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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

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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.