December is upon us, ushering in shorter daylight hours, colder temperatures, frost and the anticipation (or dread) of the season's first snowfall. With this inescapable Midwest transition to winter, we began our first indoor crop - pole beans. After listening to the classic fairytale of Jack and the Beanstalk, Kerry's class planted beans (not magic, but the Kentucky pole variety) and built a structure for eventual climbing. I must say, this is the first time that we have had full, active participation by each and every student in the class. I was thrilled to see such engagement and enthusiasm: Robert and Amanda were in awe of the worms that were wiggling through the soil, Geraldo and Sara took their shoveling duties very seriously and Ben was excited about building with the wooden poles. Continuing with the day's bean theme, the class made green beans with bread crumbs and parmesan. While the overall recipe wasn't a big hit, the process had two highlights: learning to use the mortar and pestle and snipping the ends off the beans with kitchen scissors. I'll keep reminding myself...it's the process, not the product...someday we'll find a recipe that's a unanimous hit!
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