Harvest Time

Last Friday I had the pleasure of helping out with our new Farm to Fork program.  Our forth and fifth grade students planted a garden in May and Friday morning they harvested their corn, squash and potatoes.

As you can tell it was cool after the rain the night before.  In spite of the mud the kids eagerly dug up potatoes, plucked and shucked corn and picked pumpkins.

We cooked the corn so they could taste the fruits of their labor.  I have never seen so many happy faces.  They were talking about how it was the best corn they ever ate and how much fun they were having.

Tomorrow morning Janet and I will take their corn husks into the class room to share with them the Native American legend of why the corn husk doll has no features.  Then we will teach them how to use the husks to make corn husk dolls.

Today it is a bit breezy and in the high sixties.  Yesterday it was seventy-three degrees and almost no wind.  I enjoyed walking and getting some sun and fresh air.