Apple Picking at Tougas Family Farm

Dear Friends of Gefen and Tamar,

Well... we just returned from our annual Sukkot apple picking trip to Tougas Family Farm and, as usual, we had a blast!

Guess how we got to the apple orchard? By hayride! MWJDS students split up among two tractors. Here are a few snapshots of students in line for the hayrides and then on them.

The Tamar class waits to get on their hayride.

MWJDS students on their way to pick apples!

MWJDS students take in the scenery at Tougas Family Farm. 

Cheese!

Once at the apple orchard, each MWJDS student picked six Gala apples from the trees: 5 to take home in a plastic bag and one to eat then and there. It's always fun to pick an apple off a tree and then immediately eat it. Here are some photos of us doing just that!

Mmmm.... fresh apples!

Crunch crunch crunch... Slurp.

As a second treat, MWJDS students each got to pick a pumpkin from the Tougas Family Farm patch to take home. Here are some photos of students with their pumpkins. 

Back at the main entrance, we had lunch as a school. Then students played in the Tougas Family Farm playground with students from other schools. Some MWJDSers visited Tougas Family Farm's petting zoo, where they pet and fed baby goats. 

When it was time to leave Tougas Family Farm at 12:45, students and teachers were exhausted but full and happy! Gefen and Tamar familes, please enjoy your special sukkot apples! And hag sameach to you all!

All The Best, 
Janis and Eliza

PS Here are some more shots from the special day: