Mid-Fall Season Report

Where has the time gone? It seems like just yesterday I was writing about the heat of late August- early September and commenting on the believed strengths of the new staff. And now, as the second frost of the week is clearing off of the grass and roofs, I am able to look back on the busiest part of the fall season and smile. This fall had some severe ups and downs, but the ups were all in relation to the students and their experiences here, and that is the most important part of the job that I and the rest of the PMOEC instructing staff have done. As we prepare for the coming winter- prepping buildings, getting winter equipment running and digging out our winter gear- this new staff has become seasoned and ready for anything that this ever changing trade can throw at them. And of course, we are busy expanding and changing our programming to meet the desires of current and future clients. We are expanding our farming program with our recently acquired pigs and soon to be acquired chickens. We are enriching our staff and ability to teach with staff days at The Adirondack Museum and collective reflection on what we do. But, most importantly, we are bonding as a community- which will brighten every aspect of the work we do. We can't wait for you to come share it with us.