Kids Plant Trees

Planting trees can save the planet from the drastic climate change that is happening today. Las Flores Community Garden has planted a fruit tree orchard in the picture above that not only provides fruit, but improves the local water, air, and soil. Many school yards are treeless with shadeless playgrounds and parking areas. Planting trees…

Kid Chef Vegan Nachos

Nachos are a kid’s favorite, great for parties and sleepovers, and can be made with healthy organic ingredients. Kids can make this yummy dish by starting with organic chips, like Trader Joe’s Organic Stone Ground Blue Corn Tortilla Chips with Sprouted Amaranth, Quinoa, and Chia Seeds. Drain a can of organic black beans and let…

Kids in the Kitchen

  Kids can find fun and happiness cooking in the kitchen and growing food in the garden. With all the violence in TV, movies, and electronic games and all the commercials promoting junk food, parents struggle to show kids a healthier lifestyle. American Academy of Pediatrics advise limiting kids’ screen time to less than two…

Kids make a Scarecrow

Scarecrows, like Dorothy’s friend in the “Wizard of Oz”, have been around since people started to farm.To keep birds from eating their crops, ancient Egyptians, Romans, and Greeks made statues of their harvest gods and set them in the fields to protect their food. Over time, different countries made different kinds of scarecrows. In Germany,…

Kids cook Beans

Freshly cooked organic dried beans are more nutritious, firmer, less expensive, and more flavorful than anything from a can. Kids can check the date on the package of organic dried beans to make sure they are fresh. As dried beans are not washed before packaging, kids need to rinse and sort them before cooking. For…

Kids Organic Raised Bed Garden

When families grow an organic raised bed garden where they live, they have easy access to fresh organic food and benefit from a sanctuary that restores them mentally, physically, and emotionally. The raised bed can be a 5’ x 4’ wooden container in a site that gets 6 hours of direct sunlight daily, away from…

Kids Food Safety

Kids can be detectives and protect their families from unsafe food in their kitchen by checking the expiration dates on the perishables in the refrigerator and the pantry. Kids can read the labels on the cans and boxes in the pantry to find preservatives, additives, and other artificial ingredients manufactures have added to food products…

Kids Vertical Garden

Kids can make the best use of their small space organic veggie garden and available light by growing vertically: terracing, trellising, and using hanging planters. Kids can terrace their veggie plants to capture the most sun and grow a bigger harvest by putting the tallest ones in the back and the shorter ones in front….

Kids Table Manners

How we experience food in our homes and environment, changes our bodies and our metabolic process. Modern hectic lifestyle has eroded family meal traditions. Recent research shows that the family meal can uplift the mental and physical wellness of parents and kids. Families eat healthier, communicate better, and become closer. Healthy habits for a lifetime…

Kid Chef Veggie Korma

Korma is a comforting, creamy curry. This ancient vegan, gluten free dish originally comes from India, has traveled around the world, and gained different vegetables and spices in the mix. The healthy secret to preparing yummy korma is the order of the ingredients added into a large stainless steel pot with a lid, which keeps…