Visitors from PS 24 come for fun in the coop!

We had an amazing group of 22 3rd graders from PS 24 in Riverdale vist yesterday, meet the hens and enjoy the garden! The kids were great and many faced and conquered their fears! Many had never touched or held a hen in their lives and several took on the challenge! The guests were then treated to pizeelles baked by our amazing volunteer Deb made from some of our eggs! We even had some extra mint for them to take home and enjoy at home! Thanks for visiting! If you want to bring your group, we offer free tours on Tuesday mornings at 11:00 am. Email lily@lilykesselman to sign up your group! We would love to have you!

A visit from Bronx Community Charter School

We hosted a class of second grade students from Bronx Community Charter School last week and had some fun! We have some chicken whisperers in the group! One of the hens fell asleep while she was being held!

This is why we chicken!

Students from the Bronx Community Charter School have visited Brook Park three times and we love them! They are fabulous students busy taking notes, noticing all the great things about the park and spending time with the chickens! Here are a few photos from their visit today! We can't wait for them to come back! I think we have some urban farmers in the bunch!d

Mrs. Piazza's First Grade Class Visits Brook Park Chickens

This morning I was thrilled to meet with Mrs. Piazza's First Grade class for a visit to see our chickens! We met up at school and then walked over to the coop. The school is in Mott Haven, just a few blocks away! We talked about what chickens like to eat and we brought some bok choy and cabbage for our hens and the students took turns feeding them. We also showed off our lovely coop so the kids could see the nesting boxes and the roosts where the hens sleep!

The best surprise awaited us upon our arrival! Two of the hens laid their first eggs! They have been with us for 52 days and we thought we may not see any eggs until the spring but there they are! Thank you to our volunteers that head out to feed and care for our chickens, rain or shine!

Here's a few pics from the day!














If you would like to bring a school group to visit, just email me at lily@lilykesselman.com and we can arrange a visit!