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Favorite Fall Recipes from Dietetic Intern Maddie

…cooked lentils, and cheese. Drizzle tahini dressing over top. Recipe from https://www.cookinglight.com/recipes/autumn-glow-salad   Skillet Apple Chicken Thighs Delicious, simple, beautiful, and healthy, this meal is perfect for getting into the swing of the fall season and conveniently comes together in one pan. One pot meals help the flavors cook together wonderfully, and you can enjoy the fall weather while shopping for apples and onions from t…

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Farm to School Impacts

…91-93. National Farm to School Network. (2009). Farm to School Chronology. www.farmtoschool.org/files/F2SChronology3.09.pdf. National Farm to School Network. (2011). Statistics. www.farmtoschool.org. Ogden, C. L., Carroll, M. D., Curtin, L. R., Lamb, M. M., & Flegal, K. M.(2010). Prevalence of high body mass index in US children and adolescents, 2007–2008. Journal of the American Medical Association, 303(3),242–249. doi: 10.1001/jama.2009.2012 Pot…

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Meet Your Farmer: TK Family Farm

…’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 Growing Minds publication–The Hayride–can be used by educators, parents, and caregivers to plan fun and educational farm fi…

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Meet Your Farmer: Ivy Creek Family Farm

…use 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 Need K-2 Lesson Plans: Planting in the Garden Root Exploration Soil Exploration Seed Starting Lettuce Exploration 3-5 Lesson Plans: Inch by Inch, Row…

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Meet Your Farmer: Last Penny Farm Alpacas

https://youtu.be/yjmv-Zojo6E Meet Erin Greene, the farmer at Last Penny Farm Alpacas in Weaverville, NC, and her children, Jacob and Sadie. Learn about how Erin became a fiber farmer, find out what she enjoys about raising animals, and meet the adorable alpacas that call this farm home. Next, join Jacob and Sadie for a tour of their family’s alpaca farm in Western North Carolina. Learn the names of the this farm’s resident alpacas and hear about…

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Meet Your Farmer: Two Trees Farm

…ades 3-5 Inch by Inch, Row by Row lesson plan Eating in Season lesson plan Resource lists (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…

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Meet Your Farmer: Cooperativa Tierra Fértil 

…t together, that food is an investment we make in our health and well-being. Maria: It was not easy, but I have a lot of dishes that I have invented. I make pupusas of everything. Little by little I’m going to try it from the carrot leaf. I’m going to try it with cheese, with plenty of seasoning to go ahead and make our dream come true, which is to bring more members. Why not join together for the welfare of the community? Salvandoran Pupusas Reci…

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Meet Your Farmer: The Never Ending Flower Farm

…an (preschool) Soil Temperature lesson plan (K-2) Seasons on a Farm lesson plan (K-2) Insect Exploration lesson plan (K-2)  Butterfly Life Cycles lesson plan (K-2) Honey Bees lesson plan (K-2)  Stem Exploration lesson plan (K-2) Bees and Pollinators resource list Butterfly resource list…

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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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Join ASAP for our annual Farm Tour!

…fering a hands-on continuation of the lessons your child or children have been learning in school during their annual Farm Tour. This year, 31 farms are participating in counties across WNC: Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Madison, McDowell, and Yancey. The tour runs 1-6 pm Saturday and Sunday, and one pass admits an entire carload of family and friends into all farms both days. Farms will serve up samples of their farm-fresh products, talk about wh…

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