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<div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT color=#000000><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'"><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Celebrate Earth Day with the Montessori Middle School of Cape Cod (MMSCC) and Coonamessett Farm on <STRONG>Sunday, April 19 </STRONG>from <STRONG>11 AM to 3 PM</STRONG> at Coonamessett Farm in Falmouth.<SPAN> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 3.75pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">On April 22, 1970, 20 million people across America celebrated the first Earth Day and now it is celebrated annually around the globe.<SPAN> </SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN>The students from the Monte
ssori Middle School of Cape Cod and the staff of Coonamessett Farm <STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal">have planned a variety of activities which celebrate our planet and Earth Day here on Cape Cod. <SPAN> </SPAN>The Earth Day activities at Coonamessett Farm will focus on local food production and energy conservation and include games and crafts for children.</SPAN></STRONG></FONT></FONT></SPAN></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 3.75pt"><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color=#000000><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal">tours of the farm’s hydroponic projects with instructions on making your own system</SPAN></STRONG></FONT></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 3.75pt"><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color=#000000><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal">tips and demonstrations for going ‘green’ at school, work, and home</SPAN></STRONG></FONT></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><I><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'">A Crude Awakening—The Oil Crash</SPAN></I><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'"> by Basil Gelpke (Noon)</SPAN></FONT></div>
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<div><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><I><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'">The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak</SPAN></I><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'"> <I>Oil</I> (2 PM)</SPAN></FONT></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'"><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color=#000000>For more information, please visit </FONT><A href="http://www.coonamessettfarm.com/" target=_blank rel=nofollow><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color=#800080>www.coonamessettfarm.com</FONT></A><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color=#000000>, or email </FONT><A href="mailto:cfarm@capecod.net" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:cfarm@capecod.net"><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color=#0000ff>cfarm@capecod.net</FONT></A><FONT face="aria l, helvetica, sans-serif" color=#000000> or email Joanne M. Jarzobski at </FONT><A href="mailto:jjarzobski@capecodmontessori.org" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:jjarzobski@capecodmontessori.org"><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color=#0000ff>jjarzobski@capecodmontessori.org</FONT></A><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color=#000000>.</FONT></SPAN></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'"><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The<B> Montessori Middle School of Cape Cod</B>, in collaboration with Coonamessett Farm, provides a program of rigorous academics and <I>experiential</I> learning. The combination of Dr. Maria Montessori's philosophy and the unique location of the school help to foster personal growth, responsibility, and self-confidence. The farm setting and its surrounding environment allows students to study topics beyond the classroom and learn through experience. Students gain a respect for the environment=2
0and a true sense of their place in the world with this opportunity to directly apply their academic studies in land-based projects including agriculture, animal husbandry, and boat building. Students gain the skills, the education, the unique experience, and the confidence they need to become successful in high school and beyond. <SPAN> </SPAN></FONT><A href="http://www.capecodmontessori.org/" target=_blank rel=nofollow><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color=#800080>http://www.capecodmontessori.org</FONT></A></SPAN></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><B><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'"><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Coonamessett Farm</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'"><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> is a twenty-acre farming and research enterprise located on Cape Cod in Massachusetts, USA.
The operation is organized in three Divisions: Agricultural Production, Research, and Consulting. Coonamessett Farm has been serving public- and private-sector clients locally and globally since 1989.<SPAN> </SPAN>Coonamessett Farm is dedicated to the responsible stewardship and maintenance of the biodiversity of our planet. Our purpose is the development and transfer of appropriate technology in support of farming and fishing communities that are environmentally sound and compatible with a sustainable future.</FONT> <A href="http://www.coonamessettfarm.com/" target=_blank rel=nofollow><FONT color=#800080>http://www.coonamessettfarm.com/</FONT></A></SPAN></FONT></div>
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