BETTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
BETTER NUTRITION
SUPPORTS LOCAL BUSINESSES
LESS EXPENSIVE
YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR FOOD COMES FROM
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LOOK FOR COLORADO PROUD LABELS IN STORES
VISIT A FARMER’S MARKET
GROW A GARDEN
VISIT A FARM STAND
Gardening benefits kids’ health and well-being as well as their attitudes towards learning and the environment.
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SEEDING
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Use a twig or stick to draw the garden design in the soil. Create markers with fruit & vegetables labeled on them.
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Let children dig holes Use an adjustable water Have your kids make for the seeds. Give wand on gentle setting. a fun design in the them a ruler so they Demonstrate holding the dirt with the rake know exactly how far wand correctly to avoid and see if they can they need to dig. puddles & mudslides. smooth out the dirt.
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Using scissors, cut lettuces & greens just above the soil. Let the kids rinse freshly picked produce to remove dirt & debris.
THE CYCLE OF FOOD
Growing plants with kids teaches them how nature works, responsibility in caring for something, an interest in environmental sustainability and pride in themselves for the results!
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To avoid children’s Fun plants for boredom, choose fast children are fruit and growing seeds for kids. vegetables, flowers The quicker they can see and any uniquely something happen, the shaped plants. more interested they will be.
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Kids can help the process of gathering vegetables or fruits in the garden once they are mature enough to pick.
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SCHOOL LUNCH
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Taste the fruits of your Compost is an excellent labor! After spending natural fertilizer for your weeks waiting patiently garden. Leaves, flowers and and observing things grow, vegetable scraps can all kids can finally taste what be composted, as can fruit they’ve been growing! scraps and peels.
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• DAIRY • NURSERY, GREENHOUSE, FLORICULTURE AND SOD • SHEEP, GOATS AND WOOL • CROPS AND HAY • NURSERY & GREENHOUSE CROPS • FORAGE e h t F u g t n i u l r e • CORN FOR SILAGE e u ” F “ • POULTRY AND EGGS • CATTLE AND CALVES • SHEEP AND LAMBS
2012 Census of Agriculture, Weld County Profile
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GREELEY-EVANS SCHOOL DISTRICT 6 BUYS LOCALLY GROWN INGREDIENTS TO MAKE THESE DELICIOUS MENU ITEMS! Locally grown carrots for red sauce for lasagna, spaghetti, ravioli and pizza. Locally grown peppers for chicken alfredo and chili. Locally grown potatoes for wedge ranch potatoes, mashed potatoes and hash browns. The milk served for breakfast and lunch everyday is purchased from Meadow Gold Dairies, 98% of their milk comes from local dairy farms. Many of our delicious salad bar fruits and vegetables are also from local farms. We buy produce from school gardens to use on salad bars. Locally grown pinto beans for tacos, chili and burritos Local ground turkey for turkey meatloaf Locally grown onions for many recipes
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FUEL UP WITH FRESH FOOD!
FRESH PRODUCE ROASTED CHILIES • PUMPKIN PATCH
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Tigges farm began in 1935 when Phillip and Lucy Tigges purchased the farm. Irrigation on the farm allowed them to raise barley, alfalfa, sugar beets, pinto beans, potatoes and corn. All the farming was done with horses in 1935. In 1936 a “C” Case tractor was purchased to do the plowing and other heavy field work. Electricity didn’t come to the farm until 1938. In 1939, certified seed potatoes and hybrid seed corn was raised. Robert Tigges, son of Phillip and Lucy helped farm even after he graduated from Colorado A&M in 1939 and was offered a job in South Africa. In 1942, Robert married Mary Lind and they made the farm their home. They took over all of the farming and expanded to include a dairy farm. In 1963 they purchased the farm and continued farming. Robert Tigges passed away in 1986 and Mary and son Ken Tigges continued farming. Tigges Farm helps supply chilies, peppers and squash for Greeley-Evans School District 6.
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Wacky Apple products are made from naturally sweet organic apples, free of pesticides, processed in the beautiful Rocky Mountain region. It is a family owned and operated company from Hotchkiss, Colorado where they grow and process fruits with love and dedication. They are focused on sustainable farming, a fun and fair work environment and the highest quality products! Wacky Apple is proud to provide apples to Greeley-Evans District 6 Schools.
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Leffler Family Farms truly revolves around commitment to family, agriculture and the community. Family owned and operated by the third generation to farm in Eaton,
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Colorado; Leffler Family Farms provides produce to local farmer’s markets, local grocers, restaurants and Greeley-Evans School District 6.
1 Plants need water, sun, minerals and carbon dioxide to grow. Plants get energy from the sun. Their leaves have a substance called chlorophyll, which changes energy from the sun into food.
Fun Facts: 2 Plants reproduce, or make more plants, through flowers. The flowers have pollen. When the pollen spreads to other plants, it produces fruit and seeds. The seeds then make new plants.
3 Once seeds form, the wind or animals carry them to new places to grow. Plants might not seem exciting, but without them there would be no life on earth.
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GETTING HEALTHY, LOCAL SUSTAINABLY PRODUCED FOODS INTO COLORADO SCHOOLS
HELPING COLORADO CHILDREN UNDERSTAND HEALTHY, LOCAL FOODS AND HOW THEY ARE PRODUCED