It is still cold here in Michigan, so teaching an Urban Ag class consists of a lot of research and not a lot of doing yet, but we were able to have a pretty exciting day.
We ate food we grew as a class, for some students this was the first time that they had eaten something they had seen grow. It was kind of a big day. For the last five weeks we have grown lettuce in 2 liter bottles using the Kratky method of hydroponics and yesterday we had a lettuce party where we all had salad using the lettuce we grew. I have never seen middle schoolers excited about eating a salad before but these guys were pumped. Here are some pictures from the day:
A student cutting his lettuce into the bowl.
Proud of her huge lettuce plant.
Romaine lettuce ready to eat.
Wearing his root mass as a beard.
Eating the salad.
