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!
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’s Sandhills region main producer of cabbage in the state.
Cabbage has been harvested for making it one of the OLDEST
Cabbage can grow up to 6 feet tall
Cabbage leaves have a waxy coating.
400+ varieties of cabbage.
Cabbage:
“coldweather veggie. ”
Early cabbage takes days cabbage takes 87 days.
The most popular varieties of cabbage:
Vitamin K supports proper blood function, bone growth & kidney health. The body has the ability to create vitamin K on its own.
2 main forms of vitamin K: K1 and K2.
Vitamin K is a fat-soluble which means… It absorbs better into the body when eaten with foods with some fat like olive oil or avocados!
Vitamin K helps the body heal from wounds.
Vitamin K helps produce proteins that bind themselves to calcium - this helps build strong bones.
Vitamin K supports heart health .
Vitamin K is found throughout the body in the liver, brain, heart, pancreas & bones.
Vitamin K plays a role in proper blood function- specifically with clotting.
Collard greens are the official state vegetable of South Carolina.
Collard greens are tastier & nutritious in the colder January – April.
Collard greens are a member of the cabbage family.
Popular Varieties of Collard Greens:
1. Blue Max
2. Georgia
3. Vates
4. Champion
5. Flash
6. Heavy
take 6 8 weeks to go from seed to ready for harvest. The stem can be 24 - 48 inches long.
“The Wild Cabbage Plant”
Collard greens are biennials, which means they have a life cycle.
Collard greens produces small, yellow flowers.
These yellow flowers attract insects which is responsible for the pollination
Collard greens are a type of cruciferous vegetable
Calcium supports healthy bones & teeth as well as proper blood & muscle function.
Calcium is the 5th most abundant chemical element in the Earth’s crust.
Calcium helps keep muscles working properly.
99% of the body’s calcium is stored in the bones blood, muscles & other tissues.
Calcium supports heart health.
Calcium helps form bones and teeth and keep them healthy.
Calcium helps to heal cuts & wounds.
Calcium is the MOST abundant mineral in the human body.
South Carolina produces around MILLION gallons of milk per year.
South Carolina home to around
South Carolina’s top 3 milk producing counties are Newberry, Bamberg & Orangeburg.
South Carolina’s most consumed dairy product is cheese…with ice cream following closely behind.
South Carolina is home to 25 dairy farms.
”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.
