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Harvest of the Month

The Chequamegon Bay Harvest of the Month program features a different food item each month, emphasizing seasonal, traditional, and nutritious foods. The food item is featured on school menus and students are educated about the food item through nutrition lessons, tastings, an interactive bulletin board in the cafeteria, and a take-home flyer. 

Harvest of the Month
2018-2019 Calendar and Resources

September

Eating in season makes in easier to fill half your plate with fruits and vegetables.

Tomatoes/
Gichi-oginiig
  • flyer
  • lesson: seeds & sprouts
  • seed-saving how-to 
  • WI Home Grown recipe, etc.

Cucumbers/
Bipakoombensan  
  • flyer
  • recipe: Melon and Cucumber Salad
Peppers
  • flyer
  • lesson: seeds & sprouts
  • seed-saving how-to 

Melons/
Eshkandamingin 
  • flyer
  • lesson: flowers & fruit
  • recipe: Melon and Cucumber Salad
  • WI Home Grown recipe, etc.

October

Purchasing local foods is good for your family and your community.

Apples/Mishiiminag 
  • flyer
  • WI Ag Classroom lessons
  • lesson: flowers & fruit
  • sample cafeteria menu
  • WI Home Grown recipe, etc.
Pears
  • flyer
  • lesson: flowers & fruit
Beets/Miskoijiisan
  • flyer
  • lesson: roots
  • sample cafeteria menu

November

Choose vegetables rich in color.

Winter Squash/
Okosimaanan
  • flyer
  • lesson: seeds & sprouts
  • seed-saving how-to 
  • sample cafeteria menu
  • recipe: Winter Squash Curry
  • WI Home Grown recipe, etc.
Sweet Potatoes/
Zhiiwi-opiniig
  • flyer
  • lesson: roots
  • WI Home Grown recipe, etc.

Cranberries
  • flyer
  • WI Ag Classroom lessons
  • lesson: flowers & fruit
  • sample cafeteria menu
  • WI Home Grown recipe, etc.

Carrots/
Okaadaakoog
  • flyer
  • lesson: roots
  • sample bulletin board

December

A healthy diet includes lots of red, orange, and dark green veggies.

Kohlrabi & Turnips
  • flyer
  • sample cafeteria menu
Cabbage/
Gichi-aniibiishan
  • flyer
  • sample cafeteria menu
Broccoli &
Cauliflower
  • flyer
  • sample cafeteria menu

Brussels Sprouts
  • flyer
  • sample cafeteria menu

January

In the winter months when fresh local fruit is unavailable, buy seasonal fruits from warmer states like Florida and California.  If we are lucky we might still have kale to harvest in the high tunnel.

Kale & Chard
  • lesson: stems & leaves
Grapefruit
  • flyer
  • sample cafeteria menu
Kiwifruit
  • flyer
  • sample bulletin board
Oranges/
Wezaawiminagazid
  • flyer
  • sample cafeteria menu
  • recipe: Spicy Orange Beef
  • lesson: An Orange in January
 

February

Preserve produce by freezing, drying, or canning in order to enjoy all year long.

Dried Beans
  • flyer
  • lesson: seeds & sprouts
  • seed-saving how-to 
Frozen Berries
  • flyer
  • sample cafeteria menu
Dried Fruit/
Zhoominensan 
  • flyer
  • sample bulletin board
Pickles/Zhiiwi-bipakoombens
  • flyer
  • fermenting food safety

March

Make at least half your grains whole grains, and choose natural sweeteners.

Wild Rice/Manoomin & Maple Syrup/
Zhiiwaagamizigan
  • flyer
  • student video
  • sample cafeteria menu
  • buy local: wild rice
Whole Wheat/
Bakwezhigan & 
Honey/Aamoo-ziinzibaakwad

Oats/Daataagwa'iga & Honey/Aamoo-ziinzibaakwad 
  • flyer
  • sample bulletin board

April

Spinach and Salad Greens are growing well in the high tunnels again!  

Spinach/
Otaagibing-aniibiishan 
  • flyer
  • lesson: stems & leaves
  • WI Home Grown recipe, etc.
Lettuce/Gichi-waaboozobagoonsan
  • flyer
  • lesson: stems & leaves
  • sample bulletin board

Cheese & Yogurt
  • flyer
  • WI Ag Classroom lessons

Chicken & Eggs/Waawanoon
  • flyer

May

Celebrate spring with the first fresh produce of the season.

Peas 
Carrots (over-wintered in the high tunnel)
Radishes
  • flyer
  • lesson: roots
  • recipe: Roasted Radishes and Greens

Rhubarb/
Zhiiwibagoon
  • flyer
  • lesson: stems & leaves

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  • Home
    • Contact
    • In the News
    • What We're Reading
    • Volunteer Opportunities
  • Food Sovereignty
    • Bad River Tribal Food Sovereignty
    • Community Gardens
    • Local Resources & Partnering Organizations
  • Education
    • Winter Spinach High Tunnel Research Project
    • Farm to School >
      • Harvest of the Month
      • School Gardens
      • Farm-to-School Contacts
      • Internships
      • Local Food Requests
      • Events
    • High Tunnel Greenhouse Project >
      • Resources for Educators
      • School High Tunnels
  • Access to Food
    • Local Food Retailers
    • Farmer's Markets
    • CSAs
    • Farm-to-Table Restaurants
    • Food Pantries & Community Resources
  • Sustainable Farming
    • Listing of Local Farms
    • Resources For Established and Aspiring Farmers
  • Traditions
    • Ojibwe Food Traditions
    • FEAST Community Cookbook & Recipes
    • Farm to School Local Foods Recipes
  • Donate