Online Lessons
Harvest of the Month (2020-2021)
Harvest of the Month Featured Farmer: Robert Clemmer!
Welcome to the third video in our Harvest of the Month: Featured Farmer Spotlight. This Month’s Fun Fact Question is, “What is the difference between direct seeding and transplanting?” In this episode, Patricia-Marie, our Education and Marketing Assistant, visits our...
Harvest of the Month: Featuring Wild Altar Farm!
Welcome to the second video in our Harvest of the Month: Featured Farmer Spotlight. . This Month’s Fun Fact Question is “How do plants and fungi work together in an ecosystem?” In this episode, Patricia-Marie, our Education and Marketing Assistant, visits our featured...
Harvest of the Month: Featured Farmer (March)
Welcome to the March video in our Harvest of the Month: Featured Farmer Spotlight series. Each video will feature an amazing local farmer in our community and explore a Fun Fact question to look for in the interview. This Month’s Fun Fact Question is “What do farmers...
December & January Harvest of the Month
Welcome to the December & January video in our Harvest of the Month series. In this episode, Patricia-Marie, our Farm to School Intern, will be taking a look at potatoes! Helping us learn about these root vegetables will be Dig This Produce farm, where the...
November Harvest of the Month: Winter Squash
Welcome to Episode 2 of our Harvest of the Month video series, winter edition! This month’s episode is brought to you by Project GROWS, JMD Farm in Staunton, and the Virginia Family Nutrition Program. Join Patricia-Marie as she teaches us the different types of winter...
Harvest of the Month: Super Greens
Resources: Watch the video here / Mira el video aquí Get the recipe for Spinach and Quinoa Pilaf Consigue la receta para el Pilaf de Espinaca y quinoa Spinach poster / Poster de espinacas Kale poster / Poster de kale To read this blog in Spanish click here Welcome...
Super Summer Chefs (2020)
Super Summer Chefs Episode 3: Tomatoes
Greetings from the Project GROWS team, and welcome back to Super Summer Chefs! Morgan Martindell from the Virginia Family Nutrition Program and Erika from Project GROWS are back for our LAST episode in our summer video series! This time will feature a fan favorite:...
Super Summer Chefs Episode 2: Cucumbers
Thank you so much for tuning in to the second episode of Super Summer Chefs! Once again, Project GROWS has teamed up with the the Boys and Girls Club of Waynesboro Staunton & Augusta County and the Virginia Family Nutrition Program for a brand new episode...
Super Summer Chefs Episode 1: Carrots
Resources/ Recursos: Watch Episode 1 / Visualiza el episodio 1 Download the Super Summer Chefs Flyer / Descarga el folleto de Súper Chefs del Verano Download the Glazed Carrots Recipe / Descarga la receta de Zanahorias Glaseadas Read this blog post in Spanish/ Lee...
Signs of Spring (2020)
Signs of Spring, Episode 9: Square Foot Gardening
Resources/Recursos: Watch Episode 9/ Visualiza el Episodio 9 Download Square Foot Gardening Planning Sheet/ Descarga las instrucciones de la actividad del Episodio 9 en Español Read this blog post in Spanish/ Lee esta entrada de blog en español Welcome to...
Signs of Spring Episode 8: May Harvest of the Month
Resources/Recursos: Watch Episode 8 / Mira el episodio 8 Download Episode 8 veggie poster in English / Descarga el Episodio 8 y el póster en español sobre este vegetal Read this blog post in Spanish / Lee esta entrada de blog en español Welcome to Episode 8 of our...
Signs of Spring, Episode 7: What’s up with annuals and perennials?
Resources/Recursos: Watch Episode 7 Download Episode 7 activity instructions in English / Descargar episodio 7 actividad instrucciones en español Read this blog post in Spanish / Para leer este entrada de blog en español Welcome to Episode 7 of our Signs of Spring...
Signs of Spring Episode 6: Simple Side Salad With Turnips
Resources/Recursos: Watch Episode 6 Download the Recipe for Morgan's Build Your Own Salad and Salad Dressing Descargar la recenta para ensalada de acompañamiento y aderezo en español Welcome to Episode 6 of our Signs of Spring video series! This week's episode is...
Signs of Spring, Episode 5: Greenhouses, High Tunnels, and Garden Beds!
Resources/Recursos: Watch Episode 5 Download Episode 5 Venn Diagram Download Episode 5 Activity Instructions in English / Descargar episodio 5 actividad instrucciones en español Welcome to Episode 5 of our Signs of Spring video series with Project GROWS! In this...
Signs of Spring, Episode 4: Harvest of the Month
Welcome to Episode 4 of our Signs of Spring video series with Project GROWS! We are bringing our Harvest of the Month program to you virtually! In this episode, you’ll see Clara Metzler, our Associate Director of Farm Operations, harvesting turnips and describing how...
Signs of Spring, Episode 3: Buds, Blossoms, and Bulbs
What a beautiful week! Today’s Signs of Spring episode explores the buds and blossoms that Nichole and Laura both found in our neighborhoods this week. Our featured plants today include a tree, a shrub, a “yard weed”, and an ornamental flower that grows from a bulb....
Signs of Spring Episode 2: What Do Plants Need to Grow?
For the second installment in our Signs of Spring online learning series, journey to the Project GROWS farm with us as we discuss what vegetable plants need in order to grow. In this episode you’ll learn how we are meeting these needs for the tomato, beet, onion,...