Today, paparticipants took part in morning chores, which include cooking in the kitchen, gardening, taking care of animals on the southside of the farm (chickens, turkeys, young goats, and pigs), practicing showing with the cows for the Dutchess County Fair (basically a dog show for cows), milking cows, and milking goats.
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| Cow showing chore |
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| Goat milking chores |
After morning chores, the participants reflected on what they felt a proper community entailed. Through this exercise they brainstormed the defining attributes of a modern day society.
Then the students listened to the Green Teens presentation on proper composting procedures. These included a 1:30 ratio of Nitrogen to Carbon, maintaining a damp environment, the organisms needed in a compost pile are Fungi, Bacteria, and Invertibrates, and making sure there is plenty of oxygen by turning the pile.
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| Compost presentations by the Green Teens group |
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| 5 different parts required for composting |
After evening chores and dinner the participants watched the film
Wasteland, which depicted the story of the artist Vik Muniz as he took portraits of the workers in the Rio land fill in Brazil. Following the film they separated into groups and went through other peoples garbage and discussed what waste could have been avoided.
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| Sorted garbage from one group |
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