The trips were haphazard, though, with no real long-term objective. The idea of inviting children and youth came later. All we had was our house and an idea that kids could come out here to have direct contact with farming for a day or two. We knew that most city kids don't know what it's like to feed a goat or milk a cow. By coming out here, they can do these things.
Country life ceases to be an abstraction.
While establishing Seed as an association, she applied to Britain's Kindersley Foundation for money to convert the stable into a hall. Queries to the French Foundation for Poland, the Regional Environmental Center for Eastern and Central Europe, the Soros Foundation, and Warsaw's Children and Youth Fund brought other money. Soon, the Stratenwerths were able to accommodate up to 50 children at a time and outfit the bakery for visitors to prepare their own bread. Making a Lasting Impression Upon returning to Kutno, Andruszewicz's class set up a photographic exhibit of wheat and bread production for students in other schools. Schools from Warsaw and Plock have made similar exhibits and organized their own theater productions with ecological themes.