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
PEPPER RECIPES SAMPLED THIS MONTH: Mediterranean Quinoa Salad and Confetti Corn Salad
APPLE RECIPES SAMPLED THIS MONTH: APPLE CRANBERRY COLESLAW
WINTER SQUASH RECIPES SAMPLED THIS MONTH: ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH and BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP
CABBAGE RECIPES SAMPLED THIS MONTH: ASIAN CABBAGE SALAD and HALUSHKI (CABBAGE & NOODLES)
SWEET POTATO RECIPES SAMPLED THIS MONTH: OVEN ROASTED SWEET POTATOES and SWEET POTATO FRIES
MUSHROOM RECIPES SAMPLED THIS MONTH: OVEN ROASTED VEGGIES and HUNGARIAN MUSHROOM SOUP
DAIRY RECIPES SAMPLED THIS MONTH: FRUIT AND YOGURT PARFAIT and BREAKFAST SMOOTHIE
LEAFY GREEN RECIPES SAMPLED THIS MONTH: BLUEBERRY CHICKEN SALAD LEAFY WRAP and ORZO VEGETABLE SALAD
ASPARAGUS RECIPES SAMPLED THIS MONTH: BLACK FORREST HAM WRAPPED ASPARAGUS and OVEN ROASTED ASPARAGUS
STRAWBERRY RECIPES SAMPLED THIS MONTH: STRAWBERRY PRETZEL SALAD and STRAWBERRY SPINACH SALAD
GCASD HARVEST OF THE MONTH PHOTOS