Barrington Farm School

COMPOST PROGRAM THIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM TEACHES THE PROCESSES OF COLLECTING FOOD SCRAPES FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY TO CREATE ORGANIC FERTILIZER FOR THE FARM FOOD SAFETY REGULATIONS ARE FOLLOWED WITH VEGETABLE AND FRUIT FOOD SCRAPS COMBINED WITH LEAVES WOOD CHIPS AND SAW DUST TO BE TURNED OVER FREQUENTLY WITH TEMPERATURES MONITORED FOR A COMPLETE PROCESS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ON DIVERTING FOOD SCRAPS TO LANDFILL AND CREATING A VALUABLE RESOURCE USED TO REGENERATE SOIL ON THE FARM VOLUNTEERS---47 REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES ON THE FARM-VOLUNTEER PROGRAM THIS VOLUNTEER PROGRAM HELPS TO ASSIST THE FARMER IN ALL ASPECTS OF REGENERATIVE FARMING PRACTICES FROM SEEDING PLANTING MAINTENANCE WATERING WEEDING HARVESTING AND FARM STAND MARKETING EACH TASK IS AN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE TO LEARN HOW OUR FOOD IS GROWN USING REGENERATIVE SOIL MANAGEMENT ADDRESSING ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE GROWING PRACTICES WITHOUT CHEMICALS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING GOOD STEWARDS TO THE LAND CREATING BIODIVERSITY IN NATIVE PLANTINGS VOLUNTEERS150 THIS ACCOUNTS FOR ALL VOLUNTEERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR INCLUDING GROUPS SUCH AS NHS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DAY OF CARING DASSAULT SYSTEMS COMPANY HS ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP GIRLSCOUTS SCHOOL GROUPS AND FIELD TRIPS LOCAL ELEMENTARY STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN FARMING TASKS THAT TEACH REGENERATIVE FARM PRACTICES INCLUDING COMPOSTING PLANTING AND SEEDING THIS HANDS-ON ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IS AN INVALUABLE LESSON IN FARMING AND BEING GOOD STEWARDS TO THE LAND STUDENTS INVOLVED----175 STUDENTS INVOLVED FROM KINDERGARTEN TO 8TH GRADE INCLUDING SPECIAL NEEDS HIGH SCHOOL GROUPS ALSO