The team of gardeners working at Jefferson High School Community Garden.
Using recycling salad containers as mini green houses to germinate seeds.
Recycling old prescription bottles to house seeds.
The new plots with fresh compost tilled in.
Recycling mini blinds to plant markers in the garden.
Tilling fresh compost into the virgin plots.
Distributing the new compost to the garden plots.
Creamy lentils, and earthy vegetables combined to make a soul-satisfying soup. We’ve made this delicious soup many times and even freeze the extras.
Ingredients:
Preparation Instructions:
Melt butter in a large stock pot over medium heat. Stir in leeks and carrots. Cover pot, turn heat to low and let vegetables sweat for 20 minutes.Remove lid and add chicken stock, wine (if using), crushed tomatoes, and lentils. Bring to a boil and then lower heat and simmer for about 45 minutes or until lentils are soft. Using a ladle transfer about 4 cups of soup into a blender and blend until smooth. Pour pureed soup back into pot. Stir in kale and lemon juice. Season soup with salt and pepper if needed. Serve soup with a dollop of crème fraiche and a sprig of dill.
by Carrie @ Deliciously Organic on February 20, 2010 in Soups
By Robert Frost
Oh, give us pleasure in the flowers today, And give us not to think so far away As the uncertain harvest; keep us here All simply in the springing of the year. Oh, give us pleasure in the orchard white, Like nothing else by day, like ghosts by night, And make us happy in the happy bees, The swarm dilating round the perfect trees. And make us happy in the daring bird That suddenly above the bees I heard, The meteor that thrusts in with needle bill, And off a blossom in mid air stands still. For this is love and nothing else is love, The which it is reserved for God above To sanctify to what far ends He will, But which it only needs that we fulfill.Read at the Dedication of the John f. Kennedy Park, May 29, 1987, four days after my first child, Madelaine, was born.
I have it on good advice that a Japanese horihori is an essential to have in one’s garden tool collection. Based on the recommendation of the incredibly knowledgeable Judy Elliot of Denver Urban Gardens, I learned that a horihori is something every well equipped gardener needs to have. Judy raved about the horihori’s ability to dislodge deep rooted weeds and ease at working the soil around one’s plants. Sheathed to her belt at a section of our organic gardening class, Judy showed off the new horihori she’d just acquired at Birdsall’s on South Broadway to replace the one she’s lost in her garden last summer. She suggested that marking the tool with a bright ribbon or duct tape would make it easier to find among the plants. She also advised investing the $40 for an authentic Japanese tool rather than a cheaper knockoff.
So, after getting out of class that stormy afternoon, I headed straight to Birdsall’s. Judy had made her case and I was going to buy one before my other classmates got there first. Unfortunately, the shop had closed early due to the storm. After several more tries, I finally got in the door. Upon arrival, I grabbed the second to last horihori first and then, enjoyed a lovely tour of this upscale garden shop.
I appreciated the opportunity to explore Birdsall’s and see all the wonderful pots, fountains, garden art, outdoor furniture and pleasant outdoor design ideas they featured. What a fun place to visit! With a friendly, helpful staff as well. Here are some photos from my leisurely stroll around the indoor and outdoor display areas.
Birdsall & Co., Home and Garden Collection, 1540 South Broadway, Denver, CO 80210. 303-722-2535. Asst. Manager Stephanie Tardiff was very helpful. 303-722-2535.
