I have received some interest regarding our Herb Garden. When we started our Youth Advisory Committee on Nutrition, I decided to incorporate herbs into the lesson plans. I watched several television specials on herbs, bought numerous books, and tried to learn as much about them as I could. The last two years, at each of our monthly meetings, we would discuss a different herb, its nutritional value, its medicinal value, and what foods we could incorporate them in. We started growing them in pots in the healthroom and then gave them to the children at the end of the school year.
Last year, our Green Team planted some for us in one of our little garden areas. They have done well outside even during the winter until our 5 inches of snow this month. One of our YAC children, Allison Dunlap, comes one day each week at 7:15 A.M. and helps cut the fresh herbs and takes them to the cafeteria. They are then incorporated in the lunch menu each week. On our morning television show, the herb of the month is discussed.
We have recently replenished the herb garden with some new plants and seeds since the snow. I have included some pictures.
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