We were so excited to welcome the second graders into the kitchen this week! Our class started in the classroom where we watched a video from the Lexicon of Sustainability about economies of community. Over the course of six classes, students will be making their own value-added food products, enjoying them in the kitchen together, and storing the surplus they produce to sell and give away at their school-wide farmers market on April 18. We will be discussing local food systems and exploring an alternative to economies of scale.
In the kitchen, our chefs worked together on a homemade granola, which involved a lot of measuring and taking turns adding a total of 18 ingredients. Because the granola requires baking after mixing, students enjoyed granola that was baked the day before. The granola they prepared was either enjoyed by the next class or jarred up for the farmstand. Everyone had a choice of soy milk or whole milk yogurt, and a surprising number of students liked the granola mixed with both at the same time!
