Where’s the Beef? September 4th, 2011 Eating Locally in the North Fork Valley Schools As students are getting ready for the new school year, behind the scenes the [...]

The 2011 ESL Nutrition Program at Thistle Whistle is wrapping up next week. We covered a lot of material, both in and out of the garden. The group has come out to visit, learn and [...]

Once a week through the month of August several families gathered at Thistle Whistle farm to work in the Sauce Plot. We weeded onions, melons, raspberries, tomatoes, and more tomatoes! Along with weeding we plucked [...]

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Last week in our Nutrition and Literacy Program we made farm pizzas. The participants started with whole wheat berries, milled the flour and made the dough. While the dough was rising the groups [...]

Discussing chicken biology with the Hotchkiss 3rd graders.