After running into costs ands limitation of the Mesa Garden to table site on NING, we have decided to migrate to the grou.ps platform. This platform is far superior giving us the ability to store documents and collaborate without having to go to outside websites.
Thanks to all who helped the 4th graders in preparing salad and dressings for
the Pasta Pig Out! Yumminess to be had by all. Recipes (including the famous
Mesa pasta sauce) are attached...
Happy summer!
Growe_Recipe_SaladDressings_Fruit.pdf
Growe_Recipe_SaladDressings_GardenHerb.pdf
Mesa Fitness Club Pasta Sauce Recipe.pdf
Happy summer!
Growe_Recipe_SaladDressings_Fruit.pdf
Growe_Recipe_SaladDressings_GardenHerb.pdf
Mesa Fitness Club Pasta Sauce Recipe.pdf
Thank you Growe Foundation for providing materials for the new drip-line
irrigation system for the garden. Thank you also to Laura Ruby from Growe and
our amazing parent volunteers for putting in their time, know-how and muscles
as well. It's exciting to get the raised beds and irrigation into place in time
for our plantings which will take place over the next couple of weeks. We're
all excited to watch the garden grow.
On April 19th, the 2nd grade got to get their hands in some butternut squash
(along with apples, onions and other yummy ingredients) - to make Butternut
Squash soup for their Australia Day celebration. We'll post pictures soon - but
here's the recipe in case you want to GO AUSSIE at home!
MesaGarden_Recipe_SquashSoup.pdf
MesaGarden_Recipe_SquashSoup.pdf
Thank you to all of the Mesa families and community members who joined us on
Dig Day. Special thanks to Bryce and the Growe Foundation for providing
hardscape, soil, landscape fabric and irrigation for the new garden. Additional
thank yous to John Albright and the team from BVSD who worked to remove sod for
the project, to Mario who built the garden boxes, and to the crew from Evol
Burritos for their hard work on Dig Day.
We now have six grade level raised beds, as well as two large community beds. Over the next several weeks we will be planting seeds and starts with all of the children.
Look for FIG or Fridays In the Garden to start this month as well. Every Friday we meet in the school garden from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. to weed, garden and gather.
We now have six grade level raised beds, as well as two large community beds. Over the next several weeks we will be planting seeds and starts with all of the children.
Look for FIG or Fridays In the Garden to start this month as well. Every Friday we meet in the school garden from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. to weed, garden and gather.
Fresh Salsa Recipe
10 oz tomatoes (4 med roma tomatoes)
1.25 oz onion (1/4 of small onion)
2 oz anaheim pepper (1 pepper 4 to 5" length), could also add 1 to 2 spicy peppers
1 large garlic clove
juice of 1/2 lime (1 Tablespoon)
1 Tablespoon olive oil
1/4 teaspoon oregano or about 1 tsp fresh oregano
1/4 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 tsp black pepper
2 tsp. chopped cilantro
Using food processor:
Chop onion and pepper in large chunks and add to processor with garlic. Pulse until chopped.
Chop tomatoes into quarters or smaller. Add tomatoes, herbs, oil, salt, pepper, lime juice. Also add cilantro if using. Pulse until it is a "scoopable" consistancy. Probably don't want to pulse too long -- just a few seconds at a time.
The first grade class will be enjoying the salsa at the Fiesta Day Celebration as part of their studies on Mexico.
10 oz tomatoes (4 med roma tomatoes)
1.25 oz onion (1/4 of small onion)
2 oz anaheim pepper (1 pepper 4 to 5" length), could also add 1 to 2 spicy peppers
1 large garlic clove
juice of 1/2 lime (1 Tablespoon)
1 Tablespoon olive oil
1/4 teaspoon oregano or about 1 tsp fresh oregano
1/4 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 tsp black pepper
2 tsp. chopped cilantro
Using food processor:
Chop onion and pepper in large chunks and add to processor with garlic. Pulse until chopped.
Chop tomatoes into quarters or smaller. Add tomatoes, herbs, oil, salt, pepper, lime juice. Also add cilantro if using. Pulse until it is a "scoopable" consistancy. Probably don't want to pulse too long -- just a few seconds at a time.
The first grade class will be enjoying the salsa at the Fiesta Day Celebration as part of their studies on Mexico.
Bring your shovels, wheelbarrows and garden gear. We're installing a raised bed
for every grade level!
We'll gather to take back the garden from the over-abundance of weeds, while giving each grade a chance to get creative with their garden plans and curriculum.
Rain Date: 11 April - 9am
Event_MesaGarden_DigDay2010.pdf
We'll gather to take back the garden from the over-abundance of weeds, while giving each grade a chance to get creative with their garden plans and curriculum.
Rain Date: 11 April - 9am
Event_MesaGarden_DigDay2010.pdf
G2T@Mesa is busy planning. Planning for the installation of raised beds,
planning for the development of a sustainability curriculum, planning for
increased coordination between teachers and parent volunteers for ongoing
garden lessons, and planning for spring planting.
The soon-to-be-started construction at Mesa will not affect our current garden location as we once feared. Instead it has allowed us to plan for an expansion. Part of this will be the installation of one raised bed per grade, so that teachers and students will have more ownership of their corner of the garden. It will also help to mitigate our ongoing issues with weeds and grass — both of which really seem to love our Mesa garden. This new plan will also require less watering and will be more sustainable overall. Plus, the kids will have easier access. The areas between the raised beds will be covered with pea gravel. The teachers have all been really enthusiastic about these new plans! Check out the new plan below.
We’ve also been conducting a series of planning sessions with teachers by grade level to kick off the sustainability curriculum effort. The meetings have been going really well as we discuss what sustainability means to each teacher and how we can help support synergy between science standards and our garden and other local environmental programs.
The soon-to-be-started construction at Mesa will not affect our current garden location as we once feared. Instead it has allowed us to plan for an expansion. Part of this will be the installation of one raised bed per grade, so that teachers and students will have more ownership of their corner of the garden. It will also help to mitigate our ongoing issues with weeds and grass — both of which really seem to love our Mesa garden. This new plan will also require less watering and will be more sustainable overall. Plus, the kids will have easier access. The areas between the raised beds will be covered with pea gravel. The teachers have all been really enthusiastic about these new plans! Check out the new plan below.
We’ve also been conducting a series of planning sessions with teachers by grade level to kick off the sustainability curriculum effort. The meetings have been going really well as we discuss what sustainability means to each teacher and how we can help support synergy between science standards and our garden and other local environmental programs.
Dear Garden to Table
Thank you so much for teaching us how to make salad and dressing. My dad worked at restaurants when he was young, so now I have another recipe that I can show him. I hurt my wrist a few hours before, and I was having so much fun that I forgot about it! I know you are a non-profit organization and I hope you get a lot of sponsors!....Ceal