The other day I walked into my mom friend’s kitchen and found the top of a pineapple sitting in a jar of water. I thought it was odd so I immediately quizzed her about it and she politely told little-ol-woefully-uninformed-me that if you plant the top of a pineapple, it will sprout. What?!
I was still digesting this info. a few days later when my contributor Kaley (a wonderfully creative mom in her own right) emailed to ask if she could do her next post on growing stuff from food scraps. Clearly this was a thing – a very cool thing that kids are sure to love as it turns out. Read on for all the details.
Do you look at all of the food scraps going into the garbage or compost and wish you could do something with them? I always do.
And after reading that a lot of fruit and vegetable scraps will grow again, I went from throwing them in the compost to turning them into a mini science experiment in our kitchen. It is so easy, can be done with things that you already have (and were going to be thrown out anyway), and it’s super fun for the kids.Read More...
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