{"id":23640,"date":"2021-12-03T08:51:40","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T15:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?p=23640"},"modified":"2021-12-03T08:51:40","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T15:51:40","slug":"loofahs-fruit-trees-and-plenty-of-learning-in-pasadena-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/12\/03\/loofahs-fruit-trees-and-plenty-of-learning-in-pasadena-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Loofahs, fruit trees and plenty of learning in Pasadena schools"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/6841244B-8295-4979-905F-831E7E499EE6.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/6841244B-8295-4979-905F-831E7E499EE6.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23641\" width=\"525\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/6841244B-8295-4979-905F-831E7E499EE6.jpeg 818w, https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/6841244B-8295-4979-905F-831E7E499EE6-300x189.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/6841244B-8295-4979-905F-831E7E499EE6-768x483.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>Students harvesting loofahs in the Pasadena Unified School District<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>From CDFA&#8217;s Farm to School program<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Working alongside second grade students, teacher Stacey Torres and Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) Master Gardener Jill McArthur developed a producer to consumer educational unit that connects&nbsp;plant biology, fractions, fundraising, the school garden, and a new school orchard.<br><br>After a year growing and drying loofahs in the PUSD school garden, the second graders&nbsp;harvested, de-seeded, and transformed over 70 of the overgrown fruits&nbsp;into sponges for a fundraiser.&nbsp;During the processing phase, students pulled over 7,000 seeds from the dried fruits, becoming intimately familiar with the plant&#8217;s structure and functions, and discussed the many uses of the loofah as a food and skin-care product.<br><br>Once processed, each second grader sold two bags of loofah sponges, and together they used the proceeds to purchase 10 peach and nectarine trees to start their school orchard! 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