Farm Day 5



 5-12-23

After a big breakfast we set out on the farm to work. We had a big goal in mind of finishing the Christmas tree farm and we completed it! We finished up our planting and had a big rush of satisfaction after completing a large task we were challenged with. We met back up with Trask and he led us to our next challenge. We followed him in the mule behind the tractor around the property. We arrived at a road block and we set out on foot on our journey up the mountain. We walked a long ways on unpaved trail, bushwhacking our way through. We reached the site at the top of the mountain and worked our way down mapping the new trail we will clear. We pinned the location so we can return in future days.We will begin mapping the trail to find the grove of maple trees. The sweet taste of maple syrup was in our minds as an end goal for the farm. We then headed back for lunch and off to school for sports! We were excited to find out that our new best friend (puppy Lily) would be joining us on campus again. We got some good puppy love after our hard work.

Today hrs: 4 hrs

Total Hours: 24.5






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