Live Free Learn Free Blog » Jourdan-Bachman Pioneer Farms <title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/wp-content/themes/thirteen/style.css" type="text/css" media="screen" /> <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="RSS 2.0" href="http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/feed/" /> <link rel="alternate" type="text/xml" title="RSS .92" href="http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/feed/rss/" /> <link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" title="Atom 0.3" href="http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/feed/atom/" /> <link rel="pingback" href="http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/xmlrpc.php" /> <style type="text/css"> </style> <link rel='archives' title='August 2007' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2007/08/' /> <link rel='archives' title='July 2007' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2007/07/' /> <link rel='archives' title='June 2007' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2007/06/' /> <link rel='archives' title='April 2007' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2007/04/' /> <link rel='archives' title='March 2007' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2007/03/' /> <link rel='archives' title='January 2007' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2007/01/' /> <link rel='archives' title='December 2006' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2006/12/' /> <link rel='archives' title='November 2006' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2006/11/' /> <link rel='archives' title='October 2006' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2006/10/' /> <link rel='archives' title='September 2006' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2006/09/' /> <link rel='archives' title='August 2006' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2006/08/' /> <link rel='archives' title='July 2006' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2006/07/' /> <link rel='archives' title='June 2006' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2006/06/' /> <link rel='archives' title='May 2006' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2006/05/' /> <link rel='archives' title='April 2006' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2006/04/' /> <link rel='archives' title='March 2006' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2006/03/' /> <link rel='archives' title='February 2006' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2006/02/' /> <link rel='archives' title='January 2006' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2006/01/' /> <link rel='archives' title='December 2005' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2005/12/' /> <link rel='archives' title='November 2005' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2005/11/' /> <link rel='archives' title='October 2005' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2005/10/' /> <link rel='archives' title='September 2005' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2005/09/' /> <link rel='archives' title='August 2005' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2005/08/' /> <link rel='archives' title='July 2005' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2005/07/' /> <link rel='archives' title='June 2005' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2005/06/' /> <link rel='archives' title='May 2005' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2005/05/' /> <link rel='archives' title='April 2005' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2005/04/' /> <link rel='archives' title='March 2005' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2005/03/' /> <link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" title="RSD" href="http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/xmlrpc.php?rsd" /> </head> <body> <div id="headwrapper"> <div id="header"> <h1 id="title"><a href="http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog">Live Free Learn Free Blog</a></h1> </div> </div> <div id="wrapper"> <div id="content"> <div class="post" id="post-182"> <h2 class="posttitle"><a href="http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2006/09/13/jourdan-bachman-pioneer-farm/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to Jourdan-Bachman Pioneer Farms">Jourdan-Bachman Pioneer Farms</a></h2> <p class="postdate"> September 13th, 2006 at 8:07 pm (<a href="http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/category/unschooling-life/" title="View all posts in Unschooling Life" rel="category tag">Unschooling Life</a>) </p> <div class="postentry"> <p>Kenzie and I just returned from a full day of blacksmithing, butter churning, woodworking, bread baking, hay tossing, and general, all-around fun - an unschooling history buff’s dream come true! The local 100-acre living pioneer farm put on its annual homeschooling day, and we had a blast! Tons of kids and their families, lots of things to watch/do/look at, and the freedom to take it all in at our leisure.</p> <p>Kenzie was most fascinated by the woodworker and stood entranced for a long, long time. We first watched him explain and demonstrate a <a target="_blank" href="http://www.tooltimer.com/barnes2.html">Barnes Velocipede scroll saw</a> (basically a cycle-powered scroll saw):</p> <p><img id="image179" alt="scroll saw.jpg" src="http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/scroll%20saw.jpg" /></p> <p>These sold for $18 in the late 1800s, when a farmer’s yearly net profit might have been $20-$25. So, they almost certainly didn’t use one at the farm we visited, but we enjoyed learning about them, nonetheless.</p> <p>Kenzie also fell in love with the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.memorialhall.mass.edu/activities/media.jsp?itemid=7283&img=0">shaving horse</a>, the tool the woodworker sat on to hold the wood in place while he used a drawknife. Very cool, indeed. We stayed at his building for quite a while, especially since the ever-morphing pile of hay, the pitchfork and the wooden hayrake were just inside.</p> <p>We also spent quite a lot of time petting the donkeys, talking to the chickens, and snorting with the pigs. Oh, and trying our darnedest to walk on some rather tall wooden stilts. We strayed off the paths several times to check out the woods, the lake, and some abandoned buildings. We ended the day tired, covered in stickers and slightly sunburned - but happy. Kenzie’s pockets were filled with shells and rocks, his mouth was filled with rock candy, and he was clutching a cloth bag bulging with hand-picked marbles. I’d say a day well spent. Oh, how I wish the camera hadn’t broken - humph! Since it did, here are a few photos of the farm I found online:</p> <p><img alt="farm pic 3.jpg" id="image183" src="http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/farm%20pic%203.jpg" /></p> <p><img id="image181" alt="farm pic 2.jpg" src="http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/farm%20pic%202.jpg" /></p> <p><img id="image180" alt="Farm pic 1.jpg" src="http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/Farm%20pic%201.jpg" /> </p> </div> </div>  <h3 id="comments">2 Comments</h3> <ol id="commentlist"> <li id="comment-141"> <h4 class="commentauthor"><a href='http://paradisefound.homeschooljournal.net/' rel='external nofollow'>Kris</a> said,</h4> <p class="commentdate"> September 26, 2006 at <a href="#comment-141" title="Permanent link to this comment">9:13 pm</a> </p> <p>If Kenzie is interested in woodworking, he might really enjoy operating a pump drill. My kids *loved* this when they were younger. We made one ourselves from wood, but I also devised one for my colonial book out of more common household items like cardboard and shoelaces. It’s surprisingly sturdy. There’s an image of it up on the book’s Amazon page, here: <a href='http://www.amazon.com/Colonial-America-Projects-Build-Yourself/dp/0977129403/ref=pd_ecc_rvi_3/104-6209826-9413564?ie=UTF8' rel='nofollow'>http://www.amazon.com/Colonial-America-Projects-Build-Yourself/dp/0977129403/ref=pd_ecc_rvi_3/104-6209826-9413564?ie=UTF8</a> </p> </li> <li id="comment-150"> <h4 class="commentauthor"><a href='http://www.xanga.com/freeformlife' rel='external nofollow'>Dar</a> said,</h4> <p class="commentdate"> October 7, 2006 at <a href="#comment-150" title="Permanent link to this comment">10:31 am</a> </p> <p>When Rain was 8 and 9 she was a junior volunteer at Ardenwood Hisotic Farm in California… it was a really great experience. Maybe the farm near you has a similar program, if you think Kenzie might be interested… </p> </li> </ol> <h3 id="postcomment">Post a Comment</h3> <form action="http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/wp-comments-post.php" method="post" id="commentform"> <p> <input type="text" name="author" id="author" value="" size="28" tabindex="1" /> <label for="author">Name (required)</label> </p> <p> <input type="text" name="email" id="email" value="" size="28" tabindex="2" /> <label for="email">E-mail (required)</label> </p> <p> <input type="text" name="url" id="url" value="" size="28" tabindex="3" /> <label for="url"><abbr title="Uniform Resource Identifier">URI</abbr></label> </p> <p> <textarea name="comment" id="comment" cols="60" rows="8" tabindex="4"></textarea> </p> <p> <input name="submit" type="submit" id="submit" class="submit" tabindex="5" value="Submit Comment" /> <input type="hidden" name="comment_post_ID" value="182" /> </p> </form> </div> <div id="sidebar"> <ul> <li id="meta"> <h2>Meta</h2> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/wp-login.php">Login</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/feed/" title="Syndicate this site using RSS">Entries <abbr title="Really Simple Syndication">RSS</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/comments/feed/" title="The latest comments to all posts in RSS">Comments <abbr title="Really Simple Syndication">RSS</abbr></a></li> </ul> </li> <li id="search"> <form method="get" id="searchform" action="/blog/index.php"> <p> <input type="text" value="" name="s" id="s" /> <input type="submit" id="searchsubmit" class="submit" value="Search" /> </p> </form> </li> </ul> </div> <div id="footer"> <p> <a href="http://wordpress.org" title="Powered by Wordpress, state-of-the-art semantic personal publishing platform.">Powered by Wordpress</a> · Design by <a href="http://beccary.com" title="Theme designed by Beccary">Beccary</a> and <a href="http://weblogs.us" title="Theme sponsored by Weblogs.us">Weblogs.us</a> · <a href="http://validator.w3.org/check/referer" title="This page validates as XHTML 1.0 Transitional"><abbr title="eXtensible HyperText Markup Language">XHTML</abbr></a> · <a href="http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/check/referer" title="This page validates as CSS"><abbr title="Cascading Style Sheets">CSS</abbr></a> </p> </div> </div>  <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript"> var sc_project=605365; var sc_invisible=1; var sc_partition=4; var sc_security="d224bf47"; </script> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="http://www.statcounter.com/counter/counter.js"></script><noscript><a href="http://www.statcounter.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://c5.statcounter.com/counter.php?sc_project=605365&java=0&security=d224bf47&invisible=1" alt="free stats" border="0"></a> </noscript>  </body> </html>