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August 05, 2008
EPA, Meet Pie Ranch!
In early July, 48 students from Eastside College Preparatory School in East Palo Alto joined us for two days on the Ranch. Soon to enter their freshman year of high school, the youth had time to get to know each other, take part in farm work, prepare meals, and make pie, of course! Nancy & farm apprentices, Caleb, Sky, Dede, and Forest led the group through different farm activities including harvesting Sonora wheat, ripe red strawberries, and tasty ollalieberries, milking goats, collecting eggs, cleaning out the old horse barn, and weeding the hedgerow. Groups of four students at a time helped the cooking instructor extraordinaire, Megan Hanson, prepare nutritious & delicious meals, which included various combinations of ingredients harvested from the farm.
Along with their farming & cooking experiences, the students engaged in team-building activities, hikes up to the overlook of Año Nuevo island, writing reflective letters to themselves, and exploring the elephant seal habitat at Año Nuevo State Reserve.
Words shared at the closing circle included “inspiring,” “hopeful,” “exhausting,” “yummy,” and “poppin’!” One student said that he’d never get bored on the farm with all there is to do.
We look forward to sharing more pie with Eastside students in the years to come.
Posted by Pie Ranch at August 5, 2008 12:35 AM
