Planting Beans and Harvesting Bok Choy

The free package of baby bok choy that Baker Creek Seeds included with my order created a beautiful opportunity to spend time with my favorite preschoolers.

The little package produced enough plants to fill up a raised bed, so Marin, Elliot, and their beautiful mama, Lauren, came to help Katherine and me harvest the cabbage.

Both of the little ones were so careful, it was clear that their parents are training them to be comfortable outside in the garden.

I had been soaking the bush beans, so after we tossed all of the cute little cabbages into the basket, 

we poked holes in the ground and dropped a couple of seeds into each hole.

The cabbage cooked down so much that Katherine and I only got a few bites each, 

but I anticipate sharing our beans with this sweet family in a couple of months.

I love seeing through the lens of preschoolers. When I sent pictures of me cooking the cabbage, Marin was amazed at how much the greens cooked down.

Then her little brain connected the dots, and she said, "It does make sense because spinach disappears when you cook it!"