Today was a beautiful day at the Edible Peace Patch at Lakewood
Elementary School. Mara, Laura, Michelle and I have been coming to Lakewood
every Monday afternoon since September. We have not had the same class of
students consecutively due to the switching of schedules, but today we had the
same group of kindergartens as last week. We were all excited to work with the
students again and continue getting to know them individually. Last week we
introduced ourselves, went over the rules of the garden, walked the students
around the garden because this was their first time coming out to the Edible
Peace Patch, and went over the water cycle. The children were all very
enthusiastic, along with their teacher. They were very excited to learn about
the garden and they were impressed with the eggplant and other fruits and
vegetables growing in the garden. This week the students only came out for
about five minutes. Since we did not have much time with them, we cut open a
papaya and showed them what was inside. They took turns touching and holding
the papaya. We also showed them okra and they each had a taste of it. Lastly,
we cut a melon open and they loved sticking their hands in it to take the seeds
out. We also had three unexpected first graders come out to the garden for
twenty-five minutes. They were rewarded with twenty-five minutes in the garden
due to good behavior. They helped us water the plants and pick weeds. They too
were very happy to be apart of the garden. We also showed them the vegetables
and let them pick an eggplant to take back to their class. Watching the
students get so excited about the garden amazes me. The simple task of holding
a vegetable makes them so enthusiastic and feels like they are a part of the
Edible Peace Patch.
Green pepper looks like its ready to be harvested!
It blended itself in with the leaf.
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