Apr 18, 2018 | Blog
The annual Kids Dayz Spring Break Camp at the East Whatcom Regional Resource Center was extra tasty this spring. Through a partnership with Common Threads, this four-day camp provided students a chance to engage their minds, hands, and taste buds. Each day of camp...
Apr 11, 2018 | Blog
Three wooden blocks appeared in our office this winter. A grid of mud packed holes graced each block. The stack was labeled “emerge March” and “Doug” with a phone number… “Doug,” it turns out, referred to Doug Banner, a professor of Health and Community Studies...
Apr 10, 2018 | Blog
Dirt made my lunch, dirt made my lunch…. Thank you dirt, thanks a bunch, ‘cuz dirt made my lunch. -Banana Slug String Band Ask just about any 2nd grader with a Common Threads school garden, and they’ll tell you how important “dirt” is… But what are kids learning...
Apr 8, 2018 | Blog
His first day of Farm Camp, camper Xavier exclaimed, “My favorite part was making so many new friends!”… That’s our favorite part too! Farm Campers all enjoyed making new friends as part of their week-long adventure in cooking, eating, and...
Apr 8, 2018 | Blog
Heading up the path to meet her parents, Sienna remarked that her least favorite part about camp is that the week “is too short”… She’s right, of course. We all wish Preschool in the Garden could happen every day! The magical gardens, trails...
Apr 8, 2018 | Blog
Camp Honey got the buzz on pollinators! Throughout the week, we learned about flower anatomy, the lifecycle of a honey bee, and the role of Blue Orchard mason bees in the garden. Campers got to use beeswax to make candles and lip balm, chop up bamboo to make mason bee...
