What's New?

• We have completed nearly all updates to the monthly elements. Download the updated elements for these produce items: Avocados, Carrots, Dried Fruit (English only), Grapes, Green Beans, Melons, Peas, Peaches, Potatoes, Salad Greens, Spinach, and Strawberries.
• Don’t forget to use the Botanical Images, Nutrition Facts Labels, and Student Sleuths Answer Keys in combination with the educator newsletters. These are key resources that support and can enhance the newsletter activities.
• NEW RESOURCE from California Farm to School! Check out five new educational videos on the homepage of www.cafarmtoschool.org (hint: click on the links in color wheel). You can also download this valuable, new brochure to learn how to connect Harvest of the Month with Farm to School programs. Visit www.cafarmtoschool.org for more information.
• Read below about a new opportunity that will help prepare students for Harvest of the Month activities.

New opportunity to prepare students to experience Harvest of the Month

Before you kick off Harvest of the Month activities, provide a foundation of nutrition information by integrating the “How Much Do I Need?” activity from the Children’s Power Play! Campaign’s Community Youth Organization Idea & Resource Kit. This will give students a background on how many cups of fruits and vegetables they need to eat daily, how to estimate half-cup and one-cup quantities, and the health benefits of fruits, vegetables, and physical activity.

To strengthen Harvest of the Month connections between the school and the home, use our new Introductory Letter for Families (available in English and Spanish), along with the Network’s Slide Guide and Power Play’s parent brochure Healthy Kids: Help Your Kids Power Up with Fruits, Vegetables, and Physical Activity.

Download these seven materials to get started:

• How Much Do I Need? activity (English)
• How Much Do I Need? activity (Spanish)
• Entire Community Youth Organization Idea & Resources Kit
• Harvest of the Month Introductory Letter for Families (English)
• Harvest of the Month Introductory Letter for Families (Spanish)
• Healthy Kids parent brochure (English)
• Healthy Kids parent brochure (Spanish)
• Instructional steps to integrate these resources with Harvest of the Month

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