Fueling Louisville's Future One Meal at a Time
Jefferson County Public Schools Nutrition Department is proud to be participating in Farm to Student serving local crops, celebrating farmers & promoting nutrition education!
C elebratin g local food & local farmers!
Sweet Peppers| Sweet Corn | Apples | Watermelon
Most peppers grown in Kentucky, including mini peppers are grown for
Mini peppers are known for their small size, bight colors
These peppers can be yellow red or orange
Botanically, mini peppers are a fruit!
Mini peppers are sweeter than a regular bell peppers.
Mini peppers grow best in warm climates with a lot of sunlight. Most mini peppers take 60 - 80 days to be ready to mature after being planted.
a perfect snack!
Mini peppers grow on bushes that grow to be around 2’ tall.
Family Farm Fresh is a co-op of local vegetable farms
Family Farm Fresh grows mini peppers in Kingman, Indiana & Cerulean, Kentucky
Family Farm Fresh is dedicated to supporting and promoting the core values of a rich agriculture-
Family Fresh Farms has a farm located in Cerulean, KY.
Family Farm Fresh uses organic & sustainable farming methods.
Kentucky is home to around 1,300 acres of sweet corn.
The U.S. is the LARGEST producer, consumer & exporter of corn in the world.
Humans only eat sweet corn
3 types of corn grown in Kentucky: field corn, sweet corn & popcorn. Corn is grown on EVERY continent except Antarctica.
In many other countries, corn is called “maize
1 corn stalk produces 1 - 3 ears of corn
Corn stalks can grow between 7 – 10 feet tall.
An ear of corn ALWAYS
There are around 800 kernels on each ear of corn. field crop.
Lee’s Garden
Lee’s Garden Center is a 400-acre family-owned
Of their 400 acres, of them are used to
Lee’s Garden Center is located in Hodgenville, KY “regenerative agriculture” which includes cattle grazing their fields.
“We believe
In 2018, Lee’s Garden delivered 75,000 of sweet corn to Jefferson County Public Schools!
Lee’s Garden Center harvests their sweet corn DAILY when it is in season.
Kentucky is home to 672 apple orchards
Most apples are harvested & sold fresh.
21% of all harvested apples are juiced.
36
apples makes 1 gallon of cider.
Rowan, Warren & Harlan counties grow the most apples in all of Kentucky.
The U.S. is home to approximately 322,000 acres of apple orchards.
2,500+
varieties of apples are grown in the U.S.
Apples are one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits.
Apple trees take at least 4 years to start producing fruit. An apple blossom is the flower that comes from an apple tree.
Most apples are picked by hand.
Mulberry Orchard is a family-owned & operated orchard and farm market.
Amanda comes from generations of farmers, while Matt
Mulberry Orchard was started by Matt & Amanda Gajdzik.
educational farm tours.
“Farm
Fresh, Family Fun”
Mulberry Orchard grows 23 varieties of apples as well as many other fruits & vegetables.
Mulberry Orchard offer visitors to pick their own apples!
Kentucky farmers harvest over 1,000 acres of watermelon each year.
Kentucky watermelons are in season from May - October.
Watermelons are 92% water.
The world's heaviest watermelon
Watermelon are the second largest fresh market fruit grown in Kentucky by land area.
Watermelons are grown in over
Seedless watermelon are the most popular type of watermelon.
Watermelons take 90 days to grow from seed to fruit.
Goodin View Farms is a family-owned operated fruit & vegetable farm
Goodin View Farms farms on approximately 600 acres where they grow their tomatoes.
Goodin View bees!
Goodin View Farms is located in Lebanon, KY.
Goodin View Farms their and harvests them from mid-July through October.
Kentucky is home to around 45,000 dairy cows. Kentucky produces around 926 MILLION pounds of milk per year.
Nearly 98% of U.S. dairy farms are family owned & operated. ALL 50
Breeds of Dairy Cows:
1. Ayrshire 2. Brown Swiss 3. Guernsey 4. Holstein 5. Jersey 6. Milking Shorthorn
Holstein cows all have a unique pattern of spots!
1 cow produces around 6 gallons of milk per day.
The U.S. produces ~21 BILLION gallons of milk each year.
Milk is the source of ALL dairy products! Cows can SEE almost 360 degrees and SMELL up to 6 miles away!
Reiter Dairy is a cooperative of two family-owned & operated dairy farms
Reiter Dairy was founded in by Ralph Reiter & his son Harold
Reiter Dairy is a 100% farmer-owned brand of Dairy Farmers of America.
Reiter Dairy’s farms prioritize COMFORT for their cows.
part of Reiter Dairy are Shafer Dairy Farms and Starlite Dairy
“Built on the foundation of freshness.”
Shafer Dairy is located in Russia, Ohio. Starlite Dairy & Grain is located in Hillsboro, Ohio.
