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From the Daltonian - History Senior Electives Visit Westchester Farm

By Zoe Davidson

On Tuesday, October 18, Yom Fox’s "Thinking Globally Acting Locally" class joined Kevin Slick’s "You Are What You Eat" class to visit Hilltop Hanover, a farm in Westchester. The two senior history electives traveled to the farm to extend conversations about sustainable living and global citizenship beyond the classroom.
According to its course syllabus, You Are What You Eat explores “historical, ethical, scientific, cultural, aesthetic, political and economic forces shaping what we eat,” through the lens of hands-on work in New York City and the surrounding area.

Thinking Globally, Acting Locally interrogates the meaning of service and what it means to be a global citizen. It then applies these principles outside of the classroom, as it did on Tuesday. Molly Shapiro (‘17), a student in the class, reflected, “The trip was very in sync with the class’s mission…and [it] was another way that we were able to learn from what exists in the real world, and not just from packet readings.” For example, Shapiro said, “There are so many environmental buzzwords, such as ‘sustainable’ and ‘organic’, and this farm made those terms seem more real and concrete… We were able to see a sustainable model at work.”

At Hilltop Hanover, the students toured the farm and were joined by House 32, a Dalton kindergarten class, for harvesting vegetables and meeting some of the animals, including cows, goats, and bees. According to Veronica Stewart-Frommer (‘17), the students learned about “small-scale organic farming, environmental stewardship, and sustainable local agriculture.”

Stewart-Frommer shared her favorite parts of the trip, saying, “A highlight of the trip for me was being able to partner with a Dalton kindergartener to pick string beans… We also became very well acquainted with the livestock—I can’t speak for everyone but my favorites of the day were without question the goats.”
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