Scarcity and Cider
Scarcity mentality can dominate your life. We live in a world where many resources are limited. Students in our special education programs live in a world where practically everything they need is rationed: Teachers’ time, transportation, summer camps, training opportunities, job internships, fun activities, etc. are always traced to available funding and always at the mercy of the priorities of the educational system.
We wanted the students in Jimmie’s Peer Project class to feel the rhythm of an order where there is enough work for everyone as well as enough food. Read on to discover how apple cider was the key to making this happen!
De-feathering the Nest? Adapting Work on the Farm…
Tripp Family Farm has a free range egg enterprise, powered by a large flock of happy hens. At night the chickens come home to roost in their converted garage and shed which boasts concrete floors, a screen porch, and a store room that protects the precious feed from rodents and raccoons. By morning this posh hotel is dramatically in need of room service.
A Day at Rock Wall Garden
It’s 6:30 am and Derek like a good teenager is still asleep. On a summer morning, my husband and his buddy are hitting the local mountain trails, while I make my escape up the road to the farm where Rock Wall Garden is still asleep in the shadows…