Last September the kindergarten classes all helped to plant various vegetables, herbs, and flowers in the new Lower Division Community Garden. Each of our classes has their own garden bed filled with rich soil prepared by Shorecrest parents with the advice of parent, David Abbey. It's rumored that his special garden soil mix even contains dog food! For whatever the reason, all the seeds and tiny seedlings we planted in the fall grew like crazy! Each week showed a huge increase in the size of the plants.
Each day throughout the fall when returning to the classroom from recess, we were able to monitor how our garden flourished. Several times our class went to the garden to pull out the weeds and trim the rapidly growing plants. We harvested our herbs in November, and each child was able to take home a baggie full of fresh herbs.
Last Friday all three kindergarten classes contributed to the making of Stone Soup. Inspired by the award winning tale by Marcia Brown, each class contributed to our pot. From the Shorecrest gardens we included fresh herbs, egg plant, green peppers, cauliflower, green beans, tomatoes, and cabbage. The ingredients simmered and the air was filled with a delicious scent. Later in the day we all had a chance to enjoy the recipe created in our kindergarten kitchen by good will and sharing. Yum, delicious and nutritious!
