Tasting Event for Carrots

Objectives

• Offer an eating experience and the opportunity to try something new from a local farm.



• Increase awareness of the “Healthy Local Foods” message.



• Increase participation in the food service program.



• Create a positive food service experience.

Process

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Questions for Farmers

Farmers know their farms and their production systems very well. It can be difficult for them to realize just how little students may know about farming in general, life on the farm, or a particular crop or livestock. Here are sample questions that students may have, to help farmers prepare themselves for speaking to a class or at a school cafeteria.

• When do you plant and harvest carrots?



• What kinds of carrots do you grow?



• How many different kinds of carrots are there?



• How does the carrot plant produce seeds?



• How big can a carrot grow?



• How many carrots, or pounds of carrots, do you get per acre? (An acre is a little smaller than a football field.)



• Do deer and rabbits eat your carrots?