Honey, Honey

Monday, June 25th was our second Summer Days in the Garden workshop.  And boy was it buzzy, I mean, busy.

We were fortunate enough to have some special apian friends visit today.  That's right, a bee keeper came to show us his bees and taught us all about them, why they are important to us, and how honey is made.  Mr. Sean led us in some wiggly bee dances that kept us moving and giggling while we learned.  And boy, the honey tasting on the homemade biscuits, what a great way to start the day.

The breakfast of champions.  All fresh, all natural, all delicious.

Minted lamb and beef meatballs with ribbon slaw made for a wonderful lunch that we couldn't get enough of.  Seriously, how many kids our age can say they have not only eaten such fare, but actually made it ?  We are so excited that our lovely garden ladies, Robin and Starla, allow us to try such exquisite delicacies.  AND we know where they come from and how they were made.  No artificial ingredients in this cuisine.

Three chefs hard at work making ribbon slaw.

Learning how to use kitchen tools and developing cooking skills is an essential part of the program.

We even learned how to pick garlic.  We used some of the fresh garlic in our recipes and saved the rest to dry and use later.  A parent was in awe as she never knew what garlic looked like while growing, or how to pick it.  AND garlic is her favorite food.  We are so lucky to know so much at such young ages.

 Speaking of knowing where our food came from, many of us, again, had the opportunity to bike down to the Mighty Mississippi to do a little fishing.  And guess what?  We caught a fish this time!  How fun is that?!  In fact, it was so much fun, we were late getting back to home base.  But man, was it worth it to have a "fish story" of our own.

Our very proud anglers show off their catch. -- photo credit, Cindy Zwicky

 We capped off the day with some refreshing honey lemon ice pops.  Mmmmmmmmm!