Blueberry & Peach Bruschetta

Bruschetta is traditionally a savory antipasto dish–or an Italian first course. This sweet kid-friendly version features fresh summer fruits (use local peaches, too, if you can find them!), plus cream cheese and honey. It makes a great snack! For a class cooking activity, provide kids with their own ingredients so they can assemble their own open-faced sandwich at their desk. Serves 20 children, or a family of 4-6 Ingredients: 1 pint local bluebe…

Meet Your Farmer: Perry’s Berry’s

…ent of 13% on the brix scale, two times the normal fruit sugar of a normal blueberry. Plan a trip to Perry’s Berry’s, try a blueberry, and taste the sweetness of their fruit for yourself! Find Growing Minds educational resources that compliment this video below. Lesson Plans & Resources: Preschool Berry Parfaits lesson plan Colorful Plate Spinners lesson plan What Plants Need lesson plan Grades K-2 Strawberry Salsa recipe & lesson plan Seasons on…

Glen Arden’s GRAND Farm to School Experience

…retty to eat!” The second course of Hickory Nut Gap meatloaf topped with a blueberry “ketchup,” sesame kale, and a potato rosti was the groups’ favorite. Jamie Ager from Hickory Nut Gap Farm was on hand to explain the seller-buyer relationship his farm has with Red Stag Grill and answer questions about raising grassfed beef. A student looked at him with wide eyes and asked, “He grows meatloaf?!” Finally the waiters brought out the dessert course,…

Meet Your Farmer: Two Trees Farm

…s (featuring thematic books, recipes, activities and more) Frogs & Toads Berries Butterflies Worms Birds & Trees Bugs & Insects Bees and Pollinators Local Food Recipes Blueberry peach bruschetta Very berry cream cheese Berry good popsicles Lettuce wraps Local spring roll wraps…

Growing Minds Day by Day: Week of July 13

…English and Cree. It includes a pronunciation guide and a recipe for wild blueberry jam. Watch a read-aloud on YouTube.  The First Strawberries The First Strawberries is a Cherokee story, retold by Joseph Bruchac. This beautifully illustrated story tells the Cherokee origin legend of strawberries. Page by page, the fable unfolds with an easy to follow storyline and important accompanying moral—that friendship and respect are as sweet as the taste…

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Growing Minds Day by Day: Week of February 8

…ly members has a favorite place on their farm. His mother loves to visit a blueberry patch on the hill, and his grandfather feels most at home in the cool, peaceful barn. As he grows from infant to toddler to boy, Eli discovers that he loves the marsh where ducklings follow their mother. This book offers a unique child’s view on farm life and includes illustrations of farm animals and landscapes. Recommended for ages 4-8. Watch a read aloud on You…

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