Most of our students are familiar with Sport Hill Farm. Each class visits the farm to learn about the organic produce Patti Popp grows and students who attend Farm Camp visit regularly and become an integral part of the farm to fork experience. In kindergarten, we visit the farm at a time of year when few people are thinking about farming to answer the burning question, what does a farmer do in the winter? On our recent visit, we got to meet Patti’s newest addition, a group of adorable piglets! We also fed the chickens and Patti reminded us that for farmers who have animals, every day involves caring for those animals. Even when that means shovelling a path to the hen house to do so! Patti also enjoys crafting so a visit to her lovely store reveals many of her refinished antiques as well as products from other local craftsmen and artisans. There are also lots of good things to eat at the store, even in the winter. We learned about some vegetables that grow during this season and even tried our hand at harvesting brussel sprouts. We all had fun pulling the sprouts from their stalks!