Under The Canopy

There is a term we use at Under The Canopy called “meeting your edge.” When you meet your edge, you are working on the uncomfortable feeling of being new at something. Taking on a new skill can be hard and tricky at first, but ultimately rewarding. I have watched many students go through this, a natural progression from working on something for awhile, failing many times and then finally achieving success. I will also have the opposite happen, students focus on what they alre

I recently taught a camp called “Farm To Table Camp” for school age children where we created family recipes. We worked in groups of five taking turns playing the different roles in a kitchen. We had a Head chef, a Sous Chef, and a Chef de Partie. All these roles included, chopping, grating, sautéing, measuring, making sauces, reading recipes aloud, stirring, and assembly. We then had a whole set of tasks that included cleaning countertops, washing dishes, and sweeping the fl