Classroom in Bloom, the organic community garden based on the Methow Valley School District campus, hosted an open house on Saturday (June 15) to mark the completion of its new greenhouse. The 24-by-72-foot greenhouse includes an attached mudroom, and is adjacent to a newly planted one-eighth-acre field. About 35 community members joined in the celebration to […]
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Classroom in Bloom farmers market
Classroom in Bloom will offer a student-led farmers market next Wednesday (Oct. 3) from 1 – 3 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Community members can shop for vegetables and purchase compost for home gardens while tasting fresh food samples and collecting recipes for favorite fall meals. Students will practice customer service, marketing […]
Harvest treats with Classroom in Bloom
Classroom in Bloom is celebrating both the harvest and the culinary magic of local chefs with hearty appetizers and drinks at “A Taste of the Garden” next month. The garden party will feature zucchini fritters with chutney, caramelized onion tarts, gazpacho, morel mushroom paté and more. In addition, there will be a cash bar with […]
Make the most of the harvest
Enjoy the fruits and vegetables of your garden — and your hunting and gathering — year-round. Local experts share basic techniques that will help preserve the flavor and nutritive value of your harvest. There are three more classes in Classroom in Bloom’s DirtWorks series. All classes are Saturday mornings from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 13: Seed Saving. […]
Winthrop: June 22, 2016
By Ashley Lodato No one (except, perhaps, those who held outdoor weddings on Saturday) should complain about the rain, but I’m going to indulge a little whining about the mid-June frost – following on the heels of a heat wave, no less ? that dashed my hopes of a bumper crop of beans, potatoes and zucchini. […]
Series of Classroom in Bloom workshops begin soon
Classroom in Bloom, the garden on the Methow Valley School District campus, is offering a series of monthly workshops from April 16 through October on gardening and food preservation. Current and aspiring gardeners, chefs and beekeepers can take individual classes or sign up for the entire series. The classes are geared toward adults. Locations vary […]
Methow Valley school kids enjoy local lunch
It’s not every day that people actually go out of their way to eat lunch in a school cafeteria. But last Wednesday (Feb. 3), parents and community members joined all the students in the Methow Valley School District for a special meal of local foods to celebrate Winter Taste Washington Day. Many of the ingredients — including […]
Conservancy names annual award winners
The Methow Conservancy announced the recipients of its 2015 Methow Conservation Awards at an event last week. Classroom in Bloom is the winner of the Ken White Award — honoring those who carry on Ken White’s love for the Methow Valley — in recognition of the program’s commitment to inspiring young people to understand agriculture, ecology, and natural history […]
Learn and dine with MV students at party, farmers market and harvest lunch
Classroom in Bloom — a program that teaches Methow Valley School District students about organic gardening, soil science, nutrition and more — is hosting an open house and party at the school garden on Thursday (Sept. 24) from 4:30 – 6 p.m.
Community News briefs: July 29, 2015
Meet Community School teachers The Methow Valley Community School in Twisp will host a “meet the teachers” open house on Monday (Aug. 3) from 5 – 7 p.m. Information will also be available about the school’s learning theme for the next school year, and new pre-school and home school programs. For more information, call 997-4447. Ice cream […]
