Harvest of the Month
Food Connects is very excited to be working with our partner organizations on the Vermont Harvest of the Month Campaign and, more recently, the New Hampshire Harvest of the Month Campaign. Please check out these great, FREE resources!
The Indigenous NH Harvest Calendar is an educational project by NH Farm to School in collaboration with the NH Indigenous Collaborative Collective and the Cowasuck Band of the Pennacook-Abenaki People.
Multilingual HOM Posters now available!
Click the links below to download French and Spanish versions of the HOM posters for your classrooms for free! If you’d like to order 11x17 versions of the posters, email us at farmtoschool@foodconnects.org
HOM features 4 key monthly elements
Harvest of the Month (HOM) provides ready-to-use tools and resources to promote local, seasonal foods. HOM provides the opportunity for collaboration among educators, food serve staff, school administrators, students, parents, and retail outlets—all of whom are striving to promote healthy food choices.
Cafeteria Newsletter: provides recipes, menu inserts, farm profiles, and ideas for integrating local food into the school meal program.
Educator Newsletter: provides hands-on activities, lessons, tools, and ideas for integrating food, health, and nutrition education into the full curriculum.
Family Newsletter: reinforces what kids learn in the classroom and provides parents with nutrition information, healthy eating tips, recipes, and tips for selecting, storing, and serving the local food.
Retail Store Packet: extends the school message to the community with recipes, tips for promoting local food purchasing, and store display ideas.
