Upcoming Iowa Safe Routes to School Conference on January 24th
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Jammin’ in Postville
Postville 4th graders recently had a “let’s jam!” lesson.
They learned about different steps of the food system by completing important roles in the process of making strawberry jam. Continue reading
Decorah Walking School Bus Students Spread Holiday Cheer
Beat the Blues Winter Marathon Starts January 1st!
The Challenge: Complete a full marathon worth of activities (or more!) between January 1 and March 1. Continue reading
Iowa 4-H Promotes Healthy Living Program in New Ways
Iowa 4-H held a healthy living retreat in October, offering Iowa youth in grades 8-12 a chance to learn more about wellness and wellbeing. Twenty-three 4-H members from across the state attended the retreat Oct. 20-21 at Clover Woods Camp and Retreat Center. Continue reading
FFI Bits – December 2018
Third grade students at Postville elementary learned about why we process and preserve foods during a pickling activity. Students practiced their safe knife skills by cutting bell peppers and baby cucumbers in groups, remembering to “go slow, keep it low.” Once they the cutting was complete, students combined their veggies in a group jar, added brine, and placed them in the fridge. One week later, the pickles were ready! Students unscrewed their jars and discovered the salty sour smells of brine and pickled veggies. We had some thumbs up and thumbs down, but most all students were brave tasters. Continue reading
Quick! Pickle That!
Third grade students at Postville elementary learned about why we process and preserve foods in a quick pickling activity. Continue reading
Child care providers learn about local
By Staci Hemesath and Teresa Wiemerslage
Local food training workshops for child care providers were held on October 2, 9, and 16 at the Kirkwood Corporate Training Center in Hiawatha, IA. Training was led by Teresa Wiemerslage, field specialist with the ISU Extension Local Foods Team and was coordinated by Kelly Hanson with the Association for Education of Youth Children. Continue reading
Be the change you wish to see in the world
FFI Bits for Nov 16
Ms. Gritzner’s Environmental Project Monitoring class at Central High School teamed up with Turkey River Farms to collect over 300 Halloween pumpkins during their Pumpkin Round-up (over 2 tons!). The goal was to divert organic waste from the landfill and feed it to livestock instead. Looks like the pigs approve. Continue reading
