Welcome to the second Harvest of the Month: sweet potatoes!

Sweet Potatoes will be available at your school on Monday, November 18th by 1 pm.

What to do?

  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.

Resources

Sweet potato fun facts

  • Different from yams: Even though people sometimes call them yams, sweet potatoes and yams are actually different vegetables. Yams are starchier and drier. (Source: Library of Congress)
  • Different colors: Sweet potatoes come in many colors, including orange, purple, and white. The different colors mean they have different nutrients. (Source: North Carolina SweetPotato Commission)
  • Super healthy: Sweet potatoes are packed with vitamins and minerals like vitamin A, vitamin C, and potassium. They are great for keeping your body strong and healthy. (Source: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health)
  • Grow in the ground: Sweet potatoes grow underground. You can dig them up like buried treasure! (Source: KidsGardening)
  • Ancient food: Sweet potatoes have been around for thousands of years. Scientists believe they were first cultivated in Central or South America. (Source: Smithsonian Magazine)

Sweet potato recipes

Produce pick up locations

  • 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)