Gardening 101 – Harvesting & Cooking
Harvesting techniques and cooking techniques
How do I know when my plants are ready for harvest? How do I cook it once it’s harvested? These questions come up a lot. Come join us for a class centered around how to harvest, cook and eat from your annual vegetable garden in central FL.
13 years old + (this is intended to be an adult class, however teens that can follow instructions are welcome to participate)
Instructor Bio
Leah Hagen
Born and raised in Central Florida, her captivation with nature has been a love and a way of life since childhood. Wherever she grows, she hopes to cultivate a place that becomes a living teacher of the kindness and abundance that a life connected to the earth can bring.
As an educator she has taught in a variety of locations, with the foundational view that “We owe it to our ancestors, to continue to bestow the wisdom of what it means, to have touched and honored, this ground we call home.”
Testimonials
The Academy at the Parc is a place that educates and nurtures the whole child. The children are happy to be there. They’re learning not only through academics but through movement, nature, arts, real life hands in the dirt learning, and play. This is the kind of learning that is both the education of the future and the golden days of the past. The teachers and staff have a deep caring for these children and it shows in the nurturing teaching style. This education is going to prepare them for real life learning and thinking that will place them above and beyond in higher education, the work force, and life in general. Grateful to be a part of this beautiful school amongst the trees!