Horticulture Class in the Healing Garden
Our programming begins out in the Healing Garden; a living classroom and micro-food forest. For six-weeks, youth join us here every Friday for three hours, where they are surrounded by fruit trees, raised beds, native flowers, a trickling koi pod and birds song. We begin each class with a grounding exercise and tea brewed with herbs from the garden. After we go over a short lesson, we all tend to the garden. At the end of class, we prepare a small snack, usually made with garden ingredients.
Culinary Class
After Horticulture class, students spend the next six-weeks with us in Culinary class. For three hours ever Tuesday, students learn kitchen fundamentals through the preparation of globally-inspired dishes using produce grown in the Healing Garden. Every class begins with a sensory exploration of an ingredient and ends with a family-style dinner, where we all sit and eat together. We also incorporate Servsafe® lessons; a food and beverage safety training and certificate program administered by the US National Restaurant Association. Upon completion of the Culinary class, we proctor exams for students. So far, 30+ students have earned their Servsafe® certificates.
Site & Program Design
Building Relationships w/ People & Place
Establishing Roots
Program Implementation & Reflection
