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Racey Bingham

Lakeside School: Earth Day with the Première Année

Lakeside School · April 24, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Lakeside School at Black Kettle Farm offers birth – 1st grade (soon to be 2nd grade) education based on the Waldorf philosophy on a working farm in Essex, NY. Earth Day with Première Année The first grade spent the afternoon of Earth Day picking up dêchets and canettes (trash … [Read more...] about Lakeside School: Earth Day with the Première Année

Full and By Farm: Big Projects, Less Sleep

Sara Kurak · June 14, 2012 · Leave a Comment

A largely sleepless week has left all of us dragging in our boots. Haymaking and construction projects have had everyone staying up late. The long days of June force the sleep from our eyes extra early. There are plenty more of both projects in the coming week—sunny days in … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Big Projects, Less Sleep