Extra Compost

IMG_0134, a photo by okfuskee on Flickr.

The joy of unintended consequences: Pollan writes a a book about food production, Michelle Obama starts an anti-obesity push for school children, my school district starts a "fresh snacks" program to get kids HOOKED on healthy new foods - my class gets fruit or veggies every Friday...so far so good. But the stuff is sent to the school on Monday (or Tuesday) and doled out to a couple grades each day. My day is Friday - the end of the week. Turns out that if you want kids HOOKED on healthy foods, you probably should not send slightly damaged veggies, or maybe they shouldn't be sliced on Sunday and served on Friday. This week's peppers were slimy...not high on a ten year olds list of "ways to make veggies fun." Anyway - I got a nice pile of compost this time. Yum!