Students at Skyline Elementary try Lentil Stew for the first time. Food Educator Jack leads a Plant Part Salad lesson. By Maggie Chen, AmeriCorps Food Educator The Common Threads team has wrapped up our cooking season and is preparing to get back outside for garden...
Kindergarteners at Northern Heights Elementary portion out plant part salad so that everyone can have a taste! Corinne Hill-James leading the lesson on plant part salad. Written by Corinne Hill-James, AmeriCorps Food Educator After nearly a 3-year hiatus, Common...
Written by Corinne Hill-James, Response Corps Member In October of 2021, all Common Threads staff, board members, and Americorps service members attended an online workshop titled, “Uprooting Racism in the Food System,” presented by Soul Fire Farm. Soul Fire Farm is a...
Preparing to make hummus wraps, food educator Tristen Pohlman brings years of kitchen experience to students at Whatcom Intergenerational High School. Students practice mincing garlic and ginger with Food Educators Tristen Pohlman, Tessa Bolon, and Lauren Bowie. ...
written by Corinne Hill-James, Response Corps Member Common Threads helped install two new educational community gardens at the East Whatcom Regional Resource Center this summer to provide residents of rural Whatcom county with an example and inspiration for growing...
I’m standing in a two and half foot hole that once belonged to an oak tree. From this perspective, I can see the garden from the point of view of the elementary school students I serve. From the outdoor classroom benches to the perennial beds, everything feels...
