Food Fairy Columnist Features Mrs. Neu
Mrs. Neu was featured this past week in Food Fairy Julie Cross' column in The Davis Enterprise:
“I met Mrs. Neu through Carrots in the Classroom, of course — she would never miss an opportunity for her class to learn something worthwhile. I had known of her for years already, as several honorary nieces and nephews attended Fairfield School. The children always said her name in the vaguely hushed tone usually reserved for rock stars or winning athletes.
Mrs. Neu deserved that tone. She ran her classroom with equal parts love, passion and firmness. Her students — kindergartners and first-graders, mind you — were always well-behaved while still being excited and involved — an almost magical state for that age, as any parent will attest.”
Julie also captures well how Mrs. Neu taught both children and adults in her classroom:
“As far as I could tell, she applied the same formula to anyone who walked into her classroom, without regard to age. I think from her perspective there was very little difference between a kindergartner and a brand-new instructor. If she saw a chance to teach, she taught.”
She also honors Dorothy Peterson in her column, who also recently passed away. Dorothy started Carrots in the Classroom, serving up cooking classes to hundreds of Davis kids over the past 15 years, including my Mrs. Neu's classroom at fairfield. May they both rest in peace.