School Garden Programs in Temecula

Gardening.. we all seem knee deep in the dirt, not a bad place to be these days.



A quick update on the school garden digs that I am working. We currently have 21 schools signed up with Slow Food Temecula Valley another 14 wait in the wings. Hence, I am hell bent on raising the $ and man power to throw down and get-her-done. So May 31st, at Leonesse Family Cellars Slow Food partners up with our local farmers, chefs & vintners to raise awareness, money and taste buds. $35 for slow food members and educators- $45 for general public.. not bad for a day of food and wine.. plus you get to watch me cook.. what more could you possible wish for on a Sunday afternoon! The event is appropriately titled, "Field To The Fork".

Tickets go up for sale next week at brown paper tickets.. keep an eye, they'll go fast! Just type in "Field To The Fork" in the search box.

Go Slow.. Eat Well... and get rid of your damn grass! It's garden time!

Slow Food in Schools!

When the server goes down.. it takes your whole damn life with you. Try getting any one normal thing done when your on-line service fails. I totally forgot how to fry an egg!

Regardless, we're back on the foodie blogging train. Lots to chat about, not entirely sure where to begin.. maybe we should jump head first into Slow Food.

I am extremely impressed with the new Middle School group at Hillcrest Academy . Where a solid group of 10-13 years old students, are running their own chapter of Slow Food. Totally rocks my world, and I am proud to be their guide. To watch the way their little wheels turn when you pose a question, or the sparks that fly at the birth of a new idea, and the best.. how far open their jaws drop at staggering food/farming facts. Its an adolescent foodie revolution!

Each Slow Food in Schools project works closely with our local chapter to teach students where there food comes from, who grows it, how to prepare it, and the importance of sharing it with friends and family. Slow Food in Schools projects are designed to address the specific needs of the communities they serve. Using good, clean, and fair food as the guide, project leaders develop creative, fun, hands-on lessons, that teach each member many food, garden, farming, carbon foot print.. lessons.

This chapter is the first to form in a middle school, in our great nation, so my hat is off to this mighty group of leaders!