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Farm to School Partnership

By Eliza, Audun, and Faith.

We are 7th graders at Spring Grove School. We went to Nettle Valley Farm several Wednesday mornings until lunch. The class went to Nettle Valley Farm, owned by Dayna Burtness, to learn more about farm life and what Dayna did for a living with her husband and some hired help. Running a farm is like owning a company. Our class learned about how Dayna cares for all her animals. Our class learned how she grows pastures for her pigs. We also had three main teachers accompany us: Ms. Elton, Mrs. Lile, and Ms. Rainey. Mrs. Mienertz also did some of the planning and teaching. This was the first year of the Farm Partnership. The teachers will continue this partnership with a new batch of 7th graders next year.