Every season in our education fields and garden is an opportunity for learning, both for students and staff. There was even more skill building and data gathering this year and it was our first full cycle maintaining one of our field with no tillage. This involved a lot more forethought and time in prepping
The focus of Wavecrest's Field Studies in spring is "production and reproduction". This means we have been spending a lot of time snuggling baby goats and learning about pollination. This rotation, we decided to focus specifically on flowers and insects on the farm and in the garden. We have learned about the "three P's" (pollinators,
I've never been a fan of cilantro, let's just throw that out there before we get started with this recipe. It is a common belief that the aversion to cilantro is genetically passed down to us from our ancestors, and I know for a fact that my grandmother hates cilantro. But I have decided to
In Michael Pollan’s In Defense of Food, he entreats us to, “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” These instructions are so simple, even a 3rd grader can apply them to their own eating habits. In the fields of Live Earth Farm 3rd grader Olivia learned to plant, harvest and build a well proportioned plate