Recipe: Squash Corn Fritters
Squash Corn Fritters Recipe by Educational Chef Mercedes Melendez Demonstrated at Decatur Farmers Market on June 20, 2018 Ingredients Market: Sweet Peppers from Snapfinger ($4.00) Squash from Mealor Family Farms ($6.00) Honey from Nextdoor Oakhurst Honey ($12.00) 1 large… Read More
Outreach Spotlight: Camp Week 3 at the YMCA
This week with YMCA campers, we explored edible roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits, and seeds by singing a song about the plant parts. Then, we identified the plant parts on a blueberry bush and tasted the seasonal blueberry… Read More
Outreach Spotlight: June Cooking Class at Clairmont Oaks
We had a great first visit to our neighbors at Clairmont Oaks. Chef Mercedes demonstrated making a salsa fresca with locally-grown produce. We’re looking forward to our next visit and a market tour with residents in the future!
Outreach Spotlight: June at the First School
We loved spending time with the preschoolers and campers at the First School, housed at the First Baptists Church of Decatur. We started with an activity about the four seasons – sorting pictures into categories spring, fall, summer,… Read More
Outreach Spotlight: Camp Week 2 at YMCA
We got our hands dirty with the campers at the Decatur Y this week. Our groups made seed balls to take home and planted their summer vegetable garden and their perennial herb garden! Timelapse Garden Planting from Jenna… Read More
