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Calendar
Come find NHAITC at these events:
Belknap County School-to-Farm Day
September 22nd and 23rd
Ramblin' Vewe Farm
Gilford, NH
October 9th
Bow High School
Londonderry Middle School
October 14th
NH Science Teachers Conference
November 2nd
Church Landing, Meredith
NH Farm Bureau Annual Meeting
November 13th
The Margate Resort
Laconia, NH
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Links of Interest
Ready-to-go materials to promote local food in your classroom, cafeteria and community.
A searchable database of instructional, classroom-ready resources.
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Contacts
Debbi Cox
State Coordinator
[email protected]
(603) 224-1934
295 Sheep Davis Road
Concord, NH 03301
Deb Robie,
Grafton County Coordinator
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CHS, Inc., a leading agricultural cooperative, is offering five classroom grants nationwide. The $1,500 grants will be awarded to kindergarten through 12th grade core education teachers whose innovative classroom projects use agricultural concepts to teach reading, writing, math, nutrition, science and/or social studies. The deadline for grant proposals is September 15, 2015.
We have heard that not many applications have been submitted, so apply now! The grant guidelines, rubric, and application can be found here.
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Apples are a New Hampshire fall tradition. Not only are apples the basis for fun outings, nutritious snacks and tasty desserts, they offer a great educational opportunity. In addition to learning about the life cycle of apples, lessons are available which incorporate math, social studies, nutrition, art and literacy.
Did you know that . . .
- In 2012, 215 farms in New Hampshire grew apples.
- Apples are a member of the rose family of plants, along with pears, peaches, plums and cherries.
- The science of apple growing is called pomology.
- Most apples are still picked by hand.
- Americans eat more apples per capita than any other fruit (fresh and processed combined). In 2012-13, Americans ate an average of 15.9 pounds of fresh apples, and 28.4 pounds of processed apples (juice, cider, sauce, etc.), for a combined total of 44.3 pounds. (Source: USDA Economic Research Service)
- It takes about 36 apples to make one gallon of cider.
- 25% of an apple's volume is air - that is why they float
- It takes the energy from 50 leaves to produce one apple.
Most facts taken from "Fun Facts about Apples." Fun Apple Facts. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 July 2015.
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New Hampshire Agriculture in the Classroom is bringing back Teacher of the Year Awards. Some of the amazing work being done in classrooms throughout the state should be recognized. Awards will be given to one pre-K through 5th teacher and one 6th through 12th grade teacher who integrate agricultural concepts into traditionally non-agricultural curricula. Applications are due no later than November 1, 2015.
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