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The Harvest of the Month program offers an online toolkit designed to motivate and empower students to increase consumption and enjoyment of a variety of colorful fruits and vegetables and to engage in physical activity every day.

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The materials and resources provided support healthy food choices through increased access and consumption of fruits and vegetables as well as encourage daily physical activity. It supports core curricular areas through exploration and study. The tool kit presents a strategic opportunity to bring together the classroom, cafeteria, home and community to promote a common goal and healthier habits for students, especially those in low resource schools.

The objective of the Harvest of the Month program is for students to increase their:

• access to fruits and vegetables through school meal programs, classrooms, school gardens, farmers’ markets, grocery stores, community gardens, etc.
• preference for selected produce items through classroom activities, such as taste testing, cooking in class and school garden activities, and through menu offerings in the school meals program.
• participation in daily physical activity and understanding of why it is important.
• knowledge of and familiarity with California grown fruits and vegetables and the rich agricultural bounty of the State.

In addition to the toolkit, several Network-funded partners have developed supplemental educational resources that are made available on the Los Angeles Collaborative for Healthy Active Children website.

For more information on HOTM please visit http://www.harvestofthemonth.com/.

This material was produced by the California Department of Public Health, Network for a Healthy California, with funding from the USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly the Food Stamp Program). These institutions are equal opportunity providers and employers. In California, food stamps provide assistance to low-income households, and can help buy nutritious foods for better health. For food stamp information, call 877-847-3663. For important nutrition information visit www.cachampionsforchange.net.