Every year the students of St. Paul's do many ministries. This past April the 3rd and 4th graders went to Shepard's Corner, a farm run by the Dominican Sisters of the Spring. This farm is located not far from us and it is surrounded by commerce and neighborhoods. It is a refreshing site as you drive down the road. The sisters with the help of one man do all the work organically.
http://www.shepherdscorner.org/
This is their barn a very large and beautiful building.
Josue' and mom arrived early on a drizzly morning. We were prepared to plant and clean out the muck in the pens of sheep, chickens, turkey, ducks and clean out the non native plants that are choking the Ohio native wild flowers. Josue' with his gloves and ready to go. Our greeter was this beautiful llama.
Josue' wanted it to spit, however the llama was very well behaved. Josue' and his fellow classmates were taught how to plant onions, cabbage, lettuce, radishes and many other vegetables.
We saw such great cooperation between the grades and students.
Even cleaning the water pans.
The sisters taught us the differences between wild "garlic muster" and the good plants.
The sisters also teach weaving and spinning. They use their own sheep for the wool! Mom was in heaven...She says she will be going to visit the farm and spin with the sisters once school starts again.
These are the homes that surround the farm.
Our hostess. They baked the cookies and muffins that the children ate after a cold rainy morning of doing the chores.
Afterwards, boys will be boys...playing king on the mountain and the girls walking around taking in everything around the barn.
It was a great way to spend a wet spring morning.
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