Our great wall of dairy project

Belgenny Farm: a Historical Journey from Paddock to Plate

Our Great Wall of Dairy Project 2013 Mount Annan Christian College

Our adventure started with an excursion.

We learnt to shear sheep...by hand!

We learnt that Belgenny Farm was an important farm in Australia's history. It helped to develop farming in Australia.

It was owned by John and Elizabeth MacArthur.

Pleas tap the barn!

We learnt how to make butter by using a butter churn. The cream came from the cows on the farm. The handle is turned on the churn until it is thick and yellow. We got to eat the butter we had made on fresh bread.

Please tap the butter churn!

We decided to take what we had learned about our history and show how dairy products are taken from dairy cows, milked by hand, then separated using a milk separator. The cream was put in a butter churn and turned into butter.

We have had fun painting the mural about Belgenny Farm.

In HSIE, we have been learning about important landmarks in Australia. They reflect the country we live in and have an impact on our lives.

We painted the landmarks we had been studying onto the sides of our cows. We now have a herd of beautiful cows.

Please tap the cows!

Our Journey...from farm....to a beautiful plate