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In early October, students spent the day doing real farm work -- cooking meals, feeding animals and harvesting vegetables. It was a chance for them to apply what they are learning in school to real life.
Under the guidance of David Frost and Margaret Wilder, and with help from their friends, family and staff, Wooster students also built a shed for a solar water heater, dug a trench for a geothermal heating system for the greenhouse and milled lumber on the sawmill.
It also was a chance for students to harvest what they sowed in the spring, reflecting a growing relationship between the school and the farm.
Every project was met with enjoyment and enthusiasm, school officials said, since many lessons learned at school can be applied to farm work.
The Wooster School is an independent, co-educational college preparatory day school serving students from Fairfield and Westchester counties in grades pre-K through 12.
To learn more, visit the school's website.
The Farm at Holmes is a new addition to the Holmes Camp and Conference Center, which is about an hour north of New York City. The 550-acre camp and conference center is set among forests, lakes, cliffs, trails and wetlands in the hill country of northern Putnam County/southern Dutchess County.
The farm is a fully operational Community Supported Agriculture farm. For more details, visit its website.
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