" and making up songs about the farm. The winning team gets dessert first!
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