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Cultivating Agriculture Through Education
Cultivating Agriculture Through Education
Cultivating Agriculture Through Education
february 2021
Oh Say Can you seed? Let's read....click on the link below to hear the story
Did you know?
Sweet potatoes belong to the Morning Glory family and are in season in Georgia from August - November.
Let's make Sweet potato pie in the classroom
Ingredients:
2 (1-gallon freezer bags)
2 2/3 cups cold milk
2 packages (4 serving size) instant vanilla pudding mix
29 oz can of yams, drained and pureed
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1 pack of Graham crackers
25 small cups and spoons
scissors
1 can whipped topping
Directions:
Pour the milk and the instant pudding in one of the gallon bags. Remove the air and have each student squeeze and knead the bag with their hands. Puree the drained can of yams in a food processor. Add the pureed yams and pumpkin pie spice to the pudding bag. Remove the air from the bag and have each student squeeze and knead the bag until all ingredients are blended. In the other gallon bag add the graham crackers and crush them into tiny pieces. Place a spoonful of crushed graham crackers in the bottom of small cups. Next cut the corner of the freezer bag with the pie filling and squeeze the filling into cups. Garnish with whipped topping, add a spoon and enjoy!
BOOKs
Sweet Potato Pie by Kathleen D. Lindsey
The Gigantic Sweet Potato by Dianne de Las Casas
Lets tour the artbarn farm
Activity
Sprout Sweet Potatoes! This is an easy and fun science project. Start by cutting a sweet potato in half. Place it in a clear container, filled with water so the students will be able to observe the roots growing. To keep the sweet potato upright in 1-2 inches of water, insert four toothpicks into the sides so they sit on the container's rim. Be sure to check the water levels and add more water when necessary.
National ffa week february 20-27, 2021
January 2021
Did you know?
Georgia ranks in the top 10 nationally in the production of bell peppers, onions, sweet corn, cabbage and snap beans. In 2018, Georgia vegetable production contributed $2.6 billion to our economy and provided almost 14,000 jobs. Georgia designated the Vidalia onion as the official state vegetable in 1990.
Slow cooker vegetable soup
Ingredients:
1 (14 oz) can chicken broth
1 (11.5 oz) can tomato-vegetable juice
1 cup water
1 can of diced potatoes (drained)
1 can of sliced carrots (drained)
2 stalks celery - diced
2 cans of diced tomatoes
1 can of green beans (drained)
1 can whole kernel corn (drained)
1 onion - diced
salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
Pour the broth, tomato juice and water into the slow cooker. Add the potatoes, onions, tomatoes, celery, carrots, green beans and corn to the slow cooker. Add salt and pepper, to taste, then stir all the ingredients. Cooking times may vary depending on the slow cooker, but 6 hours on high is recommended.
BOOKS
Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert
Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens
The Vegetables We Eat by Gail Gibbons
I will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato by Lauren Child
Oliver's Vegetables by Vivian French
Videos
Tomato-How Does It Grow? https://gfb.ag/tomatovideo
Potato-How Does It Grow? www.gfb.ag/potatovideo
Farm Monitor - Carrot Farm www.gfb.ag/fmcarrot
Ag In The Classroom
Georgia Farm Bureau Ag In The Classroom - www.gfb.ag/aitc
AFB Foundation for Agriculture - www.agfoundation.org
National Ag In The Classroom Curriculum Matrix - www.agclassroom.org
Hey kids - let's play on my american farm
Georgia Foundation for Ag offers $65,000 in scholarships
Are you pursuing an agriculture-related degree? The Georgia Foundation for Agriculture may have a scholarship opportunity that is right for you. Applications for the 2021 cycle are now available at http://www.gafoundationag.org/Scholarships.html Completed applications are due March 1, 2021.
PLEASE NOTE: Applications and supporting materials are to be submitted ONLINE only. Hard copy applications and supporting material will not be accepted.
Let's read
Join Lauren Goble, GFB's Ag in the Classroom Coordinator, as she reads "Right This Very Minute" a table-to-farm book about food and farming, while on a farm! After the book is over, take a peek at a real strawberry farm and hear from one of its farmers who is also a large animal vet.
More....
Read by Lori Hohl second Grade Teacher at Avery Elementary School
preserving your fruits and vegetables
University of Georgia Extension Service
University of Georgia Extension Service
University of Georgia Extension Service
Virtual programs that may interest you offered through the University of Georgia Extension Service.
Tomatoes
University of Georgia Extension Service
University of Georgia Extension Service
Fruit
University of Georgia Extension Service
Vegetables
Vegetables
Lets Make Pickles
Vegetables
Jams & Jellies
Lets Make Pickles
Lets Make Pickles
Lets Make Pickles
Lets Make Pickles
Lets Make Pickles
school garden resources
Let's plant a garden
Visit https://extension.uga.edu/programs-services/school-garden-resources.html for information on school garden beds.
Agriculture tips
click on the links for gardening tips from molly guy - 5th grade teacher from Holly springs Elem.
Square Foot Gardening: https://youtu.be/HOxl7g-JTRo
Sometimes you have to replant: https://youtu.be/gHx4mX3IxGs
Sometimes You mess up: https://youtu.be/x8i69DvRCc0