May: Apricots

Apricots will be available at your school on Monday, May 18^th.

1. Contact your teacher to schedule a time for your tasting.
2. Check with your teacher if any students have food allergies.
3. Take the Harvest of the Month home and prepare them for your tasting! There are many recipe ideas included in the handouts, but you can always keep it simple.
4. Look over the curriculum and plan key education nuggets you think your class will enjoy.
5. Return the green canvas bag the produce came in to the pick up location.

1. Coming soon

• They originated in China, can be eaten fresh or dried, and are a good source of vitamin A and potassium.
• Apricots are related to roses, as well as peaches, plums, and almonds.
• The blossoms on apricot trees appear early in the spring, often before other fruit trees.
• A large portion of the apricots grown in the US come from California.
• Apricots were even eaten by astronauts on the Apollo moon missions.

• No-Bake Apricot Balls
• Apricot Muffins
• TFH Registered Dietitian Recipe: Apricot Crumble Bites

• Creekside: Front office
• Donner Trail: Front office (produce goes on the Donner Trail bus at 8 am)
• Glenshire: Front office
• Kings Beach: Teacher lounge (across from the main office)
• SELS: Front office
• Tahoe Lake: Outside main office
• Truckee: Teacher lounge (across from the main office)