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Hampton Cove
Elementary School student Brianna Mitchell churns butter in the Chandler
House at Burritt on the Mountain.
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Different Line of Work
Mazikowski
has been at the museum since the farm animals were brought in about four
years ago.
"I
was on the committee to acquire the animals," said Mazikowski.
"Once the museum had the animals, they needed someone to help take
care of them, so I stayed."
Mazikowski
got involved with the committee through her former career as a
hairdresser. One of her clients had a cousin who was working with the
museum to obtain the animals. Mazikowski had owned a wide variety of
animals for more than 20 years so she decided to get involved. And the
rest, as they say, is history.
The
goal of the program is to teach visitors about agriculture, in
particular where their food comes from.
"I
want the public to know where life comes from, where food comes from,
what farmers do," said Mazikowski. "I want kids to know that
milk doesn’t come from the grocery store and that eggs aren’t a
dairy product simply because they’re found in the dairy case." In
order to help make that point, the museum has begun selling fresh eggs
from its barnyard.
Mazikowski
noted the museum is working on its Grade A dairy rating so it can begin
to sell cheeses and milk. |
