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| L to R: Jordyn, Emma (in pink), Kathy (Master Gardener), McKenzie, Matt, Jacob, Lisa, Henry (zucchini head ;) and Megan. (Click on any photo to enlarge) |
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| Megan with Master Gardener Kathy |
What a BEAUTIFUL day to be in the garden, 75 and sunny - perfect weather to be outside. By the time we walked out of our office to meet the kids, they were already in the garden and busy picking produce! We were also joined in the garden by Kathy Luoma, Master Gardener from Washington County.
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| "Curt the Corn Guy" |
We knew our corn might be ready, so Joy had “Curt the Corn Guy” come out to the garden to give a quick lesson on if the corn was ready to pick. Ready indeed! The students picked 35.9 lbs of corn! We noticed a path had been mowed down in the corn indicating that we may have had a larger animal visitor in the corn patch one evening… hmmm, deer perhaps?
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| Tomatillo's are Ready! |
Matt asked if we could show him what a ripe Tomatillo tomato looked like. As we were showing him that they fill out the outside paper covering and it splits at the bottom, he found a bunch that were ripe! This is the first day we have had ripe tomatillo tomatoes! Matt was then able to share and teach the other students what to look for.
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| Jacob - The Corn King! |
We surprised the students with a garden veggie pizza and chocolate zucchini bread to celebrate spending a summer with them. (Click on each food item to bring up the recipe) We talked about the garden, favorite memories, and favorite things to pick and eat. We also dubbed each student as King or Queen of their favorite veggies to pick… See pictures below to see! |
| Emma - The Broccoli Queen! |
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| Jordyn - The Zucchini Queen! |
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| Matt - The Tomatillo and Eggplant King! |
After reminiscing about favorite garden memories, the students headed outside to bring in all of the produce… and guess what?! Today they broke the standing 2012 record! The students picked a whopping 153.9 lbs of food for the food shelf!
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| Henry - The Pepper King! |
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| McKenzie - The Tomato Queen! |
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| Megan - The Bean Queen! |
Once again, we said goodbye to the White and Red school bus for the season. I want to thank Tammy Palmer for bringing these students out each week during the summer and her helpers that have come to the garden, Lisa and Cassandra.
Until next year – we will miss you guys!
Thank you for another GREAT year!
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