Chef Pat Koch Preps a Tasty and Healthy Buffalo Style Chicken Wrap

Watch Chef Pat make the wrap we will be sampling this week for our 4,000 students this coming week during the "Chefs to School Campaign." The students will taste the savory flavors of chicken meat combined with hummus, blue cheese, grated cheddar, crunchy celery and "ranched up salsa" with, of course, a little of Franks Red Hot Sauce mixed in for that extra kick. We are making strides that matter in Hamburg Central School District's school food program and will be featuring this wrap in the upcoming menus.

The Giving Garden Sprouts to Life Even in the Winter

See that carrots and spinach are growing underneath the row cover in The Giving Garden.  The students built a Wicking Bed in the fall to keep the soil moist and warm beneath the white fabric within the hoop house.  The worms are cozy and satisfied.  Plenty of warm moisture for them to remain active in the soil.  We will have carrots and spinach ready to harvest and munch on in March for spring tastings!  YUM!

Sauteed Romanesco Broccoli with Cheese Ravioli

Romanesco Broccoli is a delicious and nutritious veggie with a nutty flavor.  Sauteeing this unusual veggie in olive oil and garlic which we grew in The Giving Garden for the Great Veggie Adventure made a delightful meal. Romanesco is a seasonal item that is available during the fall (September - October) or you could grow some yourself in your garden.

Great Veggie Adventure Veggies Make a Colorful, Crunchy and Tasty Snack

The Students of Union Pleasant Elementary School enjoyed dipping their harvest of Romanesco Broccoli, Orange Party Cauliflower and Purple Rainbow Carrots in Organic Hidden Valley Ranch!

The Giving Garden Students Bring in the Harvest of the Great Veggie Adventure

On a lovely fall day in October 25 students helped harvest many different varieties of veggies that were planted in The Giving Garden this season.  Some of these vegetables were planted as part of the Great Veggie Adventure brought to The Giving Garden by the Makers of Hidden Valley Salad Dressings.  Take a look at the nutritious and colorful harvest!  The students enjoyed a healthy snack of crunchy veggies with Organic Hidden Valley Salad Dressing as the dip. 

The Giving Garden Harvest in October

The students of Union Pleasant Elementary School enjoyed harvesting many different veggies that they planted and grew this season. 

Students in The Giving Garden Harvesting the Broccoli, Cauliflower, Carrots and Making Salsa

Students from Union Pleasant Elementary School enjoyed being outside in The Giving Garden harvesting all sorts of yummy fresh grown veggies that they had a hand in sowing and growing this year.  On a beautiful fall day, our students in grades 2nd through 5th helped reap the abundance of the earth harvesting cherry tomatoes, parsley, cilantro, peppers, Purple Rainbow Carrots, Romanesco Broccoli, and Orange Party Cauliflower.  They prepared a fresh salsa using scissors to cut the tomatoes.  They tasted the cruciferous veggies of Romanesco broccoli and Party Cauliflower and Purple Rainbow Carrots with a dip of Organic Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing.