2011-2012 Harvest of the Month Application–Click here to sign up!
Download our flier for this year
CAFF
’s Harvest of the Month Tasting Kits deliver farm fresh produce to school classrooms so teachers can take the lead on food and farming education, and kids can taste fresh fruits and vegetables from local farms.
How does it work? CAFF delivers a Harvest of the Month Tasting Kit featuring a differently locally grown produce item and standards linked teaching materials to your school each month.
A Harvest of the Month Tasting Kit includes:
• Enough fresh, locally-grown produce to taste with a class
• An educational packet that includes: recipes, a farm profile, a produce identification sheet, standards-linked in-class lessons for a range of ages, information about the produce such as growing methods, nutritional value and history to help teach about the featured produce, and a parent newsletter.
“After my class started the Harvest of the Month program, my students are excited about eating more fresh fruits and vegetables. The curriculum materials included in the Harvest of the Month Tasting Kits are broad enough in scope to be meaningful for a range of ages and grades, and are well researched, beautifully and professionally compiled. “ –Suzanne Laurens 2nd grade teacher, Lincoln School, Salinas, CA
How do I sign up?
This program currently serves the following counties in California: Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Benito, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Sonoma. If your school in interested in participating you can fill out an application here, or contact us at harvestofthemonth@caff.org or (831) 582-5115 with questions. Download our flier for this year.
The Harvest of the Month Tasting Kits are $15 per kit each month. That’s only 50 cents per child for most classes. We require a seven kit minimum order per school site for delivery, with at least a three month commitment.
How can I pay for this? The kits provide ten months of engaging standards-based lessons and farm fresh produce for $150 per class each school year. *If you sign up for the whole year before August 15th, 2011 we will give you a $50 early bird discount for the year!
Fundraising ideas include:
• Asking the PTA/PTO to purchase kits
• Asking parents to sponsor a month during the school year
• Checking with your food service director or principal to see if your school qualified and received a Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Grant
Get involved! Write to farmtoschool@caff.org for information on how to bring Farm to School to your district, or how to make a donation to help CAFF grow its programs. Want to intern or volunteer with farm to school? Visit our volunteer blog or email us at volunteer@caff.org to see how you could help plant a seed of change in California classrooms!
Harvest of the Month Tasting Kits: February 2012
This month we are featuring Oranges from Will’s Avocados. Will’s Avocados has a central facility in Watsonville, California. They have ranches in Southern Monterey County and Ventura County.
Click here to download this month’s packet:February Citrus Packet
Click the following link to download the HOM_content_areas and schedule 2011-2012
Additional Resources:
Check out the resources compiled by the LA County’s HOTM Program Featuring Oranges! From this page, you can download many curriculum-related activities. Download activities for Special Ed classrooms, K-5, and 4-8th Grades! Many other resources on this page as well!
Access resources from the Network For a Healthy California’s Harvest of the Month website by clicking Here If you’re new to the program, check out the Network’s Training Corner.