Favorite Fall Recipes from Dietetic Intern Maddie
…ecans evenly over pizza; top with arugula mixture. Cut pizza into 6 wedges. Recipe from https://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/apple-goat-cheese-pecan-pizza …
…ecans evenly over pizza; top with arugula mixture. Cut pizza into 6 wedges. Recipe from https://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/apple-goat-cheese-pecan-pizza …
…etable consumption to quantifiable economic impact. Farm to School is place-based strategy to benefit children’s health and education, while simultaneously providing market opportunities for local farms and economic benefits for communities. Impacts of Farm to School Programs Health— U.S. childhood obesity has tripled since 1980, with 9.5% of infants and toddlers and 16.9% of children ages 2 to 19 considered obese (Ogden, Carroll, Curtin, Lamb, &…
…me good hard work, educators and families around the globe are ripping up pavement, sowing seeds, and growing garden classrooms because they believe children need to be engaged by hands-on learning in a context that matters to them. In Teaching in Nature’s Classroom: Principles of Garden-Based Education, Nathan Larson shares a philosophy of teaching in the garden. Rooted in years of experience and supported by research, he presents fifteen guiding…
…rolina is becoming a national model for how to integrate farm to preschool programming into community college curriculum. By incorporating farm to preschool into your curriculum, your students will enter their ECE careers equipped with the knowledge and skills to impact children and families through local food and farm to preschool activities. Early childhood is a critical stage of child development. Attitudes toward foods that are shaped at this…
…ns. We’re fortunate to have a partnership with Sow True Seed, an Asheville-based company that is able to supply us not only with standard favorites like Watermelon Radishes but also traditional Appalachian varieties like Upland Creasy Greens and Yard Long Red Asparagus Beans! Are you an educator in Western North Carolina? Contact us to find out how you can get free seeds for your school garden. Visit Sow True Seed on the web at www.sowtrueseed.com…
…their students interested in gardening, ecology, biology, and even nutrition….
…cience through inquiry; a professional tape on teaching and reaching at-risk learners by Heinemann, and literacy assessment strategies by the National Council of Teachers of English. He has consulted with school districts throughout the country on topics such as inquiry-based instruction, developing integrated curricula, assessment strategies, and fostering parent communication. Mr. O’Keefe is currently teaching in South Carolina at the Center for…
…One, two, three it’s a farmer’s life for me! Spend a day out in the fields and find out what farmers do! You’ll also find endnotes with fascinating facts about animals and crops. Go to www.barefootbooks.com/farmerslife to access your audio singalong of music by The Flannery Brothers and video animation online. This book is also available in a Spanish edition entitled ¡Vivamos la Granja! …
…apple orchards in Western North Carolina begin opening to the public for u-pick in mid-August. This Growing Minds publication–The Hayride–can be used by educators, parents, and caregivers to plan fun and educational farm field trips. The resource contains tips for selecting a farm to visit and communicating with farmers, ideas for on-farm activities and classroom curriculum connections, and suggestions for what to bring on the field trip to ensur…
…schools. Activities include fresh local food tastings, local food- and farm-based arts and crafts, and physical activities and games. Contact your local farmers market to see if they offer GM@M activities. Our GM@M manual is full of local food and farm based children’s activities perfect for the tailgate market setting and community events and settings of all kinds. In addition to helpful tips on launching a GM@M program, the manual includes local…