A farm who brings the sweet to the bitter

Shannon Dane stands besides the Bittersweet Farms mission statement. (PHO245 Photos by TJ Barney)

One of the crafts made.

     As a class we moved together towards our final group project, which took us to Bittersweet Farms. Their farm is a program made to help people with autism.  They provide autistic people with jobs and a means to live.  Part of the reason we covered Bittersweet Farms is because they are at risk for losing government aid.
     My experience taught me more about autism and though's who have it.  I believe the government should be looking to help these types of places more instead of putting them on the chopping block. Bittersweet has a wonderful staff who understands how to work with autistic people, and that gives them a comfortable environment to live more 'normal' lives.
     The staff were all friendly and very happy to help.  It was insightful being able to talk and listen to different autistic people.  I enjoyed meeting everyone.
     We as a class had different jobs to do like photographers, videographers and writers.  Working in a group like this was a great experience to have.  After putting all our hard work together, we created an electronic magazine that will be linked right after the final touches to the magazine are added.
     I had an overall positive experience with the project and I highly enjoyed the job I had in the creation of the magazine.  I only wish we had more time to spend on the farm and dig deeper into the story.

Beth Meyers works to make glass crafts.