What is more Chewonki than writing about the complex metaphor of sheep shearing? The answer is nothing. Therefore, I am going to humor you all and discuss what sheep shearing truly means. Just fifteen minutes ago, I watched as a very talented shearer transformed two balls of hay-covered fleece into a pair of beautiful sheep. …
At home I used to sprint upstairs after dinner so my mom couldn’t ask me to wipe the table or unload the dishwasher, and then I’d get mad when she did. I had a lot to learn about community. Being a member of this little civilization means spending a lot of time cleaning up after …
Though Maine Coast Semester is not in session during the summer, Chewonki’s 25-acre organic farm is a bustling place at this time of year. Crops and livestock are flourishing under the care of Farm Manager Megan Phillips, Assistant Farm Manager Hilary Crowell, and Farm Apprentice Lisa Beneman, who is an alumna of Semester 40. They …
I’m going to be honest, waking up at 6 o’clock in the morning the past nine days hasn’t been the easiest thing. My fellow gordy gals and I are the first cabin to be on farm chores (every cabin will have two weeks to do farm chores throughout the course of the semester). It’s definitely causing …
The sun beats down on my shoulders as I walk out of the barn and down the farm road to collect the dairy cows for milking. The cows and sheep are about as far out on pasture as they can be this weekend. When they are close by it makes milking more convenient, a quick …
It’s been a quiet week at Chewonki, one of the few moments in the year when we don’t have any programs on campus, but there’s still pockets of hustle-and-bustle, most notably the farm and food teams who are in a mad dash against time to pick and process a mountain of fresh ripe tomatoes. “Right …
Even in the best of times, our farm & food team is accustomed to reaching out. For several years we have maintained a relationship with the Midcoast Hunger Prevention Program and other local food banks to ensure the bounty of our farm never goes to waste in between programs, or when seasonal abundance outpaces the …
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