Bakery Reflections

Today is bittersweet… There is a vague sense in which I get a little of my life back today. Breaktime and the Bakery are done for the summer, we just returned from our Bakery trip, and today I’m left to process it all. So far today, I’ve intentionally kept myself busy...

Urban Farm – Christian H.

Hi my name is Christian H and what I did this week was harvest potatoes, cleaned the garage, and clipped and peeled garlic. I like harvesting potatoes because you have to dig them up, and it’s like digging for treasure. It brings back an old time vibe from when I was...

Bakery – Challenges and Joys

  Yesterday was tough. Yesterday was good. Yesterday we ended the fifth week of the Breaktime Bakery. By now I expect students to be reading their recipes, using the appropriate measuring cups, and generally knowing that 1 stick of butter is a half cup. When we...

Urban Farm – Ande

My name is Andebrhan Abraha. I am 17 years old and come from Eritrea (in Eastern Africa). I’ve been in America for almost a year, and I am going to be a sophomore at Grand Rapids Christian High School next year. I also go to an Eritrean Orthodox church in Grand...

Urban Farm – Brennan

Hi, my name is Brennan Pascal Persenaire Hogeterp (It’s a doozie I know). I am 16 years old and am in tenth grade at Grand Rapids Christian High School. I am from West Africa where my parents were both missionaries. We moved to America permanently about 3 years ago. I...