We were so pleased with the success of our first garden. The children in all six grade levels were so excited with their results. They eagerly picked the vegetables, brought them to the health room sink and rinsed them, and then took them to the cafeteria to be prepared.
The children ate fresh squash, zucchini, carrots, cabbage, lettuce, spinach, and radishes. It was interesting to see how they liked the taste as well as how they liked it cooked. Around 75% of the students really didn't care for the radishes. I don't think we will grow them this year. They thought they were too peppery tasting. They loved the carrots, zucchini, and squash both cooked and raw. They really liked eating the zucchini raw as a snack. They loved the salads with the red, and green lettuce and spinach. They perferred the cabbage boiled rather than raw in cole slaw. I found that amazing. So many of the children had never had zucchini, squash, and especially never tried cooked cabbage. They were so amazed they liked it. I don't think they would have been as willing to try them if they had not grown them.
The last couple of days of school, we had so many vegetables that we were able to send a large basket full to our local children's shelter. The children couldn't wait to share the fact with the shelter personnel that they had grown them
