2024/2025 EDITION
C elebratin g local food, local farmers & nutrition education!
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School District of Pickens County Student Nutrition Services is proud to be participating in Farm To Student serving healthy foods, celebrating local farmers & promoting nutrition education!
C elebratin g local food, local farmers & nutrition education!
Sweet potatoes are grown on 2,000+ acres across South Carolina.
There are 400+ varieties sweet potatoes.
Sweet potatoes are grown underground!
Sweet potato roots are harvested 90120 days after planting.
Sweet potatoes are a popular Thanksgiving side dish.
Sweet potatoes are a type of starchy root vegetable. Jewel most popular sweet potato.
Sweet potatoes and yams are NOT the same thing!
Sweet potatoes can be orange, yellow, red, white or purple.
Orange sweet potatoes are the sweetes t.
Potassium supports balancing fluid in the body & proper function of the
Once potassium enters the body, it functions as an electrolyte
Helps to keep the body
Electrolytes help amount of water in the body.
Potassium is THIRD most abundant mineral in the body.
Potassium helps promote bone health.
The body is made up of approximately 60% water.
Potassium helps to regulate muscle contractions.
98% of the body’s potassium is found in its cells.
Many runners eat foods high in potassium before a run to prevent muscle cramps
Basil is a type of type of herb that grows well in South Carolina’s climate.
Basil can be grown indoors best when planted during the
Basil grows best with hours of sunlight a day. varieties of basil.
Basil has been cultivated for 5,000+ years.
Basil is the main ingredient in pesto –a sauce commonly used in pasta dishes. Basil should be harvested B E F O R E it flowers. Basil is one of the most popular herbs in cooking. weeks to be ready to be harvested after planting.
Once a basil plant starts to flower, it begins to lose its flavor
Tyger River Smart Farm is a farm specializing in greens
Tyger River Smart Farm was started in 2012 by Ryan Oates
Check out
Tyger River Smart Farm preparing pesto (made from their basil) for your school!
Tyger River Smart Farm uses hydroponics to grow all their produce.
Hydroponics is a method of growing plants in nutrientrich water rather than soil.
S U P P O R T L O C A L
Tyger River Smart Farm is located in Reidville, SC.
South Carolina produces around 161 MILLION pounds of milk per year.
South Carolina is home to around 9,000 dairy cows.
Nearly 98% of U.S. dairy farms are family owned & operated.
Breeds of Dairy Cows:
1. Ayrshire
2. Brown Swiss
3. Guernsey
4. Holstein
5. Jersey
6. Milking Shorthorn
A cows black and white spots are like a fingerprint - no two cows are the same!
The average Holstein cow
1 cow produces around 6 gallons of milk per day. Milk is the source of ALL dairy products!
Cows can SEE almost 360 degrees and SMELL up to 6 miles away!
”We work to preserve the ability to pass down the farm to the next generation.”
Diary Farmers of America is a group of nearly 10,000 dairy farmers across the U.S.
ALL DFA dairy farms are family owned & operated. School District of Pickens County serves PET milk.
PET milk is a Dairy Farmers of America brand.
Two family farms supply milk for PET – Eberly Family Farm & Windcrest Holsteins.
Eberly Family Farm is a first-generation dairy farm.
Eberly Family Farm is located in Waynesboro, GA.
