A tiny house on wheels serves as a kitchen for girls in need

The new cooking structure at the equestrian center in Atwater Village is basically a tiny house on wheels. Jody Rather designed it like a trailer that can be moved at will.

Program mentor Alyssa, top, watches as Elizabeth stirs eggs to make an omelette. The girls are using eggs collected from the nearby chicken coop as well as herbs and other produce from the garden.

Elizabeth makes her first omelette as part of the Seed to Skillet program at Taking the Reins.

The girls prepare a salad with Christmas beans they harvested on site.

Urban farm manager Colleen Hennessey, second from right, explains various herbs to the girls as they harvest plants for cooking.

Manuela picks beans for a salad.

This Christmas bean harvested by the girls will be among the fresh food cooked in the Seed to Skillet program.

A fresh salad of tomatoes, beans and herbs is a work in progress.

Urban farm manager Colleen Hennessey slides open the barn door of the new cooking structure at Taking the Reins in Atwater Village.