Guest Post by Rhonda Killough, Founder of Project Angel Faces
Come have fun with us at Garden Club as we learn how to clean, eat, juice, and store cactus fruit!
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At Garden Club, on September 19th, we'll be peeling, seeding, juicing, and freezing cactus fruit with apples and grapes to make popsicles, and drinking juice.
Prickly Pears grow wild in abundance on cactus throughout our valley. They have loads of good nutrition that can help to prevent conditions such as osteoporosis, diabetes, high blood pressure, anxiety, and migraines. They also strengthen teeth, bones, our immune system, our nerve, enzyme, and amino acid functions, and help keep our fluid and electrolytes balanced. They taste like the color red, tart, mildly sweet, and with the texture similar to a pear.
Garden Club is such a wonderful program because the children get so excited to learn about new foods, they can hardly contain themselves. The activities
we do are empowering to these kids; working with the foods, trusting the children to get their hands on the process of learning.
We get to practice learning so
much more than just about working with food: patience, listening, sharing, respect for peers and teachers, non-violent communication, and sometimes cultural
exploration!
It creates a lasting impression on them, and that is empowering for me as a community servant. My favorite part is how much they love learning
how these foods we introduce build and grow their bodies, and make them stronger. They love being empowered by knowledge, and having so much fun in
the process!
Wednesday, September 19, 2012 from 4:15pm - 5:45pm Project Angel Faces will teach the cleaning, paring, juicing, and learning the nutrition of a locally abundant fruit, Prickly Pear!
Children over 5 are Welcome!
Garden Club at the
Whitney Recreation Center
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Always an adventure in learning!
Garden Club Checklist ~ Please Bring:
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| Metal tongs |
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| Nitrile Gloves |
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And Wear Clothes you can get Dirty!
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Prickly Pears grow wild in abundance on cactus throughout our valley. They have loads of good nutrition that can help to prevent conditions such as osteoporosis, diabetes, high blood pressure, anxiety, and migraines. They also strengthen teeth, bones, our immune system, our nerve, enzyme, and amino acid functions, and help keep our fluid and electrolytes balanced. They taste like the color red, tart, mildly sweet, and with the texture similar to a pear.
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