Last week our class took a trip to Graze the Roof at Glide.
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Earth Day 2013
Our last Farm Stand of the semester landed on our USF Earth Day Celebration, and we couldn’t have asked for more perfect weather. We served our usual vegan and vegetarian treats, gave away seed packets, and even had a sourdough cracker demonstration in our solar oven! A big thanks to the Sustainability Committee for putting on the event, and a shout-out to the goats that got loose, for making us laugh when they jumped in the Gleeson fountain.
Natural Dye Workshop
Spring is here! Now that we weeded all of that oxalis out of our garden, we decided we should do something fun with it! Last month, we had a little natural dye workshop at St. Cyprians. We used fava leaves to make a nice mossy green, oxalis (sour grass) for a vibrant yellow, and onion skins for a rusty orange! Take a look and try for yourself!
1. Gather your natural colors! Try onion skins, fava leaves, oxalis, beets, purple cabbage, avocado pits, or anything else your heart desires.
2. Put your colors of choice in a pot and boil on the stove for 30 minutes or until the water begins to seep color.
3. Rinse you white clothing in cool water, and once the vat of natural dye looks ready dip, dunk, and let your cloths soak (at least 5 min) based your desired color intensity. (the longer, the brighter)
4. Now that you’ve dyed your clothing, you must set the color. To do this just rinse your fabrics with regular dish soap and cool water! 
5. Voilà! You’re done! Hang them up to dry and now you have beautiful spring colors to wear from your garden!
photo credit: Sophie Peoples
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