Cherry tomatoes around our outdoor classroom are already bearing fruit! 

We took home LOADS of cilantro. Sofrito anyone? 

Cilantro Harvest

Today working outside was not difficult because the sun came out but not for long. And we harvested and some people even went to sell [cilantro] on Park Street and we went to United Way. -Theresa Today was a good day. We went to Park Street and sold some cilantro. We went to any store we could find to sell two for one. Shannon let a lady have one for free. We did the selling all together, Donna, Shannon, Rodney, and me. -Precious

Planting squash. June 22, 2004  

Our garden, our responsibilities

Describe what you did today. What did you learn about yourself? Use specific examples. Today is June 22, 2004 and we mulched paths today. It was cool outside. Not too cold and not too hot. We notice a lot about our garden. We noticed that we have a big responsibility and tasks to perform. We talked about ideas about what we can do with the cilantro. Watering and pest management are becoming a big issue. We need to figure out a way to stop bugs from eating the crops. I learned about myself today- how to work and manage my attitude. Being an example is in your attitude and energy. Also today Desmond [a local farmer] came and brought us some peppers and calalloo and talked to Laura. -Jerica

Peanuts Please

What did you eat today? Was it grown in the garden? What is your favorite food being grown in the garden? I ate peanut butter and jelly sandwich but it's not growing in the garden. If it was growing in the garden I would eat it when I come [to the program]. My favorite food being grown right now in the garden is raspberries. I like raspberries and they taste good. -Deshawn

Transplanting the flowers. We planted beds of statice, cosmos, zinnias, calendula, and mignonette that we'll be selling at our farmers market.