There are so many things that our students love about the Nature Center and Garden. But, I think that their favorite would be anything to do with actually eating things. I mean really?! What would YOU rather do? Pull weeds and spread manure, or eat deliciousness that you helped to grow and harvest?! This month we made burritos with the lima and runner beans that we planted, tended and harvested last year. The beans were shelled by our Garden Helpers, then I cooked them with things from the Garden - onion, garlic, and thyme. We ate them with other things growing now - lettuce, cilantro, avocado, and lemon - okay, so we have no fruit yet on the avocado and lemon, they came from the grocery store with the tortillas, but we will someday! Of course after a tasty snack like that, you would be thirsty. Our students harvested Toyon berries from the Nature Center. Simmered and mashed, with sweetener added (a little honey is nice!), they make a wonderful, slightly tart, berry-ish beverage. Eaten raw, they're bland. In between preparing and eating, the Garden Club made Valentines, or did a little garden work.
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Kathleen IrvineCertified Horticulturist, Artist, Teacher Categories
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