A group from Robin’s Nest Preschool helps carry a crate to pick parsley at the Cornucopia Project Educational Farm in Peterborough.  STAFF PHOTO BY JESSECA TIMMONS

Adults, from left, Cornucopia Education Director Olivia Clark, volunteer John Ranta, Abby Mattsen and Roz Hanchett of Robin’s Nest Preschool, and parent Joanna Ceferatti at the annual daikon radish harvest.  STAFF PHOTO BY JESSECA TIMMONS

Cornucopia Project Education Director Olivia Clark shows preschoolers from Robin’s Nest how to take stems off parsley.  STAFF PHOTO BY JESSECA TIMMONS

Abby Mattson, Natasha Meehan, Sarah Gingras and Joanna Ceferatti look on as preschoolers from Robin’s Nest prepare parsley to make pesto.  STAFF PHOTO BY JESSECA TIMMONS

Three preschoolers from Robin’s Nest playing hide-and-seek in the kale.  STAFF PHOTO BY JESSECA TIMMONS

Volunteer John Ranta shows a preschooler a healthy bunch of parsley.  STAFF PHOTO BY JESSECA TIMMONS

Preschoolers from Robin’s Nest harvest parsley.  STAFF PHOTO BY JESSECA TIMMONS

Olivia Clark making sure small hands are washed before the preschoolers sat down to make pesto.  STAFF PHOTO BY JESSECA TIMMONS

Kiki Post checks parsley picked by a young farmer.  STAFF PHOTO BY JESSECA TIMMONS

From left: John Ranta, Olivia Clark and Abby Mattson look over preschoolers as they make pesto.  STAFF PHOTO BY JESSECA TIMMONS

A preschooler shows a clump of parsley to volunteer Kiki Post as Cornucopia Project Education Director Olivia Clark looks on.  COURTESY PHOTO BY SARAH GINGRAS

Preschoolers from Robin’s Nest wait patiently for pesto-making to begin.  STAFF PHOTO BY JESSECA TIMMONS

Preschoolers from Robin’s Nest Preschool exploring a kale bed at Cornucopia Project.  COURTESY PHOTO BY SARAH GINGRAS

A young farmer displays daikon radishes  he harvested on Friday at Cornucopia Project. Volunteer Erin Moore is in the background.  COURTESY PHOTO NATASHA MEEHAN