Summer Days on Monday Always Cheer Me Up

On Monday, June 18th, our Monday series of Summer Days in the Garden began.  Bright and early, over thirty excited children showed up to learn about herbs, fishing, and cooking scrumptious food.

A tired, but delighted fisherman returns.

A good breakfast of baked eggs with herbs gave us the energy we needed to tackle the tasks at hand.  It was a busy day of harvesting, cooking, and eating. Some of us walked to Ryan Lake to do a little fishing.  Nothing was caught, but we sure had fun.  Who knew that coming to the garden to learn to grow our food we would also learn how to catch some healthy protein to accompany the wonderful veggies on our plates.   

Since there were still MANY cherries to harvest off of our tree, many of us set to that task.  We collected cherries, and then created some incredible rosemary, cherry focaccia bread.  It was so delectable, one little chef got a tummy ache because she couldn't stop eating it.  We washed it down with some refreshing cherry soda we also made.

Betcha can't eat just one.

One happy chef demonstrates how much she loves the focaccia.

And we can't forget that our special friends, our chickens, made a special appearance.  We love holding them, feeding them, and using their eggs.  We are so lucky to have so many ways to see exactly where our food comes from and know what goes into our bodies.

At the end of the day, we couldn't wait until the next week when we would learn about bees and taste some different kinds of honey.