Favorite Fall Recipes from Dietetic Intern Maddie

…crisp, produce like winter squash, apples, onions, and leafy greens showcase the seasons best flavors. Fruity desserts, warm soups, and savory sides can compliment warm and cozy memories with your friends and family. Let these fresh autumn recipes kickstart your fall menu planning for this season and dig in! Autumn Glow Salad This plant-powered salad includes arugula, feta cheese, and nutrient-dense lentils. Also in the salad is the seasonal loca…

Growing Minds Day by Day: Week of May 25

…children’s books? Visit the Growing Minds’ farm to school literature database to browse our collection of recommended books. Type “birds” or “trees” into the search bar to find books that align with this week’s theme.    Recipe for Tuesday, 5/26: A Recipe for the Birds! Homemade Bird Feeder This week we’re sharing a recipe that’s for the birds! Kids can make their own homemade bird feeder, then watch to see who shows up to enjoy the feast. You’ll…

Growing Minds Day by Day: Week of April 13

…ning, improving your soil, organic weed and pest control, and more.  Purchase seeds: Flower, herb, fruit, and vegetable seeds can be purchased online from our friends at Asheville-based Sow True Seed.  Purchase plant starts: If starting your own seeds seems daunting, you can simply purchase seedlings to transplant directly into your new garden. Seedlings, also known as plant starts, can be purchased from local farmers markets, including the ASAP M…

Growing Minds Day by Day: Week of December 7

…cts butterflies and is the only plant that Monarchs lay their eggs on). These seed balls do not need watering or to be broken apart; they just need to be thrown in the yard somewhere sunny. Visit NASA’s Climate Kids website to find more tips for making seed balls.  Make a Mini-Garden Help your child learn about sprouting seeds by making a mini-garden in a glass jar. Buy some wheat grass or grass seed from a local hardware or garden supply store. S…

School year filled with farm to school success using online learning for special education students

…e at least weekly. He loves the apple-carrot salad – it is his favorite dessert ever!” says another. This is but one success story, making the case for providing positive experiences with healthy food.  Though we are reporting on a good year for child nutrition services, we have to start on a sad note. Christina Dodd, Child Nutrition Director for Henderson County Schools, is resigning at the end of June. We are so sad to see her go, as Christina w…

Growing Minds Day by Day: Week of August 24

…ing less frequently in the fall, but don’t stop tending your garden altogether. Many exciting things will continue taking place. Observing seasonal changes in the garden helps you hone your skills as a grower, and helps children use their senses to explore the world around them. — That’s it for this week. Check back next week for new resources. Click here to access Day by Day resources from past weeks. If you didn’t find what you’re looking for he…

Growing Minds Day by Day: Week of April 27

…ursday, 4/30: Create a Tiny Greenhouse Make a Tiny Greenhouse: Save and reuse a store-bought clear plastic cupcake holder or egg carton to make a tiny greenhouse for little gardeners.  Steps: Clean the container, then add soil to each compartment. Plant some seeds (sunflowers, snap peas, and radishes are good choices for kids to grow) in each compartment, then thoroughly water the soil and snap the lid closed. Place the greenhouse in a sunny locat…

Farm to School Impacts

…y it, is increased. In addition to quantitative research, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) has identified Farm to School programs as effective community mechanisms to improve the quality of school meals, enhance effectiveness of nutrition education, and provide opportunities for eco-literacy training of students through hands-on experiences in the outdoors. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has included Farm to School as part of their compreh…

Conference Lodging

…s to meet your needs. November 1 is still part of Asheville’s fall tourism season and many downtown hotels will have rates to reflect this. We recommend staying in the nearby Tunnel Road area near the Asheville Mall. This corridor has a number of national brand hotels, has easy access to the highway, and is about 10 minutes from the conference site. There are also hotels south of town and west of town. Additional links Explore AshevilleASAP’s Loca…

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