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Monday, May 20, 2013

Swiss Chard is Harvested & White Tail Deer Visit the UPES Garden!

In Pennsylvania, we have white tail deer that run wild through our forests. Our school is in a suburban community surrounded by farms and forests. White Tail Deer are a common sighting in the back of UPES. They are such beautiful animals. Dr. Patschke has even seen them on our playground,  in the evening, at dusk, when no one else was around! 
These cute animals like to fill their stomachs at the UPE garden!
Mrs. Yablonsky found evidence of deer enjoying a late night snack at our garden! This is not good!  Although deer are adorable, the goal of our garden is to feed people, not deer!  We working on a solution!
 
 


The Swiss Chard was harvested today! Mmmmm! The deer didn't find this tasty treat!  Swiss Chard is a green leaf vegetable with a reddish - yellow stalk. A few of the UPE staff members decided to take some Swiss Chard home to eat! Mrs. Ward gave us all a few cooking tips at the end of the day! Mrs. Piland, Mr. Hetrick, and Dr. Patschke were excited to hear about the creative recipes!