by Andy | Jun 23, 2022 | Food Literacy, Indigenous Perspectives, Resource, Tips and Tricks
A wonderful tasting tea that First Nation people’s traditionally used to help with coughs, chest infections, upset stomach, headaches and fever. Ingredients 1 stem and leaves of mint 1 mug of boiling water Honey to taste as desired Preparation Take 1 stem with...
by Andy | Feb 10, 2022 | Food Literacy, Resource, Tips and Tricks
Fresh and yummy, this recipe can be used as a dip, pizza sauce, a glaze or marinade for shrimp/fish, chicken, and meat, garlic bread, add to stir-frys, soups, meatballs, burgers, spaghetti sauce and scrambled eggs/omeletsthis fresh and easy-to-make chunky salsa recipe...
by Andy | Jan 25, 2022 | Food Literacy, Resource, Tips and Tricks
Enjoy this fresh and easy-to-make chunky salsa recipe with corn tortillas or quesadillas. Making salsa is a great way for kids to practice their chopping skills, or try scissor salsa! Have your students chop the salsa ingredients using scissors. Fun, fast and...
by Andy | Jan 11, 2022 | Food Literacy, Resource, Tips and Tricks, Uncategorized
Dandelion Fritters are quick, easy and tasty treats that your students and kids can build themselves from fresh garden ingredients. “Eat ’em to beat ’em.” Though it’s best to leave the first dandelions of the season for the bees as their...
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...
