Post by MIDN 2/C Helena Cheslack
The Naval Academy’s Green Classroom is an extracurricular
activity for midshipmen focused on healthy living and environmentalism. As part
of this vision, the members of the group discuss nutrition as well as the
effects of commercial food on our health and the health of the environment.
Many of the members are vegetarian or vegan, and their
reasons include not only health-consciousness but also respect for animal
rights as well as the impact of farming practices on the environment.
Several members of Green Classroom visited Poplar Springs
Farm Sanctuary in Poolesville, Maryland Oct. 5 for their open house. The
sanctuary takes in neglected or abused farm animals such as pigs, horses,
sheep, goats and chickens. The all-volunteer force cares for the animals and
provides them with a comfortable and loving home.
The midshipmen in Green Classroom enjoyed playing with the
animals and the vegan food at the event. In the future the group hopes to
volunteer on the weekends to help take care of the animals.
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