How's the Water?

Mountain Laurel Montessori Farm School 9th year Biology students investigate the water quality of the school's pond.  

The students used a kick-net to collect samples of aquatic macroinvertebrates.  We found damselfly and dragonfly nymphs and even a mayfly nymph!  Mayfly nymphs will only live in very high quality water with lots of dissolved oxygen.

This aquatic study is part of a species inventory the students are undertaking of the entire property to determine the level of biological diversity of the farm.

Warrenton Green Drinks Comes to the Farm School

Mountain Laurel Montessori Farm School hosted the monthly Warrenton Green Drinks event on Wednesday, September 16th. Green Drinks is a national organization that meets monthly for informal social events where people working on, or interested in, environmental issues can gather and network. Narmada Winery served their delicious wine and talked about their philosophy, and many representatives of the upcoming Rappahannock Farm Tour previewed the events they have planned for the 26th and 27th of September.

It was a lively and interesting evening. We were proud to show off the Farm School.