Eagle Scout Raises Fence, Spirits at Hilltop Hanover Farm
“Our chickens are a vital part of our Children’s Environmental Education program,” Sarbin said. “We had to build extra fencing.” Not just any fencing, but post and rail that matched the traditional style that came with the 18th-century farmhouse. Jack took charge, managing a crew of Eagle Scouts and drawing the rapt attention of the school’s students who watched the work progress.
Today beautiful post and rail fencing surrounds the chicken and the children at Hilltop Hanover Farm. Jack added deer fencing to make it impermeable but visually open, so there’s a sense of safety and freedom. Barbara Sarbin is thrilled with the outcome. The Eagle Scout said: “This is definitely something I’ll look back on as one of my greatest moments as a Scout.” Read the article
Harlem Children's Zone visits Glynwood Farm as part of Earth School-to-Farm programs
School-to-Farm Program Spreads Word
This is a lovely article about the current work of Something Good in the World in conjunction with Glynwood Farm, Kitchawan Farm, and Faraway Farm Alpacas, in addition to Hilltop Hanover Farm. We have been the fortunate recipients of several grants from local foundations in the past few weeks, which are going to make our Earth School-to-Farm programs, which are free for children from high needs school districts, even more possible in 2012!
Thank you to Brian Howard for the great writing, and thanks to all the fabulous Farms above, and to the Alpern Family Foundation, the DeVito Foundation, the Dannon Company, Child Advocacy 360, and all those who have collaborated with SGITW and supported our nonprofit, charitable organization in 2011! We could not have done it without you! Read the article
article correction: Linsay Cochran of Kitchawan Farm provided consulting services at the Hayden House students' garden
Something Good in the World Blog is Launched!
This blog is an attempt to gather some of the stories, the successes, the mistakes, and the humor of creating one's own Earth School for children. Read the blog!
Ossining's Kitchawan Farms Gets New Children's Program
Ossining's Kitchawan Farm will be home to a new nutrition and sustainable agriculture program for school children.
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Rock the Bike!
At SGITW's Energy of Youth Concert, teenagers performed and raised enough funds to purchase a "Bike Blender" from "Rock the Bike" (http://www.rockthebike.com/about/). Every year, the Blue Star Youth Movement members make delicious organic fruit smoothies for Something Good in the World's Holiday Craft Fair, and this year, anyone who wanted a smoothie had to ride the bike blender to make their own! This video features Blue Star member Violet Kravitz on the bike.
Hilltop Students Tap into Sweet Nature
"It's more savory, more complex," the 10-year-old from Croton-on-Hudson said in not-so-10-year-old terms. "Instead of putting preservatives in your body, this is all-natural." Nicholas spoke from firsthand knowledge as his class at the Something Good in the World school tapped a half-dozen sugar maples at the county-owned Hilltop Hanover Farm on a recent morning.
Mar 10, 2011, Front cover of the "Yorktown and Cortlandt Express."
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Kids Get a Taste of Farm Life at Hilltop
"The Hayden children don't take many field trips, but this one has proved to be among the most popular", teacher Grace DiChiaro said. "A lot of these children have never experienced something like this". View the article with the picture
Lakeland Copper Beech Middle School Students Visit Hilltop Hanover Farm
On November 18th, Mrs. Spano and Ms. Connors’ 7th grade classes visited Hilltop Hanover Farm. The trip was part of an investigation in sustainability and eating local, healthy foods. Students harvested vegetables and made a soup, some of which went to a soup kitchen in Peekskill. Instructors at Hilltop introduced students to energy saving ideas like the pedal-a-watt bicycle, a water pumping seesaw and a green roof on the chicken coop. We were able to bring home turnips from the farm which students participating in Farm Fresh Fridays used in preparing a hearty fish stew.
Thursday, November 23, 2010 Click here to watch the video
Cool and Green Cooking in Season
at Hilltop Hanover Farm
Yorktown farm partners with Something Good in the World to bring cooking classes to the community Click here to read the article
Scout's Eagle Project Bridges Gap
at Hilltop Hanover Farm
This great article appeared in the Journal News about the new Wetland Pond boardwalk, designed and built by Dave Gershgorn as his Eagle Scout project. This walkway has added beautifully to the Children's Peaceful Garden at Hilltop Hanover Farm, making our Wetland Garden more accessible and safer for children, while fitting right in with our philosophy of reusing materials to go "from trash to treasure." Click here to read the article
Global Run Project
See the latest video about Earth School and the Global Run Project!
A Vision of Sustainable Living and Organic Agriculture
Watch a short video about the Harlem Children's Zone (Promise Academy 2) students' seasonal Earth School visits to Hilltop Hanover Farm
Journal News Article
Harlem students harvest lessons on Yorktown farm
Something Good in the World's Earth School's Farm-to-School program at Hilltop Hanover Farm. The purpose is to partner with schools by bringing students to the farm for several repeat visits so they can learn about where their food comes from, how it grows and how it gets to their plates. Read the article: page 1, page 2
Something Good in the World's Educational Programs at Hilltop Hanover Farm
Watch a great video of our very popular Earth School for Families workshops, "Animals in Winter," featuring wilderness expert Vince Walsh.
Lakeland Copper Beech Middle School visits Hilltop Hanover Farm
Children from the Lakeland Copper Beech Middle School Visit the Hilltop Hanover Farm with Ms. Connor's Consumer Studies class where they learned about sustainability. You can view a video at the following site: CLICK HERE.
Kleenex Free Earth School!
This Greenpeace video put together by students at the Earth School, located at the Hilltop Hanover Farm Children’s Environmental Education Center in upstate New York.
They have removed Kleenex from their school!
Journal News Article "Music for Families" - Lunar New Year and Chinese Cultural Celebration
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"Kid-Powered": Turning a County-Owned Farm into an Earth School
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Cycling Power to Help Chickens
Students learn life skills on the farm
Kids Harness Seesaw Power
Irrigation project uses playground device for vegetable garden...
May 1, 2008 - Article in Journal News by Brian Howard
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NYC Kids Have A Day At Farm
Students from the Bronx Charter school pick radishes...
May 31, 2008 - Article in Journal News by Brian Howard
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Abigail Washburn in concert - March 30, 2007
SGITW in partnership with the Homeland Children’s Foundation helps raise money for Chinese orphanges in benefit concert.
Download Flyer - To read the full details
Download MP3 - To hear a live sample of the event
Youth Movement - August 2006
A documentary about the first Youth Movement performance will be shown on Peekskill Channel 15 (channel 96 without a cable box) on the following dates, at 9:00 PM each day:
Saturday, July 30; August 6, 13, and 20
For previews of the documentary, please visit this page.
Download PDF poster of this event.
View an article about this event printed in the Westchester Journal News.