BlogPosts by Amanda Howell
Plant Sale – Spring 2020!
The Green Heart Project is hosting a spring plant sale featuring the vegetables and flowers we grow in our school gardens! We hope you enjoy nurturing these plants in your own homes to feed yourselves and to virtually grow alongside our springtime school gardens. Plants are being sold on a pay what you can scale […]
Tomato Care and Maintenance
TODAY’S LESSON- TOMATO CARE AND MAINTENANCE LESSON CONTENT- In today’s lesson, join Garden Coordinator Rachel to learn about how to care and maintain tomato plants as they grow in your garden! Viewers will learn to: Prevent disease through proper trimming Trim axillary shoots (suckers) to ensure that buds, flowers and fruits receive maximum nutrients Provide […]
Garden Yoga
It’s the end of the week, which means its time to take a deep breath, relax and flow right into the weekend! TODAY’S LESSON- GARDEN YOGA LESSON CONTENT- In today’s lesson, join STEM Educator Emma out in one of our Green Heart gardens for a insect inspired yoga flow. Students will: Practice focus and self […]
Reflecting on Another Year of Green Heart
As we approach our 10th Anniversary Harvest Dinner, we are calling on our Green Heart students past and present to help us reflect on what Green Heart means to you! Step 1- Reflect on Green Heart lessons that you participated in and answer the questions: What is your favorite Green Heart memory? What does Green […]
Posted by Amanda Howell
On April 29, 2020
In Announcements, Education, Green Heart at Home, School Gardens
Pickling
TODAY’S LESSON- Pickling LESSON CONTENT- In today’s lesson, students will join Program Director Amanda to learn how to pickle fresh garden vegetables. Students will: Review a brief history of pickling technology Understand why and how pickling is used to preserve foods List different foods that can be pickled Practice culinary skills including following a recipe, […]
Posted by Amanda Howell
On April 27, 2020
In Cooking, Education, Green Heart at Home, Recipes