A Word or Two from the Farm

Monday AM: bananas Lunch: whole milk organic yogurt w/granola, blueberries, local honey, homemade gluten free pancake PM: sesame sticks Tuesday AM: oatmeal w/ brown sugar, butter, organic milk Lunch: sausage (local pastured pork)and yellow squash stuffing casserole PM: cheddar cheese cubes Wednesday AM: cantaloupe Lunch: chicken rice soup (organic celery, parsley, local pastured chicken, homemade bone broth, organic carrots, onions, organic rice), homemade organic bread w/ butter PM: honey roasted peanuts Thursday AM: Schumann Bakehaus birdseed bars Lunch: beef and lentil...


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Over the next two weeks, we'll be talking caterpillars, butterflies and transformation. Below is a song that we'll be singing. We'll also be felting butterflies and having fun exploring these beautiful creatures. Caterpillar song The fuzzy caterpillar curled up on a leaf. Spun her little chrysalis and then fell fast asleep. While she was sleeping, she dreamed that she could fly. And later when she woke up, she was a butterfly. (sung to the tune of I Had a Little Turtle)


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Monday AM: homemade banana bread Lunch: cincinnati chili (rice pasta w/ homemade beef chili lentil sauce) w/ kidney beans and shredded cheese PM: sesame sticks and organic raisins Tuesday AM: cinnamon toast Lunch: egg salad (local pastured organic eggs, mayonnaise), rice crackers, organic green peas PM: dried apricots Wednesday AM: clementine oranges Lunch: split pea soup w/ organic onion, organic celery, organic carrots and nitrite/nitrate free bacon, homemade organic bread w/ butter PM: pretzels Thursday AM: Schumann's Bakehaus granola and organic almond milk Lunch: enchilada...


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The farm is so green, and the wildflowers in the back field are unbelievable! On Thursday we had a little fun in the rain, even pretending we were little deer or bunnies hiding in the "thatch" where the water drops had a hard time reaching us! Thursday afternoon and Friday we had fun in the mud, sometimes unintentionally when unexpected puddles found the children.


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Whew! Last week we participated in the screen free challenge. Even if you didn't, maybe you thought about how hard it would be to give up smartphones, Facebook, the buzz of the television, surfing the web, and Pinterest for a week. (And, it was!) Screens truly can take us away from relaxation, connecting with one another, and important tasks that we can "never find time to get to". What to do? Conscious, moderate use with attention to quality seems to be the key in today's high tech world. And, the less the better for children. None at all is ideal. Let us continue thinking about the impact...


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Monday AM: bananas Lunch: tamale pie (pinto bean chili w/ organic tomatoes and organic onions, cornbread, Jack cheese) PM: veggie chips Tuesday AM: cantaloupe Lunch: GEDS sloppy Josephines (grass fed ground beef, lentils, organic onions, organic barbecue sauce, organic tomatoes) on whole wheat bread, cucumber salad (cucumbers, sour cream/dill/garlic/salt) PM: pretzels Wednesday AM: honey roasted peanuts Lunch: vegetable soup (organic carrots, organic celery, organic potatoes, organic tomatoes, beef broth), homemade organic bread, butter PM: cheddar cheese cubes Thursday AM: Schumann's...


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Good Earth Family: May News Themes for the Month: The Frog/Persistence, The Turtle Progress                                Five Little Frogs                           Five little speckled frogs                            Sitting on a hollow log                   Eating some most delicious bugs                                          Yum Yum One jumped into the pool Where it was nice and cool Now there are four speckled frogs Glub Glub Important Dates: Monday, May 14th- Morning with Moms Monday, May 21st-31st-...


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