{"id":3704,"date":"2013-02-28T03:54:57","date_gmt":"2013-02-28T03:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alivinglibrary.org\/archive-site\/?p=3704"},"modified":"2013-03-04T08:01:31","modified_gmt":"2013-03-04T08:01:31","slug":"gr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alivinglibrary.org\/archive-site\/omiexcelsior\/gr","title":{"rendered":"A Living Library Gardens Inspire Gratitude"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gratitude, Thankfulness, Appreciation, Gratefulness.\u00a0<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n

These are just a few words that express A Living Library<\/strong><\/em> and Life Frames, Inc.’s<\/strong><\/em> sentiments towards its generous donors, partnering schools, hardworking teachers, and engaging students.\u00a0 We feel lucky and grateful for the giving nature of A.L.L.’s<\/strong><\/em> strong garden community, and these sentiments can not be expressed enough.<\/p>\n

In January, OMI\/ Excelsior <\/strong>and Junipero Serra Branch Living Library & Think Park’s<\/strong> students welcomed in the New Year, 2013, with much needed reflection on the bounty around us. Upon returning from the winter break, students shared highlights of their vacations of celebrating time with family and friends over meals, travels, and holiday\u00a0celebrations. Our students discussed the importance of articulating appreciation, and how we can show appreciation, and share our gratitude at school and at home.<\/p>\n

While our youngest students practiced their reading and writing skills through hand-made, Thank You Cards, with full illustrations, our older students took their introspection skills a step further, and developed beautiful poems of gratitude.<\/p>\n

Students were able to find quiet and healing spaces in our OMI\/Excelsior <\/strong>and Junipero Serra Living Library Gardens\u00a0<\/strong> for inspiration in peaceful surroundings, which helped them reflect upon the love of their families and appreciation of A.L.L<\/em>. Most students expressed appreciation for the love of their families; even the 5 yr. olds knew how important love is !<\/p>\n

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\u00a0By the end of January, we turned our eyes towards the \"IMG_0425\"<\/a>Garden where our OMI\/Excelsior<\/strong><\/em> Student Stewards Mentors<\/strong><\/em> and After School classes learned about an ancient companion planting trio, Corn-Bean-Squash.<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 They harvested and prepared\u00a0a feast to pay homage to the bounty of the land.<\/p>\n

These Three Sisters<\/strong><\/em>, are traditionally planted together and work to support one another in providing nutrients, structure, or protection to the others. In legend, the Sisters are always to be grown, eaten, and celebrated together, and thus exude environmental, nutritional, and cultural sustainability.<\/p>\n

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This year our Three Sisters<\/em> had a true blue star, the Hopi Blue Corn<\/strong><\/em>; a many hundred year old corn variety originating from the Hopi territory of the Four Corners.\u00a0 Hopi Blue Corn not only boasts increased nutritional value over common yellow and white corns but it is also a cultural idol signifying the rising sun, the beginning of life, wisdom, and understanding (http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hopi_maize<\/a>).<\/p>\n

January’s Meal of the Month is a Three Sister Succotash \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\"IMG_0550\"<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Ingredients:<\/p>\n

-1\/2 medium Cinderella Pumpkin, de-seeded, peeled, and cubed (any of your choice can be substituted)<\/p>\n

-2 cups Pinto Beans, cooked<\/p>\n

-1 cup Hopi Blue Corn kernels, fresh<\/p>\n

-1 tbs. Olive Oil<\/p>\n

Pre-cook Pinto Beans from dry storage by soaking them in\u00a0a deep pot of water\u00a0 overnight. When beans are plump, boil them in excess water for 30 min-1 hr.\u00a0 Add subtle flavors, such as garlic, onion, salt, and pepper to taste. Or, buy pre-cooked beans. Heat a pan with olive oil. Add pumpkin cubes; as they cook, their color will brighten, to a deep orange.\u00a0 When pumpkin is soft, and easy to pierce, add fresh corn off the cob, and cooked beans.\u00a0 Stir constantly, while beans and corn are warming.\u00a0 Sprinkle with seasoning if desired, but other flavors really don’t need to be added to this hearty, complete-protein meal.<\/p>\n

Cheers to Land.\u00a0 Cheers to Life.\u00a0 Be Grateful for it all, and Enjoy !<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Enjoy your Three Sisters Succotash<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

\u00a0Submitted by Courtney Calkins, A.L.L instructor<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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