J U S D
“Learning without limits.”
JUSD’s Food Service Department is proud to offer nutrition & agriculture education that helps students LEARN MORE about what’s on their lunch tray, where it came from & why its good for them!
Jurupa Unified School District Wellness Policy
Blackberries
Dragon Fruit
Aziz Farms Old Grove Farms
Aziz Farms
Mini Cucumbers
California is the 5th largest cucumber producing state in the U.S.
Cucumbers are a fruit! only a few weeks after planting.
California grows mostly fresh-market cucumbers.
Mini cucumbers are smaller & sweeter than regular cucumbers the pollination of cucumbers.
1 vine 25 - 125 cucumbers
World Cucumber Day is June 14th!
Aziz Farms
Florida is ranked the #1 state for growing fresh tomatoes.
Aziz Farms grows many different types of crops on 27 acres
ALL farming practices done at Aziz Farms are organic and sustainable. restaurants & schools. Aziz Farms is Aziz Farms started as a date growing & packing business in the mid 1980’s.
Aziz Farms is the only Educational Farm in the Coachella Valley!
Aziz Farms is located in Thermal, California.
California
Blackberries
California is the #1 fresh blackberry producing state.
Blackberries are a type of aggregate fruit
Aggregate fruits are made up of “drupelets.”
Every blackberry has around 80 drupelets.
California blackberries are available year-round. California’s three main blackberry growing regions are the Central Coast, San Joaquin Valley & Southern California Foothills.
Blackberries
Most blackberries are harvested by hand
A blackberry plant can live for 15-20 years.
There are 3 main types of blackberries: thorny, thornless & trailing thornless
Old Grove Farms
Old Grove Farms is a group of 15+ small family farms in Southern California
Old Grove Farms has been providing produce to schools for 20+ years
Sustainability is VERY important to Old Grove Farms.
ALL of Old Grove Farms produce is ORGANIC
Old Grove Farms rely on sheep
Old Grove Farms grows fruits, flowers!
California
Rainbow Carrots
California is the #1 carrot producing state in the U.S.
Carrots are 88% water.
purple
Around 61,000 acres of carrots are harvested in California each year.
85% of all carrots grown in the U.S. come from California.
popular vegetable
Carrots thrive in overall temperatures. Carrots can survive entire WINTERS underground!
longest carrot is over
Carrots are biennials, which means they have a 2-year life cycle.
Aziz Farms
Florida is ranked the #1 state for growing fresh tomatoes.
Aziz Farms grows many different types of crops on their 27 acres of land.
ALL farming practices done at Aziz Farms are organic and sustainable. restaurants & schools. Aziz Farms is Aziz Farms started as a date growing & packing business in the mid 1980’s.
Aziz Farms is the only Educational Farm in the Coachella Valley!
Aziz Farms is located in Thermal, California.
Dragon Fruit
California grows between to 200 acres of dragon fruit.
dragon fruit in California is grown in southern region.
The darker the skin of a dragon fruit, the sweeter it is.
Dragon fruit is a night-blooming plant.
Peak dragon fruit season is Aug – Sept.
Dragon fruit plants grow to be up to feet
Dragon fruit tastes like a mix between a kiwi and a pear.
The most common types of dragon fruits are the ones with red skin and white flesh.
Old Grove Farms
Old Grove Farms is a group of 15+ small family farms in Southern California
Old Grove Farms has been providing produce to schools for 20+ years
Sustainability is VERY important to Old Grove Farms.
ALL of Old Grove Farms produce is ORGANIC
Old Grove Farms rely on sheep
Old Grove Farms grows a wide variety of fruits, & flowers!
California is the number 1 milk producing state in the U.S.
46% of California milk goes into making California cheese.
Breeds of Dairy Cows:
1. Ayrshire 2. Brown Swiss 3. Guernsey 4. Holstein 5. Jersey
Nearly 98% of U.S. dairy farms are family owned & operated. California is home to 1,100+ dairy farms.
6. Milking Shorthorn
Holstein cows all have a unique pattern of spots!
ALL 50 states have dairy farms!
1 cow produces around 6 gallons of milk per day. Milk is the source of ALL dairy products! Cows can SEE almost 360 degrees and SMELL up to 6 miles away!
Rockview Farms
Clearbrook Farms helps distribute Rockview Farms’ dairy products.
Rockview Farms is a family-owned & operated dairy farm that started in 1972.
The DeGroot family runs Rockview Farms.
Rockview Farms is one of the few remaining family-owned fluid milk
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