Tantré Farms – Deb the Farmer Visits Room 306

What a FANTASTIC experience!  Farmer Deb was fabulous.  I loved hearing their input as she discussed roots, stems, leaves, flowers and seeds.  What do they look like?  What do they taste like?  Yay!  She brought samples!  The tried purple carrots, watermelon radishes, kale, Brussels sprouts, kohlrabi, and Christmas beans (lima beans).  We tried everything except the lima bean.  They are dried and will be grown in our classroom when we return from winter break.  I LOVE that your kids try new foods.  They all had great ways of describing the foods and some were quite surprised they liked a few of the new foods!  I used a watermelon radish in a recipe a few months ago and LOVED it.  I highly recommend trying it.  Delish.  Here’s a link to find out more about Tantré Farms...truly a wonderful farm!  They grow a HUGE variety of things on their farm – some of them were quite surprising!  Kiwi, for example.  I didn’t see that coming!  They grow from 80-100 varieties of vegetables and a small variety of herbs and flowers.  The have fruit crops too: strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, pears, and melons.  We have such a great community!  Thanks Farmer Deb!  http://www.tantrefarm.com/