Farm to School Taste Test: Herbal Teasby Mia FinkleWhat are herbs and what can we use them for? In our Farm to School lessons this month, we explored the different uses and benefits of herbs. Students learned that herbs are plants or parts of plants (including the root, stem, leaf, and flower), and that herbs […]
Students Stir-Fry Flavorful Meals
Students Stir-Fry Flavorful Meals by Caroline Crowell Middle-school students participating in Farm to Go wrapped up the last class of a six-week session by preparing a delicious orange and ginger chicken stir-fry. At first, students were somewhat leery of the fact that we were combining citrus fruit with ginger root, and then turning it into […]
American Flatbread Fundraiser
Celebrate the soil and soul of community with Common Roots Join us at American Flatbread Burlington Hearth on April 12 from 5:30 to 10:30. Common Roots receives $3.50 for each large flatbread and $1.75 for each small bread to support the 6 programs of Common Roots. Click here for more info
A Community Member’s Perspective on the SBFM
A Community Member’s Perspective: 2015 South Burlington Farmer’s Market Preview By: Ann Wong on June 05, 2015 Being a student myself, I know how boring weekends can get. By Sunday, my mom will be finished with all of her errands for the weekend, and I’ll have all my homework done. The summer months in Vermont […]
Student Account of March Spinach Lesson: Super-green Spinach Smoothies
Student Account of March Spinach Lesson: Super-green Spinach Smoothies By: Stephanie Cesario on April 26, 2014 By: Melissa Rosowsky, 4th Grader, Rick Marcotte Central School Rick Marcotte Central school went green using fresh and locally grown (in a greenhouse) spinach to make “Super-green Spinach Smoothies”. The kids found out how tiny the spinach seeds were […]
