Hiya Friends and Neighbors! This week we’re focusing on an extremely versatile vegetable (meaning it can be used in lots of different kinds of dishes) that gives us a LOT of vitamins and minerals and also happens to grow really nicely here in Vermont….its Spinach! What part of the plant is spinach? (is it the […]
Sweet Potato Lesson and Recipe
Farm to School has ended too soon! But we hope to bring the fun right to you, at home. Each week I’ll post a blog including a lesson and a hands-on recipe. It’s hard to be in one place all the time like we have to be right now. We don’t have a daily agenda, […]
Farm to School Cancellation due to COVID-19
Hello South Burlington Families, As of Friday, March 13th, Common Roots Inc. has decided to cancel Farm to School’s remaining 3 months of lessons. I am saddened to share this news, as I would have appreciated the opportunity to close up our year together and say goodbye to all my new friends. However, I am […]
February Farm to School: Color Slaw Recipe
Hello Everyone! This month in Farm to School we are learning how to use clues like color, and plant part (root, stem, leaf, fruit), to understand what food will give our bodies. For example, the leaf’s job for its plant body is to absorb sunlight (a lovely job…) and transform that sunlight into energy, a […]
January Farm to School – Snap Attack Squash
Hello South Burlington Community! January’s Farm to School lesson was focusing on how foods can help you glow, go, and grow! After our herbal medicine lesson in December, this month we’re recognizing foods, as well, for their medicinal qualities. We also focused on cooking tools such as the mortar and pestle, the Japanese powdering bowl, […]
