SCNAC Sierra Cascade Nutrition & Activity Consortium - We strive to create innovative partnerships so that low-income Californians in the north state are enabled to adopt healthy eating and physical activity patterns as part of a healthy lifestyle. Champions For Change - Network for a Healthy California
Programs/Materials

Harvest of the Month

February Harvest of the Month, Grapefruit!

grapefruit The goals of this program are to promote reading and to increase enjoyment and consumption of fruits and vegetables. In an effort to motivate students to make healthful choices, they have an opportunity to taste and explore the featured fruit or vegetable of the month during class and/or lunch. Each month participating teachers and librarians receive food-themed books in order to present stories to the students during their tasting adventure. Visit www.harvestofthemonth.com for more information.

Farmer of the Month

The Farmer of the Month is an informational newsletter about the farmers that supply the Harvest of the Month produce for students to taste each month. This newsletter is delivered to teachers enabling them to talk about the Farmer of the Month with their class as they enjoy the fruit or vegetable.

Our goal is to help students understand how their food travels from the farm to their finger tips. We strive to honor and celebrate local farmers to connect children with the people at the front line of our food supply. We hope that the students will encourage their families to take them to the farmers' market, seek out the Farmers of the Month, and purchase fruits and vegetables at the peak of their season.

This project demonstrates one way that SCNAC and the Network for a Healthy California--Children's Power Play! Campaign collaborate.

Farmer of the Month Video - Apples

Check out the Article featuring Farmer of the Month in Edible Shasta.

In the News: Farmer of the Month Article (Part 2)

Farmer of the Month Newsletter

Issue Farmer Newsletter
2/2010   PDF
1/2010 Lou and Lola Lodigiani from Tri-L Mandarin Ranch PDF
12/2009 Chertong, Xue Moua and Mee Yang PDF
11/2009 Denis Biro from Biro Farm PDF
10/2009 Lee Callendar from GRUB Cooperative PDF
9/2009 Bryan Howard
PDF
5/2009 Bob and Marcia White PDF
4/2009 Jim Jerkovich from Victoria Island Farm PDF
3/2009 Patrick and Chue Yang PDF
2/2009 Dieckmann family PDF
1/2009 Ryan Sale PDF
11/2008 Sean and Forough Molina PDF
10/2008 Mike Wiedeman PDF
9/2008 James, Kathy, Julia, Jayne, and Jordon Brandt from Julia’s Fruit Stand PDF
4/2008 Matthew Martin from Pyramid Farms PDF
3/2008 Rob Montgomery PDF
2/2008 Richard and Paula Kelso from Kelso Black Gold Ranch PDF
1/2008 Debbie Ariza from Debbie Ariza Farm PDF

Harvest of the Month Support Materials

Issue
Issue focus
Educator
newsletter
Family Newsletter Menu
slick
Sept 2009
Apples
PDF PDF
Oct 2009
Zucchini
PDF   PDF
Nov 2009
Peppers
PDF PDF
Dec 2009
Root Vegetables
PDF PDF
Jan 2010
Mandarin
PDF PDF (Eng/Sp) PDF
Feb 2010
Grapefruit
PDF PDF PDF
March 2010
Greens
PDF   PDF
April 2010
Beans
PDF   PDF
May 2010
Berries
PDF   PDF
June 2010
PDF   PDF

Harvest of the Month Family Newsletters with MAA

Issue
Chico
Colusa
Glenn
Gridley
Marysville
Oroville
Siskiyou
Tehama
NVIH
09/2009
10/2009
11/2009
12/2009

Starting January 2010, HOTM Family Newsletters will no longer include Medi-Cal
outreach information. See table above for HOTM Family Newsletters.

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