Growing Thanksgiving Dinner
Thanksgiving is a national holiday dedicated towards celebrating the past year’s fruitful harvest and blessings. It’s well-known for being celebrated with family and friends over a table filled with delicious foods like pumpkin pies, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, and, of course, turkey! While Thanksgiving is a well-known and loved holiday, many Americans are unaware of where their meal comes from. Throughout the season of fall, pumpkins are everywhere - decorating tables
Seed to Harvest: Wheat
Seed to harvest, a short video/blog to demonstrate how wheat is harvested and ground into flour! We know many K-2nd grade classrooms learn about the lifecycle of wheat, rye and alfalfa. Add in a real-world connection by bringing in ripe wheat and hold a discussion about the job of a combine and the many uses for grain. You can find all of the lesson materials on our website at November | mysite (linncoag.com). We begin with the book, The Little Red Hen by Paul Galdone. This i
Halloween & Ag
The last day of October is one that everyone looks forward to: candy, costumes, pumpkins, and scarecrows. The child in all of us comes out on this spooky night to celebrate with tricks and treats of all kinds. Many things are associated with Halloween, but many don’t realize that agriculture is one of the most important in this childhood-favorite holiday. Halloween is a holiday that is believed to have come from Samhain, a traditional Gaelic festival that celebrates the end o
