Harvest of the Month
Nebraska Harvest of the Month is a statewide Farm to School program that features different Nebraska local food products each month of the year. The program promotes nearly 30 locally grown and raised items, such as fruits, vegetables, proteins, and more! Harvest of the Month provides schools with resources to support sampling and serving local foods to students, as well as many educational materials to use in the classroom! All material is FREE and available to download for use in schools, early care and education facilities, afterschool programs, and homes!
Click on the images below to view and download featured Harvest of the Month educational materials!
*NEW PRODUCT
Nebraska Harvest of the Month Featured Products
APPLES
ARONIA BERRIES
ASPARAGUS
BEEF
BERRIES
BISON
*BROCCOLI
CABBAGE
CARROTS
CUCUMBERS
DAIRY
DRY BEANS
EGGS
HONEY
LEAFY GREENS
MELONS
POTATOES
RADISHES
RHUBARB
SWEET POTATOES
TOMATOES
TURNIPS
WINTER SQUASH
Nebraska Harvest of the Month Indigenous Foods
CORN
Hopi Blue Corn
DRY BEANS
Cherokee Trail of Tears
HERBS
Sage Plant
SUMMER SQUASH
Crookneck Squash
WINTER SQUASH
Silver Edge
Seasonality Poster
Harvest of the Month Resources
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Indigenous Corn:
Indigenous Dry Beans:
Indigenous Herbs:
Indigenous Summer Squash:
Indigenous Winter Squash:
Apples:
Aronia Berries
Asparagus
Beef
Berries
Bison
Broccoli
Cabbage
Carrots
Cucumbers
Dairy
Dry Beans
Eggs
Honey
Leafy Greens
- Broccoli Microgreens
- Collard Greens
- Kale Microgreens
- Lacinato Kale
- Microgreens Mix
- Pea Microgreens
- Radish Microgreens
- Rainbow Swiss Chard
- Red Russian Kale
- Romaine
- Savoyed Spinach
- Sunflower Microgreens
- Swiss Chard
Melons
Potatoes
Radishes
Rhubarb
Sweet Potatoes
Tomatoes
Turnips
Winter Squash
Nebraska Harvest of the Month Downloadable Educational Material
DRY BEANS
- Dry Beans Newsletter
- Dry Beans Poster
- Dry Beans Stickers
- Dry Beans Coloring Sheet
- Dry Beans Trivia Cards
- Dry Beans Presentation
- Dry Beans Early Care and Education Lesson
- Dry Beans Food Demo Video
- Dry Beans From Farm to You Video
- Dry Beans Recipes:
Learn more about Dry Beans with Beanstock, our education series celebrating Nebraska’s locally grown plant-based proteins.
LEAFY GREENS
WINTER SQUASH
- Winter Squash Newsletter
- Winter Squash Poster
- Winter Squash Stickers
- Winter Squash Coloring Sheet
- Winter Squash Trivia Cards
- Winter Squash Presentation
- Winter Squash Early Care and Education Lesson
- Winter Squash Food Demo Video
- Winter Squash From Farm to You Video
- Winter Squash Recipe: Acorn Squash Bowls
The Nebraska Farm to School logo and all Nebraska Harvest of the Month materials are intended to represent Nebraska Farm to School and/or Nebraska Harvest of the Month only. They represent the work of Nebraska schools in affiliation with the Nebraska Department of Education. Please do not replicate these images or materials for personal use, or for purposes that do not link back to the work of farm to school in Nebraska. If you have any questions about use of these materials, contact NDE.F2S@nebraska.gov
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