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FRESHLY HATCHED LIFE LESSONS Our students at Cedar Brook Elementary School had the opportunity to see another life cycle this month. They’re already accustomed to seeing plants growing, but thanks to The Garden Hen, these lucky students experienced the life cycle of a chicken! We had a chance to catch up with them on Day 21 of their threeweek Project Life Cycle program to watch chickens hatch! Kindergarten teacher, Esmeralda Warshaw, said “Watching the kids hold these chicks that they had help incubate was priceless. Having them understand the full life cycle of getting the egg to your plate is something they’ll have with them for the rest of their lives.” The kids learned invaluable lessons in the life cycle as they witnessed three weeks of incubation and the hatch. The program included live demos from Farmer Mike, a delicious egg, kale and onion cooking demo from one of our resident Seed-to-Plate Instructors and, of course, lots of adorable baby chicks! LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR SEED-TO-PLATE NUTRITION EDUCATION™
LOOKING FOR A HEALTHY, FUN WAY TO CELEBRATE VALENTINE’S DAY WITH YOUR STUDENTS? FOR A HEALTHY, SWEET TREAT TRY OUR BEET BROWNIES FEATURING FRESH BEETS FROM THE GARDEN. ALSO TRY CUTTING THE EXTRA BEETS IN HALF AND ALLOW STUDENTS TO CARVE THEIR FAVORITE SHAPES. DIP THE VEGGIE STAMPS IN PAINT, AND VOILA! BEETS (AND CELERY AND OTHER ROOT VEGETABLES) MAKE GREAT STAMPS FOR VALENTINE’S CARDS! STUDENTS CAN TAKE THE CARDS HOME OR EXCHANGE THEM WITH CLASSMATES. 15