Rocklin Unified School District TM Teaching Kids About California Agriculture - Food, Farmers & Fun! D I G I T A L M A G A Z I N E E N R I C H M E N T CUSTOM EDITION California
“Support healthy choices aimed at improving the diet and health of students, help mitigate childhood obesity, and model healthy eating habits to support the development of lifelong healthy eating patterns.”
- Rocklin Unified School District Food Service Department
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Rocklin Unified School District Food Service Department is proud to be participating in Farmers Market Fridays serving California crops and celebrating local farmers.
Mandarins
Sugar Snap Peas
Passion Fruit
Winter Squash
Mandarins
69,000 acres of land in California
Mandarins are a category of citrus fruits that satsumas
Mandarins are easier to peel than most other citrus fruit.
Mandarins make for a perfect snack
Mandarin trees take years to start producing fruit.
Mandarin trees are evergreen.
Mandarins are one of the most resilient citrus fruits to cold weather.
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Terra Firma Farm
Terra Firma Farm is a non-traditional family farm that was started in the 1980s.
of Terra Firma Farm is organic, the other 5% is in the tradition to organic.
Terra Firma Farm is owned by 3 families: Holmes family,
Farm grows a
Melendez family & Underhill family.
“Our farm is as much about people as it is about
to your fork. ”
Terra Firma Farms offers visitors pick their own produce
Passion Fruit
California is one of only four states U.S. that commercially grow passion fruit.
Passion fruit grown in California is typically in peak season during September, October
The longer a passion fruit ripens, the sweeter it gets!
A passion fruits skin transitions from green to purple as they ripen
Passion fruits begin to as they mature.
The 2 main varieties of passion fruit purple yellow.
A type of
fruits take 7 - 8 weeks to fully ripen.
The seeds are the part of the passion fruit that is eaten.
Passion fruits grow on that can grow up to
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Shanley Farms
Shanley Farms is a operated
Shanley Farms was founded by and is currently run by his
Shanley farms is home to 2 farms with 102 acres total.
One farm is located in Morro Bay, CA and the other is in Visalia, CA.
Shanley Farms is known for their many berries coffee trees!
Practice layered agriculturethis is when multiple crops are grown in the same field.
Passion grown at Shanley Farms are in season from Nov.
Sugar Snap Peas
Sugar snap peas are grown and available year-round in California.
Sugar snap peas are a cross between an English pea & a snow pea
Sugar snap peas are known for being sweet!
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Main Types of Peas:
Sugar Snap Pea
Sugar snap pea pods grow to be 2
contain 3 5 peas per pod
pollinating plants.
Sugar snap peas contain round peas.
Peas are coolweather crops that can tolerate frost.
The whole sugar snap pea pod can be eaten.
Harvesting usually takes place 60 – 70 days after planting.
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Fiery Ginger Farm
Fiery Ginger Farm is an urban farm that was started in 2015
Fiery Ginger Farm was started by Hope Sippola & Shayne Zurilgen Hope & Shayne were both educators before they were farmers.
Providing hands-on, ag-based learning is a priority at Fiery Ginger Farm. of land.
Much of Fiery Ginger Farm’s produce is served at local schools.
Sustainability is very important at Fiery Ginger Farm.
Winter Squash
California harvests around 6,100 acres of squash each year.
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Examples of winter squash are acorn & butternut.
Examples of summer squash are yellow
All squash are related to Winter squash has much harder skin than summer squash.
1 acre of land could grow around 11,000 squash!
Winter squash takes to mature after being planted.
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JSM Organics
JSM Organics was founded Javier Zamora.
JSM
Organics grows a variety of berries, vegetables & flowers.
Home to 200 acres of farmland. 120 of the 200 acres are a part of a conservation easement.
JSM
Organics offers visitors to pick their own produce.
RoyalOaks,CA.
All of their produce is packed compostable containers.
Javier helps many new farmers start their own farms.
Milk
California is the number 1 milk producing state in the U.S.
46% of California milk goes into making California cheese.
Dairy Cows: 6
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.
California is home to 1,100+ dairy farms.
Nearly 98% of U.S. dairy farms are family owned & operated.
ALL 50 states have dairy farms!
The U.S. produces ~21 BILLION gallons of milk each year.
Farmers measure milk in The reason milk is white is because it contains “casein” - a type of protein. Milk is the source of ALL dairy products!
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Crystal Creamery
Crystal Creamery was founded by George Knox in 1901.
Crystal Creamery is the oldest & largest family-owned dairy in California.
Treating their cows with care & dignity is a main priority.
Crystal Creamery works with many local dairy farms.
Modesto,CA.
Crystal Creamery’s original name was Crystal Cream & Butter.
“Green Business of the Year” – 2023.
Crystal Creamery’s
Values: People
Honesty Excellence Quality
MILK
every day.
California Agriculture
Apples
Apricots
Artichokes
Arugula
Asparagus
Avocados
Bell Peppers
Blueberries
Broccoli
Brussels Spouts
Cabbage
Cantaloupe
Carrots
Cauliflower
Cherries
Cucumbers
Dates
Dragon Fruit
Garlic
Green Beans
Grapefruit
Grapes
Honeydew
Kiwifruit
Kumquats
Lemons
Lettuce
Nectarines
Okra
Olives
Oranges
Passion Fruit
Peaches
Pears
Persimmons
Plums
Pluots
Potatoes
Pumpkins
Raspberries
Rice
Spinach
Squash
Strawberries
Sunflowers
Sweet Corn
Sweet Potatoes
Tangerines
Tomatillos
Tomatoes
Watermelon
Wheat
