I absolutely adore color weeks. This week, Emily is hosting a GREEN week. Now, my mind is wrapped all around green right now. It's March, and I have garden fever in a big way. It's still a bit too chilly, but I have schemes. Great schemes. Fantastic schemes. More on that later.
The bananas at the market yesterday were almost as green as the pears. My family gobbles them down anyway. They will be banished from our house soon enough. Starting in May, we will be STRICTLY local-grown again until October. That means no bananas. No avocados (boo hoo). No pineapples.
And while we could lament the things we will be letting go, I prefer to celebrate the seasonal yumminess that we will be rolling in. If it doesn't come from the CSA, farmer's market, or my gardens, it won't be on my table. I've already started tweaking my garden plans using the quantity/variety lessons I learned last year.
The best part of it all, is that I'm turning over a 7'x7' bed to each of my children. I will teach them how to map out their bed by what vegetables they want to grow. We'll learn all about yields, production times, and harvesting and storage. They'll be responsible for finding recipes using what they've grown. And eating it!
I want them to have a working knowledge of taking something from the ground to the table. I want them to develop an appreciation for the people who work hard to bring us our food. But most importantly, I want them to learn to be responsible stewards of the land and their bodies.
All that, from a bunch of bananas.