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De La Salle students help clean the Dairy Barn.
9/30/11 – Reading, VT – The De La Salle School took its annual trip with its fifth graders to Spring Brook Farm in Reading,VT. Sponsored by Farms for City Kids. This week-long experience on a working dairy farm elicited comments like the following:
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“I liked feeding the calf.”
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“It was fun selling stuff at the Farmer’s Market.”
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“The goats were friendly.”
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“I had never milked a cow before.”
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“It was tough to catch the chickens.”
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“I learned how to make cheese.”
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“Cleaning out the dairy barn was hard work.”
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“The heifer listened to me and I don’t speak cow.”
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Students picking farm fresh apples.
Accompanied by two teachers, the young men grew in responsibility, worked as a team, applied math and writing skills, and bonded as a class. The eighteen De La Salle students have a shared experience that will last a lifetime! The school staff and administration would like to give special thanks to the benefactors of the Farms for City Kids Program who made the opportunity possbile.