In the classroom this week, we watched a TED-Ed video about what would happen to our planet if the entire animals-as-food system disappeared with a wave of a magic wand. We discussed the potential impact on cultural traditions, the economy, food costs, and the environment. A lot of resources go into producing food from animals and that includes non-meat products like milk and cheese.
In the kitchen, we learned how to make a simple, satisfying vegan meal that doesn’t have many ingredients and features products that are affordable and easy to find. The fourth and fifth grade chefs made cucumber and carrot coins, cut up locally made Arabic bread, ground za’atar in a mortar and pestle, and transformed chick peas, parsley, garlic, lemon juice, and olive oil into something much more beautiful than the sum of its parts, hummus!
