Our Folks & The Environmental Food Team Field Trips
During our local high school’s Spring Break we brought together the Our Folks intergenerational program with The Environmental Food Team to go on a couple of field trips and get to know each other. The groups met at Phillipse Manor Hall for a tour of the historic site and also took a bus trip to The Cloisters, the branch of the Metropolitan Museum devoted to the art and architecture of medieval Europe. Located on four acres overlooking the Hudson River in northern Manhattan’s Fort Tryon Park, the building incorporates elements from five medieval French cloisters.
The Our Folks Team from Riverside High School have been working since last summer to make needed repairs in the homes of older adults in the community. During these projects, the seniors and the youth get to know each other and socialize, helping to bridge the gap between generations. The Environmental Food Team is another group of older adults in the community who take classes at Phillpse Manor Hall once a week with Groundwork’s Curt Collier where they learn about the history of food and current issues surrounding nutrition and agriculture. Now that The EFT has been introduced to Our Folks students, they are also interested in signing up for Our Folks projects.
