by Abigail Miller | Jul 5, 2010 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, cusine, food cultivation, Food Preparation, gardening, Longmont Preschool, practical life
The Fava Beans were finally ready for harvesting (this proverbial spring delight came a little later than normal as we held off due to unfavorable planting conditions). Fava Beans are undoubtedly one of the best plants to grow in a children’s garden; these...
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 | May 13, 2010 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, food cultivation, gardening, Longmont Preschool, Spring
“The world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful.”-E.E. Cummings, In Just-After two days of frost, drizzle, and even a light dusting of snow, the storm finally cleared enough for us to don our Wellies and resume our Spring planting. Needless to say, there...
by Abigail Miller | May 10, 2010 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, Cooking Projects, cuisine, Farm to School Program, food cultivation, Food Preparation, Longmont Preschool, practical life
“The beet is the most intense of vegetables. The radish, admittedly is more feverish, but the fire of the radish is a cold fire, the fire of discontent, not of passion. Tomatoes are lusty enough, yet there runs through tomatoes an undercurrent of frivolity....
by Abigail Miller | May 8, 2010 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, cuisine, Farm to School Program, food cultivation, Food Preparation, Longmont Preschool, practical life
“While it is necessary to give good food to the child, it still must be an educative action.”-Maria MontessoriIn the Montessori community, food is used as a vehicle for education. Because fast food is so readily available in our society, less time is spent...
