Carrots picked and seasoned by the children in the class, are cooked on a grill.

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Children in the class learned to make their own sour cream dip.

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Maggie Manson, 9 yrs old, makes camp fire potatoes at Ayshire Farm.

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Leading the Gardening and Cooking Class for Children at Ayshire Farm (from left in stripe aprons), Mary Ellen Phillips (in back), Hilary Prescott (center) and Nicola Stevens (closest).

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One of the Ayshire Farm dogs, Blue, stayed in the field with the children while they picked carrots. Blue has a fondness for blueberries.

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Carrots picked by the children are washed before being used in the cooking class.

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The children's cooking class was brought into a field at Ayshire and picked carrots they would use in class.

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