Thank you for your interest in joining our virtual troop for this Senior Journey called Sow What. Please Register, wait for approval, login and get started! If you, your parents or leaders have questions you can have them email Debbie Lechner, your virtual leader at lechner@cox.net. The next 7 virtual meetings will be an exciting time […]
Category: Sow What
Week 1 & 2 – Food Forage Field Trip!
In week 1 we’re going to map your pantry and in week 2 we’ll take a trip to the market to discover some things about our food supply. One part is to check your pantry and to see where 4 of the items have come from, then plug those into the www.eatlowcarbon.org “carbon footprint calculator” […]
Week 3 – Eat Local
In this troop meeting we’re going to try one of the recipes in Sow What, take a photo of it and let us know in a comment if you liked the dish. Try to purchase one of the ingredients from a farmer’s market or local produce stand. While you’re there think of a menu that […]
Week 4 – You Are What You Eat
This week we’re going to think about some of the local foods in our area and discuss the food traditions in our families, communities and religion. We’re also going to talk about our relationships with food. Choose one area to write about and then comment on things that have been written in three other areas. […]
This week we’re really going to dive into the meat of the subject by watching one of the great documentaries about food and discussing what we learn. You can request one of these movies through Netflix, YouTube, Hulu, Amazon or the library. Tell us what you watched and if you liked it on the discussion […]
Week 6 – Connect with Community
This week in our virtual meeting we’re going to read about people who are making a difference around the country and around the world, then we’re going to find someone in the local community who is at work to find solutions to the problems in our food network. Take a field trip to visit a […]
Week 7 – Take Action Harvest Award
This week we’re going to identify and begin work on a take action project to earn the Harvest Award. Your project may take more than one week and that’s OK. When you finish your project you will report on what you’ve done in the comments and that will be the end of your Sow What […]