| On Sunday, March 6, Stan led the First Day
School on a visit to Triple S Farm on Horseneck Road in Westport. Triple S is a livestock
farm associated with Sylvan Nursery. We met farm manager Darrin and his son Nate at
the large barn. It had a pleasing hay and animal smell with overtones of manure aroma to
it. |
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Darrin Addresses
the Group |
Inside we saw a flock of Rhode
Island Red chickens, many rabbits, very large pigs lying on their sides, a soon to calve
Black Angus cow, and a gigantically huge Black Angus bull that we were glad was chained.
He seemed a little anxious and angry that we were all in his barn, somewhat frightening,
but Darrin told us he is actually quite friendly. (We weren’t sure we believed him.) |
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Rhode Island Reds |
After petting and talking to
all the inside animals we trudged out in the still deep snow to see more livestock.
Livestock meaning that these animals are raised for food.
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Charlotte, Olivia
and Colby in front of the rabbit cage |
| There are over 20 Beefalo and Angus cows,
heifers and calves grazing outside. Darrin told us that when they aren’t eating fresh
grass in the pasture that they are fed corn silage, hay and grain. |
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Mama Beefalo |
The children looked up into
the round silo and asked Darrin why it was empty. He told us that there are now much
easier ways of storing silage, that getting the cut corn up into and out of the tall silo
is very labor intensive.
Our trip ended far too quickly and as we
headed back to Meeting we all hoped that we would be able to return and see some newly
born calves very soon. |
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Frances, Brendon
and Hannah |
Text and photographs courtesy of Stan and Dawn Stopka
Field Trip Participants : Charlotte, Olivia, Colby , Brendon,
Crystal, Hannah, Mariah, Frances, Lily, Emily , chaperone, Many parents
Donation
The American Friends Service Committee responded to the
Allen’s Neck donation for the Tsunami Relief Fund. Our donation included the money
raised by our Young Friends. "Dear Allen’s Neck Friends Meeting, thanks again
for your generous support. We thought you might be interested in this progress
report". The Newsletter is posted in the front entry way. |
Special
Report
On Sunday, April 3 Frances will share her school work
assignment on the life of Susan B. Anthony, well known Quaker Women’s Rights
advocate. |
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