The Sweetness of Stone Fruits: Learning Agriculture, Chemistry, and Art

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The Sweetness of Stone Fruits: Learning Agriculture, Chemistry, and Art

Bite into summer with a basket of stone fruits and let curiosity lead the way. Cherries, peaches, plums, and apricots offer more than just sweet flavors. They open up fun ways to explore botany, chemistry, culinary arts, and even painting, all inspired by the fruits of midsummer.

So far this summer, our fruit-based learning has included strawberryblueberryred currants, and cherries. The first three are a type of berry, and cherries are a type of stone fruit! The summer begins with berries, peaks with stone fruits, and ends with apples. Seeing as it’s mid-summer, let’s learn through the lens of stone fruits in today’s self-directed learning module! Pick up a basket of freshly picked stone fruit at your local farmers’ market and get inspired by its juicy sweetness to learn about botany, agriculture, pastry arts, culinary arts, chemistry, living art, and even fine art through the lens of fruit!

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