Our LEAD “Meetings” have been a ton of fun this fall. This past Monday we made red and purple sauerkraut, cut up a bunch of hot peppers to throw in the now well-stocked freezer and made some yummy watermelon juice with our plethora of...
Today, the 4th graders at Nellie Stone Johnson accepted a giant responsibility of taking care of NSJ’s herbs over the winter. They learned about the grow lab lights and how to properly use them. It was easy for them to recall their garden skills from their 3rd...
In Hawthorne on each Wednesday afternoon this summer, youth farmers, LEAD and staff would distribute produce to our elders at North Oaks Residence on the St. Olaf Community Campus. (Yes, where SOCC farm gets its name.) This fall, we are continuing our Wednesday...
Our last week of program has been a blast! We’re such a tight crew of Youth Farmers that we’ve been doing “World Seeds” instead of our usual World formation. That’s where we just gather all together and check-in to get ready for our day...
Today in Hawthorne the Art and Culinary Focus groups combined their awesome skills to make and decorate Watermelon Cake! First you cut away the rind of the watermelon then you top it with icing and fruit. YUM! After learning how to change a flat, the Biking group was...
Why not? Last week we sold some of our beets and basil to Izzy’s Ice Cream Cafe. Our All Stars harvested the 48 pounds of beets needed for their Berry Beet ice cream and we all harvested the 2 pounds of basil needed for their Basil ice cream. Of course that...
