Tat Soi and Blogging

We harvested and sampled our tat soi and some of our swiss chard today. Students took home bags of tat soi to share with their families. If you’re new to tat soi, it’s similar to spinach so it can be eaten raw or cooked. If cooking, the stems can get a little chewy so some prefer to cut them out prior to cooking as shown above. Either chop the stems finely to add to your saute or stir fry, or compost them.

Students also posted on the blog for the first time today answering one of the following questions:
What have you learned so far about organic gardening and why is it important for the health of our planet?
What have your learned about the importance of recycling or water conservation?
What have your learned about eating healthy and why it is important to your body?

Stay tuned for delicious recipes for using tat soi.

Green Harvest

Our lettuce and arugula were ready to be harvested. The students sampled a lettuce bowl of mixed lettuces and arugula they grew themselves along with organic radishes and carrots, and New Earth Farm Farmer John's red peppers. We offered a Balsamic Vinaigrette and the recipe follows. There were smiling faces all around. The Garden Group members each took a bag of mixed greens home to share with their families.Balsamic Vinaigrette: Shake together in a tightly closed jar 3 T balsamic vinegar, 1 T Dijon mustard, 2 T extra virgin olive oil, 3 T canola oil, 1 T finely chopped fresh basil, salt and freshly ground pepper to taste, pinch of minced fresh garlic. Enjoy!

Nature-Inspired Holiday Turkeys

Our students repurposed pine cones dropped from neighborhood trees into natural holiday decorations in lieu of store-bought. Bringing natural elements into our homes can be calming and reconnect us to nature.