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The Chocolate Chip Cookie Challenge

Posted March 29, 2011

Although we frequently focus on cooking fresh vegetables and whole grains here at Edible Schoolyard, we also recognize that desserts have their proper place. This past week, in preparation for the 7th graders’ infamous Iron Chef competition, we gave the students a basic chocolate chip recipe and challenged them to work together as a group to make additions, substitutions, and adaptations to the classic cookie.

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Three Sisters Empanadas

Posted March 23, 2011

Who are the infamous three sisters? Are they a singing trio or perhaps a high-flying acrobatic troupe? As any student at King Middle School can inform you, the three sisters are beans, corn and squash – known for their compatibility both in the garden and on the plate. In our garden the three sisters can be found in the sprawling bed just past the compost piles.  The corn forms a natural trellis that supports the beans as they climb upward winding their tendrils around the sturdy corn stalks. The beans plants are nitrogen fixers creating a rich soil mix perfect for the squash to thrive.

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Go Goats Go!

Posted March 8, 2011

Over the years, the Edible Schoolyard has been visited by a collection of famed individuals including Prince Charles, Mister Rogers, Sandor Katz, and Jake Gyllenhaal. This week a new celebrity pranced proudly through the garden, attracting stares of admiration and inciting shrieks of joy from King students and staff alike. Our latest visitor will likely be remembered in the garden hall of fame as the most miniature yet most popular guest of all time.

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The Rainy Day Worm Lesson

Posted March 2, 2011

We’ve just had a real cold snap for the San Francisco Bay Area, with snow falling in areas that haven’t seen the stuff in decades. With storm after storm hitting the West Coast, sometimes garden classes get rained out. Not only is it cold and unpleasant to be outside for an hour and a half, it can also be challenging to find enough tasks to do in the rain, what with the soil being completely water-logged.

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