This week we planned how we are going to start building our garden. The first step was to document the sunlight hours in the area where we want to grow. I took pictures of the garden from 9 am to 5 pm, every hour, to see where the sunsets. A garden needs at least eight…
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I found fresh papaya for this week’s snack at the local supermarket. A real find! The children scooped the papaya seeds off, peeled and chopped the fruit, spread shredded coconut, and squeezed a few lime juice drops into it—a super simple, super easy snack to make. The children had never tasted papaya before, so they…
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This week we started getting tropical and made a mango strawberry mint smoothie. The ingredients: Organic mango chunks, fresh organic strawberries, fresh mint from our herb garden, oat milk, and dates. The kids liked it so much, they asked me to make it again! #StJohns #St.John’s
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Spring is here! The children have been asking to prepare recipes with fruits, so here is our first attempt of the season. #St.Johns St.John’s
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Last’s week snack was such a success, this week I wanted to introduce another fruit and mix it with greens and nuts. #St.Johns #St.John’s
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Children use heirloom tomatoes, tofu, and St. John’s Recreation Center’s garden organic basil to prepare this healthy snack. They were introduced to some new concepts: Local food and food in season, as opposed to food that is processed Kitchen gardens in Brooklyn (and how soon we will start our own community-garden) Organic vegetables versus produced…
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GARDEN KITCHEN LAB 