Middlebury College - Coop - Orchard - Dairy Farm

It is so hot today again.

What is sustainability? We learned about the Middlebury College's effort to integrate sustainability throughout the institution, and visited a Japanese Studies class. In the afternoon, we visited the Middlebury Natural Food Cooperative, Champlain Orchard, where we enjoyed apple cider, and Millborne Farm, not Melbourne Farm, where we tasted a variety of drinkable yogurt.

the State House - Green Restaurant - UVM

We were on the guided tour of the State House in Montpelier.

Paul introduced the Working Landscapes Initiative Bill, finishing with an introduction to the Agency of Agriculture.

We traveled to Burlington for lunch at Green House, Magnolia Bistro, and then walked to the University of Vermont. We enjoyed the campus tour and visited Aiken Hall. Finally we learned about Agroecology.

Maple Syrup Farm

We visited the maple syrup farm. We learned how to make syrup from sap in the sugar house.  The farmer in the photo was showing us how to collect sap from the tree.

(Sunday, 18 March)

State Championship

In the afternoon, some students had a good experience of watching the basketball (girls') State Championship game. Mt. Abe lost the game, but the team did the best.

We found that the way of watching or cheering up their own teams was a little different from ours. People really seemed to enjoy the game.

Potluck lunch

After the orientation in the morning, we had a potluck lunch at Mt. Abe's cafeteria. We enjoyed many different local meals, thanks to host families. Saturday, 17 March

Warm Saturday

It is a beautiful Saturday morning. It is much warmer than I expected. In fact, they say it is unusually warm. We are going to go to the championship basketball game this afternoon, which is really a big event!

Detroit airport

We are at the Detroit airport!
Friday, 16 March