Bay Leaf Kitchen is doing an after school program at Presidio Knolls.  Every week they get a CSA share and the kids cook right from the box.  Elianna Friedman, founder of Bay Leaf Kitchen, shared with me what the kids are up to.  Chef Alicia and Chef Kira are guiding the group of pre-schoolers, focussing on produce from the Eatwell CSA Share.  Each class includes a lesson on nutrition.  Then the kids go "shopping" from the box, figure out what produce they want to work with and take it from there.  Although these kids are pre-schoolers, this is very much a hands-on, fully immersive class.  The kids also learn about where the food comes from and how it is grown.  I am hoping to make it down for a class in the next month or so to help out with that part of their full food picture.  The class has only met a few weeks now, but already they have made Sweet Potato Pancakes, Citrus Smile Snacks, and Spinach Leek Yogurt Dip.

 

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