Hey its me i have been back from vermont for 2 days now. We saw and did things you would not think a city kid would do. The thing you have to get ready for when going to a farm is the SMELL.
The farm had alot of animals like cows,calves,pigs,horses,heifer
The cows eat so much hay we had to get some more from the hay loft above the milking cows.
,chicks,chickens,ducks and rabbits.
The cows eat so much hay we had to get some more from the hay loft above the milking cows. The hayloft is located at the top of the barn. For safety reasons we had to yell "timber" so they know to move.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Back in Boston...
Hey it is Shelbbie. The farm was awesome. I did not realize that I spent 5 days without any electronics!
P.S the food there was AWESOME
P.S the food there was AWESOME
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Taking hay from the attic
We have just finished dropping hay from upstairs and we are organizing it.
As you can see the cows are still trying to eat it! -- Jardel
Day 4 on the Farm!
After seeing the farm's cheese being made yesterday, we learned how to make our own cheese.
First you heat raw milk and then you add an enzyme from a calf's stomach and it separates the milk into curds and whey. The enzyme is also what adds flavor later on. Then you cut the curds and press the mixture to separate them. This is what David is doing in the picture. It doesn't really look like or taste like the cheese we eat yet, because it hasn't been aged.
Walking the path to the barn.
They are the people who started this program for city kids 18 years ago!
Chris and Kaitlyn taking turns holding one of the ducks.
The cows eat so much hay we had to get some more from the hay loft above the milking cows.
Raven in the hay loft.
Terrell and Cohen helping the hay we threw down get to the right place in the milking barn.
The hay landing in the milking barn -- the cows are already trying to eat it! -- Jardel
Heading back to our dorm on the path.
After working all week, we played a Jeopardy game to review all of the things we'd learned.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
The goats
Day 3... Chores, Ms. Herzig's Dad, Cheese, and More Chores!
Wake up early for morning chores! Get Clementine's snout in your face!
Bluegrass wants to lick Carlos' pants!
Three different colored eggs from the chicken coop.
This is my favorite heifer Juno. I like her because she is not like the other heifers. She doesn't try to take other cows' food. She's patient and waits for it. -- Raven
We love the cow faces we see every day!
Carlos took a picture of me and Martini. Don't lick my face! -- Jardel
My dad came to meet the students, see the farm, and talk about Vermont and how to play the harmonica. They had heard he could play Rockin' Robin, so he played it for them and gave them a chance to try making notes, too. -- Ms. Herzig
First try at playing the harmonica. -- Jardel
I blew so hard into the harmonica that almost lost my voice. -- Shelbbie
This is when we all tried playing the harmonica to see if people could hit a single note on it. I did well hitting five or six notes at once. -- Cohen
Astronaut!!! This is actually a white suit for cleaning cheese. You have to wear one to keep bacteria away from the cheese. -- Jardel
The cheese wheels were really heavy and you had to get used to the smell, but near the middle you got used to it and you got used to turning the cheese and picking it up. -- Kaitlyn
Peeking through the cheese shelves.
This is when I had to clean a year old cheese wheel. It was smelly, old, wrinkly, but it was still cheese. -- Dean
We had to wash the cheese and this is the way you do it. You have to take a cheese cloth (a rag) and dip it in salt water and then wring it out so it doesn't drip anymore. Then you have to scrub off the top of the cheese, then you have to scrub the sides. Then you have to pull the cheese out so it's peeking out of the shelf so it can air out. -- David
It's kind of tricky to feed the cows because they're trying to get at the food while you're pouring it down. You're lucky if your cow is leaning in the other stall next to it, trying to get another cow's food. -- Kaitlyn
The milk inspector was telling us about the milk and the milk pump. He was pointing at the DHIR card that every cow has. It tells how many pounds of milk they've produced and how many calves the cow has had. Also it tells the cow's score which has to do with how well the cow is producing the milk and if the milk is good. -- Carlos
I brushed Lenore's tail and her hip. People have to do that to clean the cows off because they can't do it themselves. Also, in the winter they grow more hair to keep them warm and in the summer they don't need it. So we brush it to help them get rid of the extra hair. -- Shelbbie
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