Great job planting some of our summer crops this weekend gang! We’ll keep an eye on their growth over the next few weeks. We should have some more tomatoes and some basil to plant this week :-)
Regular scheduled meetings this week on Monday and Tuesday at the normal Zoom link.
eARTh Project: Amphibians, like frogs, toads and salamanders, are important bioindicators - that is, they can help tell us how healthy a particular environment is. Have lots of frog calls at night? And lots of different kinds? The habitat around you is probably doing okay. We’ll create an Amphibian Monitoring Station to track these friendly creatures.
Field Trips: The next field trip is May 2nd, 12:30-2:00pm OR 2:30-4:00pm at Island Ford Park.
Water Wednesday: This week it is going to be Fertilizer Friday! With the asynchronous day changing, I thought it would be best to change the day.
This Friday, Noon-12:30pm to water / plant at Tritt, and 12:40-1:00 to water at the CrossRoads Community Garden.
We’ll do our next seed exchange on Wednesday the 28th for those who haven’t been able to make it yet.
Environmental Engineering: TBD…
Seed-to-Stomach: Our first live cooking show will be this Thursday from 5:30-6:00. We are making pesto. You’ll need:
carrot tops (provided by Mr. Giunta)
optional: fresh basil and/or fresh spinach and/or fresh parsley
grated parmigiana, pecorino or asiago cheese
extra virgin olive oil
nuts or seeds (Pine nuts are traditional, but I’m trying pecans!)
garlic, fresh or otherwise, and salt & pepper
You might want to make a small bowl of pasta to go along with the “sauce” and some ice cube trays for storage.