(In the interests of being a good lesson planner, I am going to outline the format of this story so you know what to expect. First I am going to share my personal experiences teaching in a school, then I am going to talk about our first National Farm to School Month, then I am [...]
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. … Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. –Steve Jobs, 2005 Stanford Commencement Address
Each morning we started with the prayer of Caritas: And then we would say the Lord’s Prayer And then we would recite Hail Mary I am writing these down because, except for the Lord’s Prayer, I did not know the other two of them. Each of the three mornings we would have a series of [...]
For the past four months we have been chomping on fresh greens courtesy of our CSA from Shannon Brines of Brines Farm. Curly baby kale, dark soft spinach, tall elegant arugula, and delicate salad mix are grown in his hoop houses. Sometimes he adds squash, potatoes, beans, or frozen tomatoes to fill out the selection [...]