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Additional Tips and Tools
Farm2School – Promotional items such as “I dig my farmer” posters, aprons and point of service items to highlight your farm to school foods.
A compilation of educational lessons and curriculum for a variety of audiences.
Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota’s Farm Tours Program
Minnesota Agriculture in the Classroom
My American Farm - The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture’s developed My American Farm which teaches agricultural literacy to consumers and the public through an interactive computer game. Players learn where food comes from and how those products get from the farm to their dinner plate. My American Farm is an online educational game that lets students learn about agriculture while having fun.
Growing Minds – Provides lesson plans, children’s literature guide, farm field trip ideas, and recipes in Spanish and English.
The Nourish Middle School Curriculum Guide offers a rich set of resources to open a meaningful conversation about food and sustainability. The materials contain a viewing guide, six learning activities, action projects, student handouts, suggested resources, and a glossary. The Nourish curriculum and a companion DVD may be used in social studies, science, health, or English classes. Activity themes include The Story of Food; Seasonal, Local Food; Food Traditions; Food and Ecosystems; Analyzing Food Ads; and School Lunch Survey.
Linking Food and the Environment (LiFE) – The Science Education and Nutrition education programs at Teachers College Columbia University collaborated to develop LiFE, a research-based science and nutrition curriculum. The LiFE Curriculum Series addresses both a major science education goal to promote scientific literacy for all Americans and major national health goals for people to eat healthful diets and lead physically active lives. LiFE uses the study of food and food systems to address national science standards in the areas of science as inquiry; life sciences; and unifying concepts such as understanding systems as interacting parts and understanding the flow of energy and matter through systems.
Cooking with Kids motivates and empowers elementary school students to develop healthy eating habits through hands-on learning with fresh, affordable foods from diverse cultural traditions. Through cooking classes and tasting classes, students explore varieties of foods using all of their senses, have fun, and exercise choice.
Posters, books and other nutrition and food resources to order for students at Learning Zone Express and Neat Solutions.
Farmer Photographs: The Minnesota Grown program at the MN Department of Agriculture has high quality photographs of the farmers listed below. To seek permission to use the photos, please contact Paul Hugunin, Minnesota Grown Program, Paul.Hugunin@state.mn.us
- Axdahl Farms, Stillwater
- Bushel Boy Farms, Owatonna
- Costa Farm, White Bear Lake
- Gray Potato Farm, Clearwater
- Pahl Farms, Apple Valley
- Pepin Heights Orchard, Lake City
- Riverside Farms, Elk River
- Rob’s Gourmet Greens, Hollandale
- Svihel Farms, Foley
- Vine Valley Farms, Stewart
- Wescott Orchard, Elgin
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