2016 Manning Senior Farm Trip
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As If I Didn't Love Enough Animals Already...
by Adina Habib Learning about the animals on the farm was like a dream come true. With riding the horses, shearing the sheep and many other fun activities, this might have well been the best week of my life! We learned how much work farmers have to dedicate into the animals and caring for them. We also got to learn about other things like how to put hay into the haynets, but also how to throw the hay down from the hayloft! When we were throwing to hay from the hayloft, the donkeys started to eat it! Naturally, they were very upset when we tried to take it from them and started “hee-hawing.” There were three donkeys, and of course, I had a favorite. Her name was Maggie. She was my favorite because whenever I hugged her she would put her head on my shoulder! The farm changed how I thought about donkeys. At first I thought (and I am probably not the only one) that donkeys were gross and dirty creatures. But now I know that they, too, are loving caring creatures. |
Cows at East Hill Farm
by Becca Lapham Our class, the 5th grade Manning Seniors, went to a farm in New Hampshire for a week and worked, learned, slept, and ate there. One thing we did was milk the cow (Callie) and feed the baby cow (Tula) with Callie’s milk (below). Doing this changed my view on milk and buying milk, etc. My family gets milk from a farm, but I never really thought about how much work goes into it. The farmers also taught us about milking machines, which are mechanical and milk the cow themselves, but even with that, it takes a lot of work putting the mlk machine on and setting it and the cow up. This changed my view because it helped me recognize the work that goes into it. This made me recognize and appreciate the work that goes into the milk that we drink. |
