by Brit MacDonald | Jul 7, 2019 | Food Literacy, Resource, Tips and Tricks, Uncategorized
Hand Salads (aka Lettuce Boats or Lettuce Tacos) are quick, easy and tasty treats that your students and kids can build themselves from fresh garden ingredients. The important thing to remember when making hand salads is to use a large and fairly moldable lettuce....
by Brit MacDonald | May 17, 2019 | Food Literacy, Tips and Tricks
Connect Your Garden to Agriculture Once you’ve decided what to grow, it’s time to plant! We love starting seeds in the classroom (and at home) using pellets – either made of compressed peat or coir. Though this method is not necessary, we find that...
by Brit MacDonald | Jan 21, 2019 | Food Literacy, Resource, Tips and Tricks, Uncategorized
Tips for Feeding Your VermiCompost Worms Vermicomposting is easy, fun, good for the earth and presents countless learning opportunities. We’ve compiled our tips and tricks for feeding your worms to maximize their composting (ie. eating and pooping) magic! We...
by Brit MacDonald | Dec 3, 2018 | Environmental Stewardship, Food Literacy, Uncategorized
Calculate Your Ideal Worm Herd Ready to reduce your food waste, give back to your school garden and give students an opportunity to observe a thriving ecosystem? Why not bring a vermin-compost bin (a.k.a. a worm bin) into your classroom and open up a world of...
by Brit MacDonald | Oct 10, 2018 | Food Literacy, Resource, Uncategorized
Our Favourite Garden-based Nutrition Resources How do we make the healthy food choice the easy choice for kids? Evidence says garden-based nutrition education can have a big impact. This is how you can put it to work! In a time when conversations about food are so...
by admin | Sep 18, 2018 | Agriculture Education, Food Literacy, Resource
Where Does Our Food Come From? Our Favourite Ag & Food System Resources One of the goals of the Little Green Thumbs garden is to help students create meaningful, informed connections between the food they grow and eat, and the agricultural processes involved in...