Nuts About Butternuts
If you’ve avoided this fall staple, prepare to be rewarded by simple preparation and great taste.
Last week, I was asked to prepare some butternut squash for the volunteers at Second Sunday, the garden program hosted by Hollin Meadows Science and Math Focus School. The Outdoor Education Coordinator there, Jen Finnegan, has been using this year to transition HM’s extensive gardens to part farm model, with students planting and growing a wide assortment of vegetables and fruits that can be sampled in the classroom and possibly incorporated into some of our school lunches in the future. On the second Sunday of each month, parents and community members gather to do necessary maintenance that can’t be accomplished during classroom time – adults and kids alike are welcome. When Jen left a crate of butternuts on my back porch I wondered if I …
