Hastings Community Centre Food & Garden Programs

Preschool bug observation & inquiry.

Hastings Out of School Care visited the garden today and thoroughly inspected and approved of our population of worms, sowbugs and millipedes.

Today was a great day to spend time in the garden!

Pandora Community Food Market, happening tomorrow 2-5!

We had fun "Flower Pounding" with our Growing Kids group in the garden this week. Art is everywhere in nature.

Join Lori and Laura here or at the Templeton Welcome Garden in October. These outdoor gatherings are always a special time to meet and connect at a safe distance.

Garden with Lori Snyder and Laura Cisneros at Templeton on Sunday!

So glad we got to run our first Growing Kids session this morning even though the rain was pouring down and the Centre was closing. Check out the all-natural, 100% biodegradable Garden Art the littles made from found objects in the garden. See you next week!

Intriguing recipe to try! Our garden is full of parsnips waiting for a purpose.

We have spotted a new visitor in our garden lately. It's not the squirrel, but she's a bit fluffy... and it's not a MOTH, but she does have wings. When the air clears a bit, stop by the garden and see if you can find our garden fairy hiding in the foliage.

Another delicious green tomato recipe! This is a fresh salsa recipe; for canned salsa please use a recipe intended for canning.

The garden is growing strong into September! Lots of greens, some tomatoes that survived the blight, and late-season raspberries are just a few of the things on the menu as the season starts to change.

Sometimes, with tomato season comes blight season. A lot of our tomatoes are showing signs of the dreaded blight this year, and will rot long before they ripen. But wait! There are things you can do with green tomatoes while the spots are still small. It turns out Fried Green Tomatoes are more than just a movie title. Fried Green Tomatoes Ingredients:... - as many green tomatoes as you want (the plate pictured was just enough for my hungry family of four) - salt to taste - flour or gluten free flour blend, about 1/2 cup - seasonings of choice (I used garlic powder, pepper and thyme) - 1 egg - corn meal, about 1/2 cup - oil for frying Directions: Cut tomatoes into 5 mm slices, removing any blighted spots. Salt well and leave for about 15 minutes. Rinse salted tomatoes and pat dry with a clean tea towel. Prepare three bowls: flour (or a gluten free flour blend), seasoned with whatever you like: garlic powder, thyme, pepper; an egg beaten with splash or water (or flax egg); and cornmeal with a dash of salt. Heat up a frying pan and add a high-temp oil that is good for frying (sunflower or grapeseed) on medium heat. Take each dried tomato slice and dredge in flour, dip in egg and then in cornmeal. Add to frying pan when hot; don't overcrowd pan. Flip when lightly browned. Remove to a plate and serve!