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 | Mar 30, 2010 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, cuisine, Farm to School Program, gardening, Longmont Preschool, Spring
We have been very excited about creating a gardening space at Bloom! We feel that hands-on, experiential learning about photosynthesis, composting, and biodiversity are extremely important for children this age. We believe that these experiences help children to try...
by Abigail Miller | Feb 28, 2010 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, cuisine, Farm to School Program, gardening, nutrition, Seed Savers Exchange, Slow Foods for Schools USA, Spring
Whether it means carrying hyacinths around the classroom and sharing their delicate fragrance with your friends or spending the weekend pouring through seed catalogues, we all find ourselves dreaming of Spring.This weekend, we formalized plans for our edible...
by Abigail Miller | Jan 15, 2010 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, Care of the Self, Cherry Pitting, Food Preparation, Practical Life materials, Spring
“One must ask children and birds how cherries and strawberries taste.”-Johann Wolfgang von GoetheOkay, I cheated a little bit…. in general, I am a big proponent of locally grown, seasonal food, but in the midst of an unusually bleak winter it is...