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Mayfly Montessori Using Cherries & Beets Last August

HOM in Action Tags: Beets, Cherries

Last August Mayfly Montessori tried cherries from Ramrock Orchard for their HOM tasting, and even made cherry fruit leather! They also made beet hummus with beets from Ploughshare Farm, and this February was beet month! What a perfect Harvest of The Month combo! Great job Mayfly!

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Gallatin Conservation District Made Beet Slaw!

HOM in Action Tags: Beets

Gallatin Conservation District worked with schools in their area making beet slaw to highlight February’s Harvest of The Month of beets! So much colorful, and delicious, fun! Keep up the good work Gallatin CD!

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HOM & Beet Painting At Bozeman Winter Market!

HOM in Action Tags: Beets

NCAT AgCorps member, Luca Mele, made beet paint, and brought it to the Bozeman Winter Market on February 17th while tabling for HOM. They had a “Beet By Number” coloring sheet for the kiddos at the market to use with the paint as well. So much fun! Access the handout here. They made beet paint

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MSU Extension- Silver Bow County made Beet Smoothies!

HOM in Action Tags: Beets

MSU Extension Silver Bow County made beet smoothies with Kennedy Elementary in December! They visited with the 4th, 5th and 6th graders over 2 days learning about beets in Montana, playing a little trivia game, and taste-testing smoothies. All but 7 total students “liked it” or “loved it”! Great job MSU Extension Silver Bow County!

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Park County Celebrates with FIVE HOM Items!

HOM in Action Tags: Beets, cabbage, Carrots, K12, Leafy Greens, Lentils

      To celebrate the last Farm to School lessons of the school year, East Side’s students made a Harvest of the Month salad to enjoy in the garden. The salad featured five Montana Harvest of the Month items: leafy greens for June as well as carrots, beets, cabbage, and lentils! The students prepped

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Beet Smoothies at Helena Food Share

HOM in Action Tags: B&C, Beets

Kim Lloyd (center) is the Harvest of the Month Coordinator at St. Peter’s Health. She joined Janet & Mandy today to offer Beet Smoothies to our customers as a demo of this month’s product and a Montana Harvest of the Month recipe. Source: Helena Food Share | Facebook

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Painting with Beet Juice!

HOM in Action Tags: Beets, ECE

Children at Munchkin Land Daycare used the juice from cooking beets to paint Valentine’s bags! Source: Munchkin Land Daycare – Posts | Facebook  

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MAURA HENN

Local Food Systems Specialist

National Center for Appropriate Technology

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The Montana Harvest of the Month Program showcases Montana grown foods in Montana communities. This program is a collaboration between Montana Farm to School, Office of Public Instruction, Montana Team Nutrition Program, National Center for Appropriate Technology, Montana State University Extension, Gallatin Valley Farm to School, FoodCorps Montana, Montana Department of Agriculture, and Montana Organic Association. More information and resources are available at mtharvestofthemonth.org

Funds were provided in part by USDA Team Nutrition Training grants, USDA funds, USDA Farm to School grants, Montana Healthcare Foundation, Northern Pulse Growers Association, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Montana School Nutrition Association, Montana Department of Agriculture Specialty Crop Block Grant, Montana Grains Foundation, Dairy MAX, Montana Pulse Crop Committee, and Montana Wheat and Barley Committee. The institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer. The Montana State University Extension Service is an ADA/EO/AA/Veteran’s Preference Employer and Provider of Educational Outreach.

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