Monthly Archives: February 2010

The Art of Grafting Apple Trees

By Sasha Harris-Lovett | Published: February 25, 2010
One part cloning, one part surgery, and one part fruit production: grafting apple trees is an irresistible combination for our sixth grade students in the garden.  This is the second year we have had grafting classes with students, and our success last year at making viable apple trees inspired to us to order more root [...]
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Good Things Come to Those Who Wait

By Edible Schoolyard | Published: February 18, 2010
On rare occasions, our class schedule allows us to see the same group of students on two consecutive days. This was the case this week with Ms. Rathwell’s ELL core – a mixed class of 6th, 7th, and 8th graders who are learning English as a second, third, or sixth language! On Wednesday, each table [...]
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Maki Sushi

By Monica Linzner | Published: February 10, 2010
This week, the seventh graders continued to hone their kitchen skills by paring, peeling, slicing, and chopping various garden vegetables to create our version of maki sushi.  We prepared garden radishes, daikon sprouts, carrots, sushi rice, avocado, and tamago (a traditional Japanese egg dish cooked on the griddle). These ingredients were put in bowls in [...]
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EcoFarm Conference

By Sasha Harris-Lovett | Published: February 3, 2010
As the thickest part of winter rolls around, the garden staff gets excited about the Ecological Farming Conference in Monterey.  Amidst pouring rain, raging winds, and the occasional lull in the weather accented by rainbows, the garden teachers attended this year’s conference, entitled “EcoFarm: Where the Future is Planted.”  The conference is an excellent opportunity [...]
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