The Crowden 8th grade took a field trip today to the Jelly Belly factory and Marshall's Farm, home of the Flying Bee Ranch. The Jelly Belly factory displayed it's industrial candy making power with an interesting array of candy making and packaging machines, which we viewed from an overhead walk way. In contrast, the bee farm was all the more fascinating in that almost no machinery is used (only a centrifuge to spin the honey out of the combs), relying mostly on the bees and their amazing ability to turn anything that blooms into honey. More photos here.
