Field Trip to the Farm

Crowding around Pepper for a milking lesson.

Last week, several students from Emily Gray Junior High came to the farm to visit. They got to play with and pet the goats, check out the chickens, ducks and geese, and I gave a brief lesson on milking goats. The girls were mostly squeamish about milking, but the boys couldn't wait to try.

This was an impromptu visit that my oldest son arranged. Most of the 7th graders were away on a larger field trip and the teachers seemed thankful to have an interesting place to bring this group that stayed behind.