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HARVEST OF THE MONTH

 

PA HARVEST OF THE MONTH

About the Pennsylvania Harvest of the Month

Pennsylvania Harvest of the Month is a program developed by the Pennsylvania Department of Education and Project PA (Penn State University) to promote a local agricultural product each month. The program aims to provide participants with local, healthy products while supporting Pennsylvania farmers and producers.  

For more information PA HARVEST OF THE MONTH WEBSITE

GCASD Cafe was one of three schools in the state of PA that received a grant to implement the PA Harvest of the Month Program.  On August 13, 2020, the GCASD School Nutrition Professional Staff all received training from Chef Bill Scepansky, CEO of Smart Partner Solutions and a consultant for the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE), Division of Food and Nutrition, which provided a hands-on culinary training that included knife skills, methodology behind making salads and blending dressings, vegetable cookery, dried beans/legumes and grains preparation, seasonings, flavorings and their uses as well as food production planning.

Pennsylvania Harvest of the Month | Calendar

SEPTEMBER: PEPPERS

PEPPER RECIPES SAMPLED THIS MONTH:  Mediterranean Quinoa Salad and Confetti Corn Salad

OCTOBER: APPLES

APPLE RECIPES SAMPLED THIS MONTH:  APPLE CRANBERRY COLESLAW

NOVEMBER: WINTER SQUASH

WINTER SQUASH RECIPES SAMPLED THIS MONTH: ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH and BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP

DECEMBER: CABBAGE

CABBAGE RECIPES SAMPLED THIS MONTH: ASIAN CABBAGE SALAD and HALUSHKI (CABBAGE & NOODLES)

JANUARY: SWEET POTATOES

SWEET POTATO RECIPES SAMPLED THIS MONTH: OVEN ROASTED SWEET POTATOES and SWEET POTATO FRIES

FEBRUARY: MUSHROOMS

MUSHROOM RECIPES SAMPLED THIS MONTH: OVEN ROASTED VEGGIES and HUNGARIAN MUSHROOM SOUP

MARCH: DAIRY

DAIRY RECIPES SAMPLED THIS MONTH: FRUIT AND YOGURT PARFAIT and BREAKFAST SMOOTHIE

APRIL: LEAFY GREENS

LEAFY GREEN RECIPES SAMPLED THIS MONTH: BLUEBERRY CHICKEN SALAD LEAFY WRAP and ORZO VEGETABLE SALAD

MAY: ASPARAGUS

ASPARAGUS RECIPES SAMPLED THIS MONTH: BLACK FORREST HAM WRAPPED ASPARAGUS and OVEN ROASTED ASPARAGUS

JUNE: STRAWBERRIES

STRAWBERRY RECIPES SAMPLED THIS MONTH: STRAWBERRY PRETZEL SALAD and STRAWBERRY SPINACH SALAD

 

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