7th grade students explored issues around food production in the United States. How has it changed over time? How does our current industrialized food chain affect our relationship with the food we eat and the farmers who grow it?
Students then submitted recipes that used their assigned food. Many students were also able to help plant their assigned food in our school garden. We sifted through the recipes to find the most intriguing and make-able recipes for our Earth Day celebration. On Earth Day, 15 student worked together to prepare these dishes and present a "Global Foods Tasting Table" as part of our Earth Day Community Picnic.
The following recipes were our "Global Food Tasting" Contributors:
Bureek- Arabic Savoury Pastry
Israeli Couscous with Diced Sweet Potato and Sumac
Kenyan-style Collard Greens with Lemon
Edamame Gohan- Japanese Soy Beans
Korean Salad with Sesame Dressing
Tofu Keema- Indian tofu recipe
Arabic Cardamom Shortbread (Gorayba)