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...
Mar 30, 2018 | Blog
Happy AmeriCorps Month! Common Threads feels very fortunate indeed to have 13 fabulous AmeriCorps service members helping to grow good eaters across Whatcom County. These are smart, passionate, creative young people who have gifted our community with 10.5 months of...
Mar 28, 2018 | Blog
Happy AmeriCorps Month! Common Threads feels very fortunate indeed to have 13 fabulous AmeriCorps service members helping to grow good eaters across Whatcom County. These are smart, passionate, creative young people who have gifted our community with 10.5 months of...
Jan 31, 2018 | Blog
School had finished for the day, but a group of 3rd through 5th grade students at Geneva Elementary were still excited to learn as they gathered to make tacos. Working as a team, students chopped apple and cabbage and made their own tortillas from scratch. Apple,...
Jan 7, 2018 | Recipes
As prepared in the classroom during the 2017-2018 winter cooking series! Ingredients: 2 cups green lentils, rinsed 6-8 leafy greens (chard or kale work well) 1 carrot 4 scallions 1 TBSP olive oil 1 TBSP + 1 tsp lemon juice ½ tsp of salt, pepper, paprika, and thyme...
