Changing the Value E...

I first heard the phrase “changing the value equation” at the Family Farmed Expo, a local food and sustainable agriculture event. At the time, it was new to me—I’m apparently the last person in America to hear this phrase, as it pops up on Google in all sorts of contexts...

What Do Kids Need in...

Your kitchen probably already has everything you need to make great meals with your kids and grandkids. We discovered that we didn’t really need a lot of specialty items to get the Community Cooking School “kid-ready.” Here’s some of the things that will help your kids have a great time...

VOW’s 2014

We like to celebrate our volunteers, as they are the very core of what makes our project successful. As a small thank you, each Volunteer of the Week (VOW) of 2014 had a chance to select three packets of seeds (Renee’s Dinner Garden or Seed Savers Exchange) from Matty K’s Hardware – our local...

We Threw Out The Bab...

If you went to grade school in the ’60’s, you remember that the boys took shop and the girls took home ec. Girls wore skirts to school, and boys had to have their shirts tucked in. Everybody learned ballroom dance and girls always wore white gloves when they dressed up. Shop meant...

We Make Our Own

Everybody loves Cheetos. And no harm to it. Sometimes it’s just what you need. But kids need to know that apples are delicious too, and even that you can actually make things like Cheetos yourself. In fact, one of our most popular programs for kids shows them how to make their own soda and...