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Frozen Veggies Anyone?

Last night we experienced a record low in the Dirt to Dinner garden and this morning we woke up to lots of frost on the vegetables. I’m very curious to see how our winter vegetables respond. Man… more →

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Frozen Veggies Anyone?

superprotectivefactor wrote 1 day ago: Last night we experienced a record low in the Dirt to Dinner garden and this morning we woke up to l … more →

Tags: Growing, Learning, Planning, educational garden, frost, frost hardy, frost tolerant, Growing food, growing vegetables

Dark Days Dirt to Dinner Week 1 — 1 comment

superprotectivefactor wrote 2 weeks ago: Big Soup from the Garden The Dark Days of Winter Eat Local Challenge began Sunday, November 15 and g … more →

Tags: cooking, Harvesting, Learning, Planning, Dark Days, full food systems, growing vegetables, Homeschool, kitchen garden

Confounding the Peas

superprotectivefactor wrote 1 month ago: Not the peas we had in mind! A major issue in observation studies is that we often don’t alway … more →

Tags: curriculum, Growing, Learning, Planting, Alaska peas, confounded experiments, Garden Experiments, Growing food, growing vegetables

Dispersing Seeds

superprotectivefactor wrote 1 month ago: Ready to Thresh This week during Open Garden, we collected the bean seeds that have been drying on t … more →

Tags: cooking, curriculum, Growing, Harvesting, Learning, drying beans, full food systems, Growing food, growing vegetables

October 10th, 2009 by Sidney, Kimberly and Marilee

superprotectivefactor wrote 1 month ago: Opening Circle: Mackenzie shared a beautiful, new song with African lyrics. The English lyrics are a … more →

Tags: cooking, curriculum, Learning, Growing food, growing tomato plants, growing vegetables, Homeschool, kitchen garden, school garden

putting the garden to bed...for real — 1 comment

foodieplus4 wrote 1 month ago: When I wrote this post, I thought all was said and done in the garden.  But I never really went out … more →

Tags: Garden, healthy, kids, putting garden to bed, Winter Garden

First Journalist Report — 4 comments

superprotectivefactor wrote 2 months ago: Saturday in the Garden by Talya Klinger Saturday, September 26, was a big day for Dirt to Dinner and … more →

Tags: cooking, curriculum, Growing, Harvesting, Learning, Planning, Amaranth, Growing food, growing vegetables

putting the garden to bed — 2 comments

foodieplus4 wrote 2 months ago: Other than some stubborn herbs, the garden has breathed its final breath of the season. It was a lou … more →

Tags: Garden, healthy, kids, Vegetables, Garden Photos

Peas and Potatoes

superprotectivefactor wrote 2 months ago: Potatoes Looking Done Last weekend at our Open House the kids harvested the last of the All Blue pot … more →

Tags: curriculum, Growing, Learning, Planting, Beets, Cascadia Peas, full food systems, golden beets, Growing Peas

New Level of Vermiculture

superprotectivefactor wrote 2 months ago: Worm Relocation Worms have to eat too. As we discovered in Open Garden Thursday at Dirt to Dinner, i … more →

Tags: curriculum, Learning, full food systems, Growing food, kitchen garden, school garden, seed to table, vermiculture, where food comes from

Inside A Seed

superprotectivefactor wrote 2 months ago: Broad Bean Seed and Almond Nut Today in Open Garden time we dissected Broad Bean seeds and almonds t … more →

Tags: Learning, curriculum, school garden, Homeschool, kitchen garden, where food comes from, seed dissection

Opening the Fall Program

superprotectivefactor wrote 2 months ago: Squirrel o' Lantern Today was the Open House for the new Fall 09 Dirt to Dinner program. We focu … more →

Tags: Planting, Learning, Harvesting, curriculum, school garden, Homeschool, Growing food, kitchen garden, growing vegetables

Fall Starts — 2 comments

superprotectivefactor wrote 3 months ago: I started some new seedlings for the Dirt to Dinner participants to plant in their home gardens, if … more →

Tags: Planting, Learning, Growing, Harvesting, school garden, Homeschool, Growing food, kitchen garden, growing vegetables

The Disappearing Tomatoes

superprotectivefactor wrote 3 months ago: We love fresh tomatoes. Sliced onto a plate with a little salt over them; with mozzarella, a little … more →

Tags: Learning, Harvesting, cooking, school garden, Growing food, kitchen garden, growing vegetables, full food systems, where food comes from

Planting A Vege Patch

haydenwalker wrote 4 months ago: Today I planted a vege patch with my daughter, Frankie. It was a beautiful winter’s day and it … more →

Tags: General, gardening, growing vegetables, Hayden Walker, kids eating veges, spring time gardening

End of the Season

superprotectivefactor wrote 5 months ago: The garden is quiet now that the last session of the Spring 09 Dirt to Dinner project is done. Real- … more →

Tags: Planning, Planting, Learning, Growing, Harvesting, cooking, curriculum, school garden, Homeschool

Finishing Our First Program Season

superprotectivefactor wrote 5 months ago: As Dirt to Dinner Begins I’m cleaning things up around the garden for our final Dirt to Dinner … more →

Tags: Planning, Planting, Learning, Growing, Harvesting, school garden, Homeschool, kitchen garden, growing vegetables

Gardeners Against Grotesque Lawn Ornamentation — 4 comments

Christine Sine wrote 5 months ago: Catie explains the garden to joanne I had not intended to blog about gardening over the summer while … more →

Tags: gardening, Food & dieting, Environment, blogs, lawn ornaments

Food Independence — 1 comment

superprotectivefactor wrote 5 months ago: Return from 4 sq ft devoted to potatoes The Dirt to Dinner project is about creating a little bit of … more →

Tags: Learning, school garden, Homeschool, Growing food, kitchen garden, growing vegetables, full food systems, where food comes from, raised bed gardening


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