Each year, University of Georgia Extension joins Georgia Organics as they coordinate a statewide campaign to get kids eating, growing, and learning about a locally grown fruit or vegetable during October Farm to School Month. This year’s campaign will be celebrating Pepper Palooza!
To participate in Pepper Palooza at your school, home, early care center, or in your community, visit bit.ly/pepperpalooza to register. Participants will receive access to a free electronic toolkit filled with pepper-themed activities, standards-based lesson plans, fact sheets, recipes, school nutrition resources, and more!
The first 300 people to sign-up will have the option to receive a free packet of pepper seeds, washable pepper tattoos, and a Georgia Planting and Harvest Calendar for school gardens.
Additionally, we have a new contest to engage school nutrition departments! During the month of October, school districts will have the chance to win a special prize if they include peppers in their menus at least one time per week. The contest is now open at bit.ly/pepperpaloozacafeteriacontest.
Share your Pepper Palooza pictures and activities on social media with #pepperpalooza. Each week during October, anyone who has used this hashtag will be entered to win a prize and at the end of the month there will be a grand prize winner.
Questions? Visit the October Farm to School Month FAQ page or email yaza@georgiaorganics.org
Becky is a Georgia Certified Beekeeper and works with community and school gardeners to increase beneficial insect habitat.She is the coordinator of the Great Georgia Pollinator Census, happening this year on August 19th and 20th, 2022.She is also part of UGA's Native Plants and Beneficial Insect Working Group.
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