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Favorite Fall Recipes from Dietetic Intern Maddie

…rain pizza crust Cooking spray 3 cups thinly sliced local Fuji apple (8 ounces) 1 cup (4 ounces) crumbled local goat cheese (substitute feta) 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 2 teaspoons dijon mustard 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1 1/2 teaspoons honey 2 cups local baby arugula 3 tablespoons chopped pecans, toasted Directions Preheat oven to 450°. Place pizza crust on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Arrange ap…

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July 2020: New Books Added to Growing Minds Library

…help he finally completes a fine-looking basket, learning much about patience, perseverance, and family traditions along the way. — The Thing About Bees: A Love Letter By Shabazz Larkin Recommended Level: Preschool, K-2 A love poem from a father to his two sons, and a tribute to the bees that pollinate the foods we love to eat. Children are introduced to different kinds of bees, “how not to get stung,” and how the things we fear are often things w…

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Meet Your Farmer: TK Family Farm

…irst Apple Pie Apple Butter Time Apples A to Z Apples and Pumpkins Applesauce Applesauce Season Bring Me Some Apples and I’ll Make You a Pie Golden Delicious: A Cinderella Apple Story Johnny Appleseed One Green Apple The Hayride: A Resource for Educational Farm Field Trips Are you planning a field trip or outing to an apple orchard this fall? Many apple orchards in Western North Carolina begin opening to the public for u-pick in mid-August. This G…

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Meet Your Farmer: Ivy Creek Family Farm

…vated on her farm. Next, join junior farmers Leah and Abe Littman for a virtual tour of their family’s farm. See how tomatoes are grown in a greenhouse and in the field, find out when different crops are ready to harvest, see a tractor, and meet some adorable, cabbage-loving goats. https://youtu.be/YqI39mHaFkc Find Growing Minds lesson plans that compliment these videos below.   Preschool Lesson Plans: Roots & Shoots Seed Exploration What Plants N…

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Meet Your Farmer: Last Penny Farm Alpacas

…lan (K-2) Soil Exploration lesson plan (K-2) Farm Animals Day by Day resource list Compost resource list Vocabulary words: Camelid – A member of the biological animal family Camiledae, which includes old world camels, and new world llamas, alpacas, vicuñas and guanacos.  Alpaca – A species of domesticated South American camelid mammal. They are closely related to llamas, though usually smaller. They are often raised for their fiber, or wool.  Llam…

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Meet Your Farmer: Two Trees Farm

…s interplanting crops, planting pollinator gardens, and preserving wild spaces. https://youtu.be/8Xmq8lFQM-o Explore suggested Growing Minds lesson plans, recipes, and resources to pair with these videos below. Vocabulary words Organism – an individual plant or animal. Biology – the study of living things. Diversity – different types or varieties of things. Biodiversity – the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem. Ni…

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Meet Your Farmer: Cooperativa Tierra Fértil 

…ecially for fertile land for us, is to become the first farm that can produce our own compost, that we have animals to take care of. Other than producing food, we have other small programs in the community. We have a program called Abundancia, that provides fresh food to the community, and we have another program which is our baby, which is called Escuela Campesina, which is a program of education that has as its purpose to connect our community w…

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Growing Minds Day by Day: Week of June 29

…ren can use markers to decorate the outside of their caterpillar or draw faces and legs. Once they’ve been decorated, fill with soil and let each child plant three seeds in their caterpillar. Caterpillars should be placed in a sunny window. Children can tend their planters by watering regularly to keep the soil moist. After the seeds have sprouted, designate a special “caterpillar spot” in the garden and have children transplant their seedlings. B…

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A Farmer’s Life for Me

By Dobbins, Jan; Huliska-Bleith, Laura

…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!  …

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