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Celebrate Michigan Discover the Uniqueness of Everything Michigan.
THE GREAT LAKES STATE
Tucson Unified School District Food Services Department is proud to be participating in Celebrate Michigan serving healthy foods and promoting nutrition education.
Inside, you will LEARN MORE about food from all 50 states. Each page includes top agricultural states, crop life cycles, fun facts, special days & more! Activity Sheets
Celebrate Michigan Index Apples
Cherries
Lettuce
Potatoes
Avocados
Chilies
Lobster
Pumpkins
Barley
Clams
Maple Syrup
Rice
Beans
Collard Greens
Milk
Salmon
Blackberries
Corn
Mushrooms
Soybeans
Blueberries
Cranberries
Oats
Strawberries
Blue Crabs
Cucumbers
Onions
Sunflowers
Broccoli
Eggs
Oranges
Sweet Corn
Cabbage
Flax Seeds
Peaches
Sweet Potatoes
Cantaloupe
Grapes
Pears
Tomatoes
Carrots
Honey
Peas
Wheat
Catfish
Jalapeños
Pineapples
Wild Rice
Cheese
Lentils
Popcorn
State Mammal
White-Tailed Deer Hulett Farms is a family owned & operated farm known for their sweet corn. Hulett Farms is owned by Todd Hulett - also known as “The Corn Man.” Todd Hulett started selling corn in 1980.
Hulett Farms farm market is open from July - October. Hulett Farms grows some of their crops in a greenhouse. Hulett Farms also grows a wide variety of other crops.
Hulett Farms grows sweet corn on 45 acres of land.
State Bird
American Robin Hulett Farms is a family owned & operated farm known for their sweet corn. Hulett Farms is owned by Todd Hulett - also known as “The Corn Man.” Hulett Farms farm market is open from July - October.
Todd Hulett started selling corn in 1980.
Hulett Farms is owned by Todd Hulett - also known as “The Corn Man.”
Hulett Farms also grows a wide variety of other crops.
Hulett Farms grows some of their crops in a greenhouse. Hulett Farms grows sweet corn on 45 acres of land. Hulett Farms grows some of their crops in a greenhouse.
State Tree
Eastern White Pine Hulett Farms is a family owned & operated farm known for their sweet corn. Hulett Farms is owned by Todd Hulett - also known as “The Corn Man.” Todd Hulett started selling corn in 1980. Hulett Farms farm market is open from July - October. Hulett Farms grows some of their crops in a green house. Hulett Farms also grows a wide variety of other crops.
Hulett Farms grows sweet. Hulett Farms grows some of their crops in a greenhouse. Hulett Farms grows sweet corn on 45 acres of land. Hulett Farms grows some of their crops in a greenhouse.
State Flower
Apple Blossom Hulett Farms is a family owned & operated farm known for their sweet corn. Hulett Farms is owned by Todd Hulett - also known as “The Corn Man.”
Hulett Farms farm market is open from July - October.
Todd Hulett started selling corn in 1980. Hulett Farms grows some of their crops in a greenhouse.
Hulett Farms grows sweet.
Hulett Farms grows some of Hulett Farms also their crops in a greenhouse. grows a wide variety of other crops. Hulett Farms grows some of their crops in a greenhouse.
Hulett Farms grows sweet corn on 45 acres of land.
State Stone
Petoskey Stone Hulett Farms is a family owned & operated farm known for their sweet corn. Hulett Farms is owned by Todd Hulett - also known as “The Corn Man.”
Hulett Farms farm market is open from July - October.
Hulett Farms also grows a wide variety of other crops.
Todd Hulett started selling corn in 1980.
Todd Hulett started selling corn in 1980.
Hulett Farms grows some of their crops in a greenhouse.
Hulett Farms grows some of their crops in a greenhouse.
Hulett Farms also grows a wide variety of other crops.
Hulett Farms grows sweet corn on 45 acres of land.
The Great Lakes
Lake Erie
Lake Huron
Lake Michigan
Lake Ontario
Lake Superior
Michigan
Apples
Michigan is home to over 14 MILLION apple trees.
Apples are the largest & most valuable crop grown in MI.
Michigan harvests 24 MILLION bushels of apples each year. Michigan apples are in season from August - June.
36
apples make 1 gallon of cider.
2,500 varieties of apples are grown in the United States. All of the U.S. produces 250 million bushels of apples each year.
An apple blossom is the flower that comes from an apple tree. Most An apple tree apples are takes at least still all 4 years to start HANDproducing fruit. PICKED.
Michigan
Asparagus
In total, the U.S. produces around 60-70 MILLION pounds of asparagus each year. Michigan, California & Washington are the largest asparagus producing states. The harvesting period for asparagus lasts 70 - 80 days. Asparagus can reproduce for up to 20 years! Watch asparagus grow!
Asparagus is grown on 4,900 farms across the U.S. Asparagus can be green, purple or white!
White asparagus is grown without sunlight. The thicker the stem, the older the plant. If started from seed, asparagus takes up to 3 years to mature. Many farmers use 1 year old asparagus crowns to speed up the harvesting process.
Michigan
Beans
Michigan is the # 1 producer of black beans in the U.S. Dry beans The U.S. is home to around 1.3 are grown in MILLION acres of dry beans. 30+ states. Dry beans include pinto, navy, kidney Popular & black beans. Types of Beans: 1. Green Beans 2. Kidney Beans 3. Pinto Beans 4. Lima Beans
The World’s Tallest Bean Plant was over 45 feet tall. Try growing some beans in your garden! There are over
40,000
types of beans.
Equivalent to 3 fullygrown giraffes stacked on top of one another.
Michigan
Cherries
Traverse City, Michigan is known as the Cherry Capital of the World. Michigan grows 70% of all tart cherries grown in the U.S.
2 main types of cherries: tart & sweet.
Cherry blossoms bloom on the trees in the spring.
Michigan is home to around 4 MILLION tart cherry trees. Cherry trees start to produce fruit 3 - 4 years after planting. Tart cherries are most often used for baking.
Over 1,000 varieties. An entire cherry tree can be harvested in just 7 seconds.
Cherry trees can grow up to 33 feet In height!
A typical cherry tree produces ~
7,000
cherries/year.
A cherry tree can survive and produce fruit for around 100 years.
Michigan
Cucumbers
Michigan is the #1 cucumber producing state in the U.S.
Michigan harvests over 450 MILLION pounds of cucumbers each year.
Cucumbers can be grown without the use of soil – this is called hydroponics. Cucumbers take 12 weeks to produce fruit after being planted.
Cucumbers are
90% water.
They are a
60 million tons grown worldwide each year.
fruit!
Cucumbers can grow up to 2 feet long!
The large leaves on the cucumber plant provides shade for the developing fruit. Bees are essential for the pollination of cucumbers.
Mackinac Bridge Hulett Farms is a family owned & operated farm known for their sweet corn.
Todd Hulett started selling corn in 1980. Hulett Farms farm market is open from July October.
Hulett Farms is owned by Todd Hulett - also known as “The Corn Man”. Hulett Farms grows some of their crops in a greenhouse.
Hulett Farms also grows a wide variety of other crops. 3511 Pine Grove Ave. Port Huron, MI 48060
Hulett Farms grows sweet corn on 45 acres of land.
Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes
Tahquamenon Falls
Frankenmuth
South Haven Lighthouse
Soo Locks
Detroit
Lansing
East Lansing
Flint
Flint
Flint
Mackinac Island
Saugatuck
Leland
Skiing
Fishing
Golfing
Kayaking
Hockey
Snowboarding
Cider Mills
“Up North”
Fun Facts 5 LARGEST cities: 1.Portland 2.Salem 3.Eugene 4.Gresham 5.Hillsboro
the most bike friendly city in the U.S.
Total population -
4.246 MILLION #1 U.S. producer of BLACKBERRIES MORE than 6,000 lakes.
State Fruit PEAR
10
Home to Native American tribes.
MARCH 8th
National Oregon Day
OR is home to the deepest lake in the U.S. –
Crater Lake. 1,932 feet deep!
Pronounced OR-UH-GUN
13 National Forests
largest state th 9
98,380 sq. miles.
Nearly half of Oregon's total area is forested.
January 26, 1837.