by mfc | Mar 5, 2018 | News
What happens when you ask kids to think about climate change? They’re instincts are always on. Show a classroom of 2nd graders a picture of pesticide run-off from farms, the resulting algae blooms in our great lakes, the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico —...
by mfc | Nov 8, 2017 | News
We had the privilege of bringing four classes of third graders from Brimhall Elementary to two different farms this fall: Common Harvest, a family farm and CSA just east of the St. Croix River, and Big River Farms, a local food hub just west of the St. Croix River...
by mfc | Nov 15, 2012 | Recipes
In the fall of each school year, the students in the classrooms we visit have the chance to make a “Minnesota Salad.” The local leaf, root, and “seedholder” selections for their salads often include produce such as red leaf lettuce, green leaf...
