Today Libby and Ewan (EW) and Jacklyn, Aaron and Ryan (WW) met me at the garden plot in Ocean View Farms. We planted some sweet yellow bell peppers from seeds we saved last January, and some baby peppers that will turn from yellow through orange to red and are good fried or fresh in a…
Gardening
Root Viewer
Following up on the children's interest of how a seed changes into a plant, Yoli brought Maddox and Luca's Root Viewer to the exploration table in the front yard. Maddox, Dex, Luca and Yoli set up the Root Viewer The soil was measured and seeds planted today. Clipboards were made to…
Ocean View Farm update
We have had some major progress at OVF in the past weeks. The glorious weather, extended day light and heating up of the earth has set into motion incredible growth in the garden. There is a plot near us with the most red, juicy, pro-looking strawberries I have ever seen. Let's start with our small…
Are there worms in there?
The teacher revisited the front yard dirt container with some children and started to document by taking pictures and recording dialogue to see where the children's interest was. Hayden and Rowena: “There are baby worms!” They wanted to water the soil. Hayden: “It is too dry.” Rowena: "I need to get some more water .…
In the Charity Garden
On Monday, Samantha brought out a small group of children to the Charity Garden with the intention of figuring out a way to support the bean vines in growing upright. The group quickly accomplished the task and then moved on to exploring the plants more closely. While entranced with how the plants felt on their fingers,…
Charity Garden update.
Jason and I met with a small group of children in the Charity Garden to observe how the plants had sprouted and to sew more seeds. The small group: Devin, Dawson, Owen, Maddox and Phoebe slid into gloves and explored the new seeds, soil, bugs and growth. We noticed that the last rains had decimated…
OVF report
I LOVE SPRING!!! Every plot at Ocean View Farms is pregnant with flowers, leaves and promise. In our plot, we are enjoying amazing lettuce that Kris and the children planted. I believe it's a red Romaine and it's broad leaves are expanding and filled with the most amazing dark red and green speckles. We will…