Oops we made BUTTER!

On Tuesday in our Cooking Class, our All Stars learned a valuable lesson that mistakes can sometimes lead to even better discoveries. One of the cooking teams was making Banana Pudding and when they whipped the whipping cream, well, they did a very thorough job of...

Sleds and Salads

Lyndale All Stars visited the West Side Youth Farm’s greenhouse last week to check out the new hydroponics system. Loads of lettuce are coming out of the greenhouse this winter for our classes and dinners, and this was a chance for All Stars to sow some seeds...

Pasta!

All Stars in Frogtown made a guest appearance in the kitchen at St Paul College.  Chef Dan and the culinary arts students taught All Stars about fresh pasta.  All Stars brought some new ideas to traditional pasta shapes, and topped their pastas with tomato sauce and...

Pizza Night!

                    How do All Stars entertain themselves in the dead of winter? Baking pizza and juggling garlic, of course!...

Cookies, Cookies, Cookies!

On Friday and Saturday, we got our Cooking Class, All Stars and LEAD back together to host our annual Hawthorne Cookie Bake! We made 8 different varieties of cookies and had a ton of reconnecting before winter break.  

Greenhouse Party and Mini-Field Trip

To celebrate our final greenhouse class of the fall the Youth Farmers decided we should have a party.  With music, decorations, dancing, courtyard soccer, gummy worms, and guests, we celebrated the past seasons accomplishments.  This fall there was a lot of be proud...