Our students were fortunate this month! Eating twice! The 3rd and 4th Grade Garden Club members had a nutrition and cooking lesson from Angela Pena and Natalie Price, Nutrition Specialists from NEOP-LACOE, ABC Unified School District. It was a beautiful day in the Nature Center and Garden, as they learned about legumes - their nutritional value, as well as a little botany. I was proud to hear the students tell Ms. Pena and Ms. Price, how they had planted, grown, harvested and shelled beans themselves, as well as made burritos with them. Because of their science classes, many of them knew about protein and why we need it, as well as the parts of the plant. We're usually so interested in the hands-on aspects of our garden, and observing all the changes in the plants and animals that live there, that we seldom sit and have a lesson. After the lesson, the children made a healthy snack with beans and other vegetables. They all went home with a cookbook as well. Thank you Angela and Natalie, for the snacks and the cookbook, and for giving us more helpful and important information. We'll be seeing them again next month for the lucky 5th and 6th Grade Garden Club students.
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Kathleen IrvineCertified Horticulturist, Artist, Teacher Categories
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