Lakeside School at Black Kettle Farm offers birth – 1st grade Waldorf Education on a working farm in Essex, NY. Each week our Office Manager, Kathleen Morse, writes on the Lakeside school and community and Waldorf Education through her perspective from the office window. View … [Read more...] about Lakeside School: Children Interact across Ages
Archives for November 2012
Autumn Meditation
By all accounts, it has been an especially colorful Autumn in the Adirondacks, an opinion that was not lost on Producer Derek Muirden, who spent just two hours one morning last week in the woods behind his house to enjoy the awesome pallet of Autumn. (Borderless North) Muirden's … [Read more...] about Autumn Meditation
Full and By Farm: Late Fall
The first truly cold weather of the season sent us in search of properly drained hoses and scrambling to get a few more tender crops inside. We've left behind the brassicas and hearty greens of late fall, transitioning more fully into root cellar foods. There will still be … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Late Fall
Essex Farm: Storm Safe
Enjoy this Essex Farm Note from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm, in Essex, NY! For the non-local readers who follow news from here, we were barely brushed by the tail of Hurricane Sandy. Thanks for all the notes of concern. All animals and buildings are fine. Good thing, too, … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Storm Safe
Getting to Know Birds of Prey
Recently I attended a special event at the Whallonsburg Grange presented by the Adirondack Wildlife Refuge and Rehabilitation Center in which I got a close look at several local fascinating birds of prey! Wendy Hall and her assistants from the wildlife refuge brought several … [Read more...] about Getting to Know Birds of Prey