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Cooking with Herbs

Cooking is one of my greatest joys. So, when Master Gardener lead, Susan Carter asked me to teach a Cooking with Herbs class for fellow gardeners last year, I jumped at the chance. I was even more thrilled to be invited back for a command performance. A...

Cooking with Herbs Class

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CSU Channel Islands Seminar at HAREC

A warm HAREC welcome to Dr. Tracylee Clarke and her Leadership Studies class from CSU Channel Islands. Dr. Clarke brought 22 students to see how leadership skills learned in class might be applied on a Research and Education Center. Throughout the visit,...

Dr. Annemiek Schilder, Center Director gives an overview of Ventura County agriculture

CSUCI students at HAREC

Susana Bruzzone-Miller, YFC Education Manager leads tour of Center

Dr. Tracylee Clarke, CSUCI enjoys harvesting with her Environmental Leadership students

CSUCI student

CSUCI student

CSUCI student

Spring Farming With Youth

4-H Student Farm is an after-school program that has inspired students to engage in healthier eating habits and learn where their food comes from. The six week program also provides an opportunity for middle schoolers to acquaint themselves with...

Students work in groups to properly lay irrigation tape

laying irrigation tape

Picking weeds and planting lettuce

weeding and planting

Planning appropriate distance and depth for planting basil, thyme, chamomile and oregano seedlings

planting herbs

Handling seedlings with care

handling seedlings

Handling seedlings with care

Learning about California native plants and how they may have been used by the Chumash

native plant learning

Observing native plants

native plants

Learning how to start and maintain a healthy worm composting bin

worm composting

Students work together during cooking activities. Making rainbow wraps

cooking activities

Working together and learning about the importance of eating vegetables

Cooking activities are a part of each meeting

Kitchen Scrap Gardening

Imagine turning kitchen leftovers into an indoor garden and at the same time reinforcing concepts of recycling and reusing. Kitchen Scrap Gardening does just that! HAREC is preparing for 2019 education season. This spring a new second grade classroom...

Lesson begins with reivew of what plants need to grow and plant part stretches that reinforce the function of each part of the plant

plant part stretches

Reading Tops & Bottoms by Janet Stevens reinforces that we eat all the parts of a plant

reading Tops & Bottoms by Janet Stevens

Carrot tops that have been set in water for 24-48 hours are ready to plant

carrot tops in water

Inexpensive paper pots, soil and water for planting

Plantings are ready for some sunshine.

carrot plantings

Summer Camp Highlights

HAREC education season ended June 29th with a memorable 4-H Sustainable You! Summer Camp for ages 9-12. The week long camp, now in its fifth year, is fun, interactive and focuses on the environment. Each day centers on a theme: air, land, food, energy,...

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