New Yorkers trade city life for chores on Thompson's Station farm.

Three Manhattan residents took part in a YouTube game show, Cashtronaut, filmed at Whispering Willows Farm in Thompson's Station; the winner received $10,000 and the production donated $5,000 to the farm.

A YouTube game show called Cashtronaut brought three New Yorkers to Whispering Willows Farm in Thompson's Station to complete a series of farm-based challenges. The show is tied to Atlas: Earth, a mobile metaverse game whose creators wanted entertaining content that could mobilize their community and offer cash rewards. The farm is co-owned by Jen Wilson, a research scientist who, with her husband, uses the property to support foster children and to teach practical skills. The episode concluded with a grand prize and a donation to the farm, and the producers said the series will next run a challenge at a Seattle public school. Key details: - Cashtronaut is a YouTube game show produced by the creators of the Atlas: Earth mobile metaverse game. - Filming took place at Whispering Willows Farm in Thompson's Station. - Three Manhattan-based contestants — a DoorDash driver, a fashion designer and a lifestyle content creator — competed. - Challenges included milking a cow in below-freezing temperatures, searching a potato field, navigating a tractor obstacle course, and a final farm race with an egg relay, mud crawl, lassoing, and leading a sheep. - Courtney Moore, the lifestyle content creator, won the $10,000 grand prize. - The production donated $5,000 to the farm; co-owner Jen Wilson described plans for a learning barn and uses the farm as a therapeutic and educational space for foster children. Summary: The episode mixed hands-on farm challenges with a goal of entertaining and educating viewers while giving back to the host community. The next challenge is planned at a public school in Seattle, where the producers say the school can earn up to $20,000 through the event.