Posts tagged ediblegardensla
How I love the fall garden.
Making herb satchels with the sixth graders as part of their study on medieval times. We are using plant dyes to dye the fabric and then making satchels for them to wear around their necks.
Thank you to ohtoliveonafarm for the photograph.
School gardens. I teach edible gardening at three schools in Los Angeles, grades pre k - 6. I love watching the light go on inside the students as they begin to make the connection between garden and table. The first classes focus on soil and how soil is the most important part of starting a garden. We talk about how if the soil isn’t filled with rich nutrients, our plants will not flourish. We spend lots of time working in the soil, hands arms and all. We then plant the first tender seedlings, in this case peas.
The fig tree is dripping with fruit. Ripe, soft, dark figs hang from everywhere. They are delicious but, there are so many. What to do? Donate to a local food pantry. Ample Harvest is an extraordinary organization that helps you do just that. Gardeners with a surplus of fruit and vegetables can get those foods to families in need by giving them to local food pantries. Please click the photo above to learn more.
The apples are coming. I don’t know which I like better, eating them straight from the tree or baking them in a crostata. Click on the photo above for one of my favorite Apple Crostata recipes.
