123 Farm is an organic farm at Highland Springs Ranch & Inn in Cherry Valley, CA, that has been established since 1854. The farm creates its own organic products, raises livestock, offers school field trips/programs, and hosts several seasonal events. During the Fall season, they offer the Olive Festival and the Pumpkin Patch on selected weekends. The weekends this year were October 18-20 and 25-27. The Olive Festival is an event where the farm celebrates the olive fruit and shares its health benefits. The crop of olives on the farm is harvested in October every year by staff and local volunteers. The olives are pressed the day after harvesting. The farm has over 750 olive … [Read more...] about 123 Farm Olive Festival
Lifestyles: Benefit from knowing personality types
College is a point in one’s life where you choose a career path for the future. However, it’s not always as easy as pointing and saying “I want to be a business owner, so I’m going to be a business major.” A lot of thought may go into choosing a future career, and it can be an anxiety-inducing task for people who are in school. Knowing one’s personal interests and preferences can help a lot in deciding a career. Learning your personality type is a good start! The most prominent personality type test is called the Myers Briggs Type Indicator test (MBTI). The MBTI test is a self-report questionnaire, developed from the personality theories of psychoanalyst Carl Jung, that identifies an … [Read more...] about Lifestyles: Benefit from knowing personality types
How to cope with post graduate anxiety
Being in your final year of college is a bittersweet feeling. You have a little bit of "senioritis" and you're just ready for a new experience. However, you wonder how the "real world" will receive you. You ask yourself, "What can I offer? Do I have enough experience? How am I going to get a job right out of school? Am I even ready to be out of school?" These questions are perfectly normal to have, but they can give you so much stress. This feeling can be labeled as post graduate anxiety. There is a bit of guilt that comes with post graduate anxiety because graduation is a time to celebrate your accomplishments, and at every gathering your family members will ask, "So, what are you … [Read more...] about How to cope with post graduate anxiety