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26 | July 18, 2019 | The Northbrook tower news
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Northbrook Farmers Market welcomes D30 summer school gardeners
Submitted by District 30
District 30’s Summer
School third-through-fifthgrade
students in the Green
Thumb class learned firsthand
about how fruits and
vegetables are grown on
June 26, when they took a
field trip to see the myriad
booths at the Northbrook
Farmers Market.
They also tasted those
fruits that are at their peak.
At the end of the visit,
almost every student declared
that the best part of
their morning at the Northbrook
Farmers Market was
sampling the strawberries.
The fruits are now at the
height of their season, and
this is the last week or so
to get rhubarb at its best,
according to Mona “The
Boss Lady” at the market.
“Buy what is in season,
and it will cost less and
taste best,” she said.
Mona led the students to
vegetable and fruit booths
and reviewed facts about
many types of herbs, including
cilantro, thyme,
and rosemary. She said
that rosemary is not only
integrated into meat and
Italian sauces but is also
commonly used in potpourri.
Then she had to
explain what potpourri
was. It was a day to learn,
and the kids were visibly
engaged.
The children then had
the opportunity to ask the
farmers questions and
hear about how their products
are grown and used.
The food and product
stalls included vegetables,
fruit, herbs, pet bakery
goods, honey, granola and
flowers.
They also participated
District 30 students pose for a photo June 26 while
visiting the Northbrook Farmers Market. Photos Submitted
in a farmers market scavenger
hunt, which had
them finding fruits and
vegetables that came in a
number of different colors
and sizes; searching
for vegetables that grow
underground, and looking
for a fruit they had never
consumed before. They
also searched for fruits and
vegetables that were red,
orange, yellow, green, blue
and purple.
The last question on the
hunt involved finding three
things for sale that were
not fruits or vegetables.
Many of the kids ended
up at the nearby bakery,
gourmet pet cookies, and
honey table.
When asked what he
learned, Charlie Hintzman
Northbrook Farmers Market representatives Irv
Leavitt, Mady Fern and Dale Duda welcomed students
from the District 30 Summer School Green Thumbs
class on June 26.
replied that after talking to
Kyle with Sunny Harvest
Way Farm, he now knows
the difference between
an heirloom and regular
tomato.
At the conclusion of
the visit, teacher Elspeth
Losch was presented with
a pot of herbs, which she
said she would take back
to the classroom to review
what the kids learned
about these plants during
their visit to the farmers
market.
This activity was coordinated
by Green Thumb
Summer School teachers
Elspeth Losch and
Emily Hakodate, with
Farmers Market reps
Irv Leavitt, Mady Fern
and Dale Duda.
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