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By SHARON KILPATRICK
Rappahannock Newj Staff Writer
Last Thursday first and second graders from Wakefield Country Day School visited Jordan River Farm.
It was part of the educational program at the farm owned by Miriam Hams and Corey Koral, and it was Scheduled to coincide with the Humane Society of the United States s Farm Animal Awareness Week.
Officials from HSUS were on hand to emphasize the importance of good care of farm animals. Literature for Farm Animal Awareness Week stresses educating consumers to shop for meat that has been humanely raised on organic farms like Jordan River and making children sensitive to the nature of farm animals.
The children took turns learning how to pick up chickens, gather eggs, milk a cow and bottle feed a calf. C Mr. Koral provides several courses at Jordan River Farm as part of the farm’s educational programs. The WCDS tour was a variation of the Basic Homesteading Skills course. Mr, Koral said that the educational programs are growing. Classes come from both public and private schools. The programs are adapted to fit the age level of the children.
Mr. Koral also teaches courses in navigation and model rocketry. The navigation class includes learning how to follow directions and make maps. He said he has found this class unsuited to children younger than eight because they have a hard time
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