Tulare County Office of Education - Network for a Healthy California

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Harvest of the Month

The goal of the Harvest of the Month program is to increase enjoyment and consumption of fruits and vegetables. Students have the opportunity to taste and explore a different featured fruit or vegetable each month. This in-classroom taste-testing gives students the chance to try healthy foods and learn about locally grown produce. Students are shown that fruits and vegetables come in a rainbow of colors. Students and teachers are encouraged to eat colorful fruits and vegetables everyday for better health.

The Tulare County Office of Education Network for a Healthy California program would like to partner with Central Valley farmers to provide the fruits and vegetables listed in the table below. Our program will be taste-testing these items with our K-12 students in the classroom. We sample the fruits and vegetables with approximately 2500 students each month. Typically, the fruit is only sampled in a bite-sized piece, not the entire fruit/vegetable. Our program would be willing to pick up the produce at the beginning of each month. Donations are greatly appreciated.

Click on a food below for free educational resources and materials.
Calendar for 2011-12
August	September	October

November	December	January

February	March	April

May	June	July

More free classroom materials can be found on our Lesson Plans webpage.

Additional classroom resources and materials are available on the Los Angeles Collaborative for Healthy Active Children website, including:

HOTM Workbooks for grades K-6
Phytonutrient and Nutrient Cards
HOTM Essay Contest Information (Grades 4 and 5)
Nutrient Overheads
Preschool Activity Packets
HOTM Physical Activity Promotions
Bulletin Boards and Posters

Fresh Produce Samples and
Tasting Trios Delivery Schedules for 2011-12

Click on the delivery day to view the yearly schedule and needed supplies. Each school will have two delivery days: one for the Tasting Trios and one for the fresh produce.

Food Service Supply Order Forms

For further information, please contact:

Nani Rowland, M.S., R.D.
Project Coordinator
phone: (559) 651-0130 Ext. 3720
fax: (559) 651-1995
e-mail: nrowland@tcoe.org

Tulare County Office of Education
School Health Program
Network for a Healthy California
7000 Doe Avenue, Building 700
Visalia, CA 93291

Nani Rowland, Project Coordinator
(559) 651-0130 Ext. 3720
fax: (559) 651-1995

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