

The easiest way to get kids eating their greens.
Want your kids to eat their greens? The answer is simple, get them engaged with the source of their food by building a school vege bed. These beds are funded by the family organic vege box co-op we help set up at schools. If you are interested in bringing the program to your school go to: www.myorganicschool.com

Conquer your fear of the Artichoke.
So what are you going to do with those artichokes in this week's box? Artichokes are beautiful and aren't actually a vegetable they are the flower of a species of thistle. Lets conquer our fear of the artichoke. Steaming.
1/. Cut off stem and top quarter. 2/. Rinse under cold running water to get rid of debris.
3/. Steam. For 30min, start at the boil and then reduce heat to simmer. 4/.You know its ready when you can easily pull off the petals with tongs.
5/. Drizzle wi


Educating with 'Wonderment.'
BEING IN ‘WONDERMENT’ is a peak educational state for both students and educators. But how do we nurture this state of wonderment? We learned a profound lesson in today’s “Vegetable Propagation” class. When asked how the dissected vegetables know how to shoot roots and grow leaves one smart 7 yo student shouted “DNA”. The real gold was where the discussion went from there. We talked about the miraculous way in which nature fights to survive and flourish. A potato cut in half