Wiscasset Primary School is fortunate to have an amazing resource right next door — the Morris Farm. The farm was saved from development in 1994 and has been a working farm with educational ties to our school and the community ever since. The farm has 50 acres of farmland and 10 acres of woods; and luckily for us, it also has the WPS School Garden.

In early November, all 207 students visited Morris Farm to learn about the vegetables that were planted last spring from the resident expert, Farmer John. Just walking distance away is our outdoor classroom where we all had an opportunity to ask questions about the farm, our vegetables and how we will harvest them.

Using iPads and video cameras, our fourth grade crew, with Mrs. McCue’s assistance, documented the day for us to enjoy.

Potatoes

We started digging in the dirt to find the potatoes. We could use tools or our hands. If we used a tool, we were careful to not cut into the potato. We found many potatoes and there were a lot of sizes. When we found a potato, we put it in the bucket. It was a lot of fun.

The weather was a little cool and wet. We learned why farmers work hard to get all their vegetables in before winter comes. All students at WPS worked in the gardens on this day. Some children picked carrots, some picked squash and gourds. No matter what we picked, we all had a great time learning about the farm.

Thank you to Farmer John for sharing his time with us. We learned a lot and can’t wait to come back in the spring to plant our seeds for next fall. The project was filmed and written by students the fourth grade at Wiscasset Primary School: Johnathan, Nathan, Ellery, Amy and Connor. Supervision and technical support was provided by Mrs. McCue.