Rebel Granola

We will be sharing our very own granola bars at the RIC (Rooted in Community Conference) hosted in Philadelphia this summer. During a business lesson, we learned that a successful business always starts with a prototype of the product that will be sold. Our friend Mr. Bruce came in to help us make our granola […]

Drying Herbs from the Garden

We decided to dry some of our fresh herbs from the garden including sage, basil, and thyme in order to prolong their lifespan. Dried herbs can be stored in the cabinet for easy access and will not spoil like fresh herbs. We used a dehydrator to dry our herbs. A dehydrator works by exposing food […]

Rebel Garlic Hummus

Our recipe this week was Rebel Garlic Roasted hummus. We used freshly picked heirloom garlic from our garden that is local to Philadelphia. Ingredients: • 1 C dry chickpeas • 1 head of roasted garlic • 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice • 1 tablespoon olive oil • Salt and pepper *No tahini is used in our […]

Transplanting Sunflowers

School Lunch- SCRG Edition

It was recently announced by the School District of Philadelphia that dozens of school cafeterias would switch from fresh, daily food production to airplane style, re-heatable, pre-packaged meals. This decision would cut jobs and save money. In the wake of the devastating cuts to school food services in Philadelphia, I asked the SCRG to design […]

Rebel Pesto

Today for lunch the crew had pesto. It was made fresh from the ingredients in our garden. It had basil, kale, pumpkin seeds, olive oil, garlic, zucchini, and pasta. I think the pesto was really good with some parmesan cheese. It wasn’t sweet but it wasn’t bitter. It had a unique taste. – Andre Ingredients […]

A day at Penn

Our scheduled hike up Hawk Mountain was rained out so instead the Rebel Gardeners embarked on an adventure through the campus of the University of Pennsylvania. Our first stop was at the Van Pelt Library. Next the crew headed over to 1920 Commons to tour the hydroponic garden built by Bon Appetit, the catering company […]

Rebel Vegetable Soup

An alternative, traditional recipe can be found here

Andrew’s Arcimboldo sketch

Pepper Garden Guide

This guide was compiled by an undergraduate at the University of Pennsylvania and the information was sourced from various internet resources. Click here to download the Pepper Garden Guide