Each quarter, ASAP’s Growing Minds co-hosts a school garden meeting with an area school. The winter meeting was held at Hall Fletcher Elementary, a school with an active garden program. Despite it being the middle of December there was still a lot to see and learn.
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Pickle Ponder
To celebrate cucumber month in September, students at Hazelwood Elementary in Haywood County, NC, sampled pickles. We received this rollicking report from the teacher who led the activity:
Farmers Market Field Trip
Sometimes it can be a challenge to get students out to a farm for a field trip. A teacher at Hazelwood Elementary came up with a unique solution this fall and took her students to the nearby farmers tailgate market!
Easy Cheese Popcorn
If you don’t have access to a stovetop, this easy popcorn recipe can also be made in the microwave. Simply put the kernels in a brown paper lunch bag, fold over the top, and pop for 2 minutes!
Making Cornbread
On a sunny afternoon in early winter, first grade students at Isaac Dickson Elementary School in Asheville, NC, learned to make cornbread from locally grown corn.
Get Local @ School Bulletin Board
Students at Cullowhee Valley School in Jackson County, NC, got a lesson in how apples grow when they visited their school cafeteria this fall. Utilizing materials from our Get Local @ School campaign, bulletin boards are an easy way to share information about local agriculture with every student.
Shared Blessings Farm
This video introduces children to various farm animals around Shared Blessings Farm in Cullowhee, NC.
Cooking Cabbage Apple Quesadillas
Kindergarten students from Cullowhee Valley Elementary School cook apple cabbage quesadillas with help from Western Carolina University pre-service teachers and dietitians through ASAP’s Growing Minds Farm to School Cooking Program!
Apple Quesadillas with Cabbage Salad recipe and lesson plan
These quesadillas put a local spin on an old favorite. The associated lesson plan includes cabbage facts and activities.
Downloads
- Cabbage Quesadilla recipe and lesson plan (quick view as .pdf)
Pastel de manzana y calabaza de invierno sin tapa de maza
Usando las manzanas, la calabaza de invierno, los arándanos, y el jarabe de arce, esta receta es un sabor delicioso de otoño. Leer el libro no basado en ficción, “Cranberries: Fruit of the Bog” para aprender sobre la cosecha y el crecimiento de los arándanos.