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Harvest of the Month continued
By using the materials in your classroom, you are helping to
connect students to the bounty of produce grown locally in the
Sunshine State.
Harvest of the Month
https://www.freshfromflorida.com/Food-Nutrition/Nutrition-
Programs/Farm-to-School/Harvest-of-the-Month2

Florida Agriculture in the Classroom (FAITC)
There are many opportunities to connect gardens and academics.
Gardens may be incorporated into afterschool programs, garden
clubs, culinary programs, science, math, and reading classes.
Art programs can use gardens as opportunities for learning and
inspiration, as well as a place to display work. Florida Agriculture
in the Classroom, Inc. has curriculum available that can be used to
support education in the garden. http://faitc.org/

Junior Master Gardener Program
This curriculum engages children in novel, hands-on group and
individual learning experiences that promote a love of gardening,
develop an appreciation for the environment, and the cultivation
of the mind. Curriculum may be ordered at the following web
address http://jmgkids.us/curriculum/.

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