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May Update from the Farm: How we are Responding to the COVID-19 Challenge
ByKimberly Kneeland May 4, 2020May 4, 2020

May 2020 Written by Executive Director, Archie McIntyre When I last wrote over a month ago, the impacts of Coronavirus pandemic were just starting to hit home. With all the uncertainty, we were scrambling to craft doomsday budgets and try to figure out our path forward. All of the shutdowns and uncertainty still exist and...

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Heading into spring while making plans for the unknown
ByKimberly Kneeland March 23, 2020

A message from Executive Director, Archie McIntyre - March 23 2020 Dear Friends of Wright-Locke Farm, On behalf of all of us at Wright-Locke Farm, we hope that you and your family are staying safe and healthy. I wanted to write to you, our supporters, to let you know what we are doing at the...

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Ice Harvesting – Turning Back Time at WLF
ByKimberly Kneeland February 10, 2020February 10, 2020

Written by Community Engagement Manager, Kim Kneeland Since itΓÇÖs been more icy and wintery recently, we figured it would be appropriate to shine a light on one of the key historical assets we have at the farm - the ΓÇ£Ice HouseΓÇ¥ and the industry behind it. The ice harvesting industry began in the early 1800s...

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The Values of Forest-Based Learning
ByKimberly Kneeland January 20, 2020

January 2020 Written by Director of Education, Erika Gorgenyi and Youth Programs Manager, Jack Wright ΓÇ£One...thumb.ΓÇ¥ Take one, big, deep breath. In through your nose and then let it out through you mouth. ΓÇ£Two...shoe.ΓÇ¥ Feel your feet, firmly planted on the ground beneath you. ΓÇ£Three...see.ΓÇ¥ Look around and notice 3 things that you can see....

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Leaving in the Blink of an Eye with Gratitude
ByKimberly Kneeland November 4, 2019January 13, 2020

By 2019 Field Assistant, Tori Dahl Seven months can feel like an eternity or the blink of an eye. In the damp coldness of April, digging out raspberries, wearing ΓÇ£full kitΓÇ¥ rain gear, and cleaning to prepare for the season, it seemed that this season would flow like the prior. But soon enough, farmersΓÇÖ markets...

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An Educator’s Experience at WLF
ByKimberly Kneeland September 9, 2019August 29, 2025

September 2019 Written by Youth Programs Manager, Jack Wright ┬¡Hi! For those of you that I haven't met yet, I'm Jack, the new Youth Programs Manager! At the end of this past May, I joined the Wright-Locke Team and jumped right into our summer education programs. It's been an incredible experience for me as an...

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