My tomatillos are ripening, and it’s almost time to make some garden-fresh tomatillo salsa!! Salsa made from tomatillos is usually called salsa verde, or green salsa, and is a staple of Mexican cooking. Having a husband who is a Mexican chef, I’ll send you to his blog for an AMAZING salsa verde recipe made for…
Category: From Garden to table
All that fresh basil!
Now that my basil plant has taken off, it’s getting quite huge and is about to go into flower. To keep basil tasting it’s best, it must be harvested often. You want to prevent it from going into flower, since it sends all of its sugars (energy) into the flowers in order to produce seeds….
Garden flavored water
Now that the heat is upon us, I love making flavored waters for a refreshing drink. They are super easy to make, even with the youngest of students. And best of all, most kids really love them, even though they are not sweet like juices or sodas. When I worked with kids, we…
Learning through Scavenger Hunts
One of my all-time favorite activities to create is the scavenger hunt. There are so many ways to use a scavenger hunt as a tool of exploratory learning in the garden. I’ve used scavenger hunts to: Teach students to recognize the plants in their garden plots (ex: find the cucumber plant, find the carrot plant,…
Kale Chips (yum!)
YUMMMMmmm… one of my favorite aspects of gardening with children is their excitement at tasting the vegetables. Since they have had a part in growing and harvesting the vegetables, kids are much more excited to taste the fruits (or vegetables) of their labor. This recipe is a great way to introduce kids to kale, a…
Garden at School 