Gardening and Farming

The children have been learning to hear and feel Mother Earth's messages during gardening.  All the garden parents have been working hard every Friday to tend the land and give it form so the children can experience adults using their hands for good deeds.  Megan led them in movement exercises where they feel themselves as seeds growing towards the sun and the Earth as plants until they lighten up and decompose into resting soil.  They sowed seed, placed stones, dug out unwanted roots, loosened soil in their hands, and covered the seeds with a blanket of straw.  We try to present the garden parents with gifts from time to time to show gratitude.  Come on down on Fridays to help out, if you'd like to get your garden on!

We've also begun caring for the chickens.  Feeding, watering, checking for pests, gathering eggs will be a regular chore.  We turn the compost, as well.  Farmer Jeff will often mentor a few children at a time in his fields.