Plants We Eat

For summer school, I was fortunate enough to choose the topics that I wanted to teach; I chose "Social Movements" and "Plants We Eat".

On the first day of my "Plants We Eat" class, we talked about the different parts of the plant that we eat incorporating the classic song, "Roots, Stems, Leaves".  Then we talked about what plants need to grow, and then the 6 students in the class each got to plant collard greens, nasturtiums, lettuce, and kidney beans in an egg carton.  Unfortunately I didn't bring my camera that day, but I took some photos during the next class of the students tenderly watering their plants and being super excited when the collard seeds had sprouted over the weekend.  While they did a great job of naming tons of fruits and vegetables, none of them have a garden at home, or had ever planted anything.

Success!  A collard green plant!