Muddy farm day

Fall is a great time at the farm in Newberg, with lots of beautiful things to look at and yummy ripe things to eat. I hoped to find a good afternoon to take some CE2 students to another mini farm day. Friday's weather looked perfect, and the calendars were free, so we filled out permission slips and hopped in my car for a trip to play in the dirt.

Myanna, Nicole, Ashley and Oscar decided they wanted to earn volunteer hours, so we planned to play and work during our visit. First we took a tour, visiting the sheep and cows and picking and tasting grapes, apples, berries and plums.
Nibble, nibble...
We made Oscar ride on the swing. He's a good sport :)
Then we got to work on our project: pulling rocks from the pond in progress.
We also got to work on our driving/backing skills:
I didn't get many pictures because my hands were muddy, too.
While we hauled rocks, farmer Michael moved dirt with his dozer. Then he asked if anyone wanted to try! Everyone was hesitant at first, but we all did it!!
We went back to work, piling rocks in the middle of the dry pond to create a fish habitat. Then, just for fun, we made mud balls and threw then at the pile, hoping for the best splats. :)

We visited the chickens and ducks, feeding the birds from our hands and collecting 13 fresh eggs from the coops. Before leaving, we picked some fresh corn, broccoli, green beans, bell and hot peppers, cherry tomatoes and flowers to take home.

Our trip to the farm was SO fun! We worked, laughed and learned... the perfect combination! I hope to take more students out again for another awesome Farm Day.

:)

PS - Again, thanks to M&K for always being so willing to share their farm with us!