OUR HONOREE Minkus Family Farms Sun River Health Foundation is proud to be honoring Minkus Family Farms at our upcoming Honoring The Hands event on April 27th for their commitment to agriculture and health. We are so grateful to have partners like Minkus Family Farms who share the belief that we can cultivate good produce […]
The Warwick Area Farmworkers Organization Dulce Esperanza Summer Educational Enrichment Program continued meeting daily during this past week and half with several excellent opportunities for the children enrolled in the program to continue their educational growth over the summer months. Some exciting things that happened during the past week and a half are: Wickham Works […]
On its Sunday; June, 27 2021 show “CBS Sunday Morning” ran a segment entitled “Down on the farm: A shortage of agricultural labor” that took a look at an issue very close to our hearts at the Warwick Area Farmworker Organization. One that is taking place all across the United States of America– a severe […]
Last week the students in the Warwick Area Migrant Committee (WAMC) Summer Enrichment Program spent some time learning about health and the importance of making smart choices, as well as, taking care of yourself. First on Wednesday; August 7, 2019 the HRHC dental hygiene staff came to visit the Summer Enrichment Program to teach the […]
The first week of the Warwick Area Migrant Committee Dulce Esperanza Summer Enrichment Program began on Tuesday, July 2, 2019. Many parents and volunteers helped to finalize the former Pine Island Elementary School building in Pine Island, NY that serves as the Program’s school building ahead of that first day. In total, over eighty five […]
Thank you Claire Gablemann for educating the kids about “Breads of the World” this past week. The WAMC Summer Enrichment Program students enjoyed learning about all the different types of bread found around the world, as well as, sampling each type. The students were taught about the different cultures represented by each bread and learned […]
To celebrate the last days of summer and the final days of this year’s WAMC Summer Enrichment Program the children made cheese on Thursday August 16, 2018. Mary Berrigan made a fresh vegetable dip with vegetables from the WAMC student garden. The children enjoyed learning about nutrition, food science and healthy choices. Everyone loved the […]
This past week the WAMC Summer Enrichment Program students in Mrs. Berrigan’s Horticulture classes continued to learn about plants, agriculture, and participated in hands on Labs in our School Garden. The Horticulture students have been integral to our program. The children learn about the importance of this work, from the beauty of growing flowers, to […]
The WAMC Summer Enrichment Program went on a field trip to the Amity Horse Farm in Warwick, New York last week. The kids love going to the Amity Horse Farm. They have the happiest horses there! Their therapeutic, “Healing with Horses” program helps people suffering from emotional trauma. We are thankful for them integrating their […]
On Monday July 9, 2018, the children of the WAMC Summer Enrichment Program took a class trip to learn about agriculture. The children had a great time heading out on one of the most prestigious Black Dirt farms in Pine Island, NY and in the Hudson Valley– DeBuck’s Sod Farm. Out on the sod farm, […]
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