Picking Peaches Barefoot
What a joy it is to be able to walk outdoors and pick fresh fruit from your own garden.
Growing your own fruit and vegetables is a great way to get kids outdoors and connecting with nature. Not only do they get to eat the freshest, most delicious organic food going, introducing them to healthy eating habits, but they get to learn where food comes from, how it grows and they get to spend lots of time outdoors, tending to their little peach tree, potted herbs, potatoes in a tub, or even a tomato plant growing in a small pot.
Peaches Galore……
I was gifted two peach trees from the kids three years ago. This year we have an amazing crop. Samuel and Jasmine are in charge of watering the peach trees, pruning them back and adding stakes if needed.
Pick and Eat
Guess what we’ll be eating for National Eat Outdoors Day 31st August! Join in the fun @ C&NN Connect : Recipie & Idea Swap by Suzi Lipman.
Peach recipes
Grilling peaches deepens their natural sweetness. A family favorite is Barbecued Peaches with hot Caramel Sauce and Vanilla Icecream or Yogurt.
And here’s a scrumptious savory alternative: Jamine Oliver’s Grilled Peach Salad with Bresaola
Peaches are good for you.
Peaches are high in beta carotene, which provides cancer-fighting properties and the ability to inhabit the growth of cancerous tumors. A recent laboratory study also identified phenolic acids in peaches aschemopreventive dietary compounds because of their ability to inhabit growth of estrogen-independent breast cancer cells. Lutein and zeaxanthin, also help protect against age-related macular degeneration. Fibre, vitamin C, and iron are more reasons to indulge in peaches this season. Heidi Hoff -Alive.com
What fruits or vegetables are your kids growing?
Here’s a cool gardening certificate for kids: Chloe the Gardener Certificate.
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Yum, I’d love to have peaches straight from the garden. So much to grow, so little space! Every year I remove a little more grass and add a little more of something wonderful to my garden. Chloe would be proud!
I would love to visit your garden. (Less grass is whats needed here in the Okanagan…….such a dry climate). Wishing you a wonderful weekend in your garden.
They look so delicious! We planted two peach trees at our preschool three weeks ago. I can’t wait for our first harvest! I guess we will have to be a bit patient though …
Hi Anja, worth waiting for! How wonderful for your preschool children to be able to pick their own fruit. I wish all preschools had your initiative-your children are so fortunate to have such a wonderful teacher.
Yummy! Peaches are really good for your health and I totally agree that they can avoid you cancer. My kids growing some veggies like carrots, potatoes, tomatoes and some onions too. They love most to pick the tomatoes because it’s big and reddish.