TOUR STOP 5: VOLANTE FARMS

October 20: Rainy day in Needham made much brigher by two more fantastic stops on the Zo Much More "𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁-𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱itude Tour " today.

First up, an incredible Needham landmark, Volante Farms! Given the choice between Disney World & Volante Farms, Zoe would pick Volante Farms 100 times out of 100! In fact, she'd pick Volante Farms over just about any destination. Apples have long been a mainstay of Zoe's diet and Volante's is her number one source for them plus she loves so many other things they sell. She has convinced her Dad to take her there pretty much every Saturday for years and let's just say, she is never 'just browsing". Truthfully, we've used Volante Farms over the years to practice Zoe managing her impulsivity and to develop appropriate shopping skills. Like Zo Much More, Volante Farms is a family-owned and operated business although they've been in business roughly 100 years longer than we've been around. They are notoriously generous and supportive of individuals with disabilities and the community in general. 

The green and gold in the pens & bracelets Zoe made were intended to play off the Volante Farms 100 logo and she chose to include beads for all the products to represent some of the many things they sell and she loves to purchase there. Taking the tour picture in front of the apples was a natural. Thank you, Volante Farms!

(In case you missed it: While the specifics of Zoe's Post-22 life are still a work in progress, we wanted to use these last few weeks in her beyond awesome Needham High School Post-Graduate Program to thank the many local places in Needham that have served as her community classroom to help her develop important life and social skills as she graduates into her role as a productive adult member of this community. Zoe is stopping by several local establishments, accompanied by her super-dedicated NHS Post-Grad support, delivering sample Zo Much More products that she made and customized for each place uniquely inspired by her interactions with them.)