Monthly Archives: October 2009

The Sixth Grade Kitchen Orientation

By Edible Schoolyard | Published: October 29, 2009
We can truly feel autumn in the air now as the sixth grade math/science classes finish their eight-week introduction to the garden. The students, who will return to the garden in January, will spend the rest of their time before the winter recess exploring the kitchen classroom with their humanities teachers. On their first day [...]
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Beans, Beans, Beans

By Jonah Mossberg | Published: October 23, 2009
This year, we planted more beans than ever before. During our summer program in June, we sowed over 10 varieties of beans with the intention of saving them for seed or using them to make delicious meals in our kitchen classroom. Some of the varieties we grew this year are Scarlet Runner, Cannellini, Anasazi, Gigande, [...]
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Alegria and the Rain

By Sasha Harris-Lovett | Published: October 15, 2009
We had our first real rain of the year this week, an all-out storm that dumped fat droplets of water on us for nearly twenty four hours straight.  The streets in Berkeley flowed with rushing water and the blacktop at King transformed into an enormous shallow wading pool.  The garden, however, loved the rain and [...]
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Harvest, Thresh, Winnow, Repeat…

By Jonah Mossberg | Published: October 8, 2009
Fall is a beautiful time to be in the garden. These days, we are busy trying to harvest all that autumn’s peak brings, as well as cultivate and plan for the winter season. Here at the Edible Schoolyard we grow several different types of grains: in the winter we plant wheat, barley, and oats; in [...]
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2009 ELL Dinner

By Edible Schoolyard | Published: October 2, 2009
On Monday night, members of the Edible Schoolyard and King Middle School staffs hosted a dinner in our kitchen for students in the English Language Learner program and their families. Earlier in the school day, ELL students prepared in class a garden salad of cucumbers, tomatoes, summer squash, bell peppers, and fresh herbs to contribute [...]
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Apple Cider Making

By Sasha Harris-Lovett | Published: October 1, 2009
As the seasons turn and the days start to get shorter, we are enjoying the bounty of ripe fruit and vegetables in the garden. Every year, we like to usher in the autumn with an apple cider making activity. Each 6th grade class gets to make fresh pressed apple cider using a wooden, hand-cranked press. [...]
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