December in the Garden

This month there wasn't too much to do in the gardens so we added a little bit to the compost.

 

Mr. Drahms worked in some new material and turned everything for us. The kids enjoyed seeing the steam come up and were amazed by how warm it is just putting their hands near the pile. 

We were able to harvest some beets and one more Napa cabbage. 

Then we went inside and worked with the herbs we dried last month. The kids made two things with the dried herbs. One was called Scarborough Fair, named after the Simon and Garfunkel song in which they sing "parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme". It is a culinary blend that can be used in the kitchen to season foods.  

The other thing the kids made was a sachet for freshening drawers. They took rosemary, mint, and lavender and put those into an organza sachet to take home. 

But the kids probably had the most fun with their snack. They made Grinch fruit snacks with grapes, bananas, strawberries and a marshmallow. 

 

 

Of course all of the fruit scraps were put into the compost so as to not have any waste. 

Next month we hope to have some more compost to work in...keep dropping off your compostables!