The photo above was taken at Frost Valley two days ago. Huh? In January? A flowering plant? Yes.Toward the back of the old Frostmann apple orchard - later used as the archery range - we've built a greenhouse.
The staff there, led by Maggie Pichura, bring kids and families and school classes into the greenhouse, even in the middle of winter, to talk about the benefits of growing herbs, vegetables, flowers, of composting and other forms of organic recycling. In the spring the school groups plant veggies. In the summer, the kids weed and harvest and cook 'em up. This is not to mention what a boon to the buildings the greenhouse is: the Castle, for instance, is filled with pots of flowers year-round.
Maggie gave me a tour of the greenhouse the other day and you can join the tour by watching this video.
During our visit, my kids and I ate some of the oranges - yes, oranges! - that Maggie has been growing. These little guys pack some Vitamin C punch. Wow.
