by Abigail Miller | Oct 21, 2011 | autumn, Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, CSA, Farm to School Program, Longmont Montessori, Longmont Preschool, science
On Friday, the children went to visit Ollin Farms, and their favorite farmers Mark and Kena Guttridge, on their final trip to the farm for the CSA season. While visiting the farm serves the important purpose of teaching the children about where their food comes from,...
by Abigail Miller | Jun 15, 2011 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, CSA, cuisine, Farm to School Program, Longmont Preschool, nutrition, Ollin Farms
Bloom! Montessori’s Farm to School Program and nutritional education was featured in last Sunday’s edition of the Longmont Times Call. To read the article, follow this link:...
by Abigail Miller | Jan 13, 2011 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, CSA, Farm to School Program, Longmont Preschool, nutrition, Ollin Farms, Summer
It is hard to believe, given all of the snow on the ground, but we are hard at work making plans for our summer program!One of the many highlights of the summer program is that we participate in the national Slow Foods USA Farm to School Program. This year, we will be...
by Abigail Miller | Sep 23, 2010 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, CSA, cuisine, Longmont Preschool, Slow Foods for Schools USA
One of the things that I love most about exposing children to seasonal food is the way in which it helps children to connect with the changing of the seasons and with nature. As our garden and CSA shares near the end of the season, we thought it might be fun to teach...
by Abigail Miller | Jun 24, 2010 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, CSA, cuisine, empanadas, food cultivation, Food Preparation, Longmont Preschool, practical life
“I used to think that food came out of boxes bags and jarsbut then I learned it really comes from gardens and from farms.It also comes from water like the oceans and the seasand journeys to our tables where we say bon appetit.”- Bon Appetit by Cathy Fink...
by Abigail Miller | Jun 10, 2010 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, CSA, cusine, Lone Hawk Farm, Longmont Preschool, The Family Table Farm
This has been quite an exciting week! Yesterday, we received our first Community Supported Agriculture share from The Family Table Farm. The Family Table Farm is a small, family-owned market garden that grows a wide array of delicious, naturally grown, produce just...
