Farm Friends, Brighton Academy!

To celebrate our wedding anniversary, we spent the day with a herd of super-fun 1st and 2nd grade kiddos, sharing with them what we love most - the farm! Teacher Chanel Brown of Brighton Academy and a handful of awesome parents chaperoned 16 kids as they ditched class to learn a about organic garden principles, the importance of honey bees, medicinal herbs and seed saving.  There were baby chicks too ogle at, nursing piglets to giggle at, muddy sows to ponder and a shady creek to practice rock throwing.

 We were joyfully surprised at how much the children already knew about why organic practices are best for people and the planet.  When asked why pesticides and herbicides are bad choices, we heard answers of "it's bad for the plants and the earth", "it will make us sick", "it hurts the bees."  Our youngest farm friends are on their path to making a better planet already as awareness is the first step for change.

Brighton Academy is a private school in Grants Pass that encourages children to "learn from their inner-promptings and natural curiosity and to approach school with joyful expectations, open-minded inquiry, and a spirit of adventure."  We chose this school for our daughter for these principles and around every corner have been impressed with the teacher's dedication and willingness to uphold these guidelines.



At Brighton, they have shown their commitment to helping children learn about organics through their own organic school garden.  Each week students work in their garden with Ms. Cheryl and even harvest salad greens for the school's lunches.  In the science room at school they have their own bee hive to learn from.  We look to the school's leadership to continue exploring opportunities to teach students environmental responsibility.  To learn more about why we love our farm friends at Brighton Academy, click here.