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…

Farm to School Impacts

…ram to a holistic Farm to School program with an education focus. ASAP provides resources and training to a wide range of community stakeholders, to encourage and sustain Farm to School efforts. Seeds for school gardens, mini-grants for farm field trips, lesson plans, chef connections for classroom cooking, a lending library of children’s literature and curriculums, cafeteria promotions, volunteer recruitment, and training for chefs, teachers (pre…

Meet Your Farmer: TK Family Farm

…Find suggested Growing Minds lesson plans and resources to pair with this video below. Journal Prompt In the video, JJ says that “farms are all about taking care of stuff.” He mentions that picking the apples and feeding the chickens are some of the activities that he enjoys helping with on their farm. What kinds of things do you take care of at your house? Do you take care of any pets? Do you help care for younger siblings? Do you help with house…

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…

Meet Your Farmer: Last Penny Farm Alpacas

…help with on the farm? What colors are the coats of the alpacas in these videos? What do alpacas eat? Besides fiber, what other things are sold from the farm? What is alpaca poop used for? Journal Prompt: Farmers raise different animals for different kinds of fiber, including alpacas, llamas, sheep, goats, rabbits, and silkworms. Fiber artists then use that fiber to create different goods, including clothing, blankets, and artwork. Would you rath…

Meet Your Farmer: Two Trees Farm

…ted 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. Niche – the role an organism plays in a community. Interplanting – planting different types of crops in one area. Polliwog –…

Meet Your Farmer: The Never Ending Flower Farm

…wers (Celosia) and luffa gourds, plus share some tips for picking flowers. https://youtu.be/BnELy10KtWg These videos could be used as the starting point to explore many topics with students, including insects and pollination, plant parts, plant life cycles, flowers, and farm life. Relevant Growing Minds lesson plans are included below. Lesson Plans & Resources:  Garden Color Hunt lesson plan (preschool) What Plants Need lesson plan (preschool) Wat…

A Farmer’s Life for Me

…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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