Welcome to the last Harvest of the Month: Cherries!

Cherries will be available at your school on Monday, May 19th by 1 pm.

What to do?

  1. Contact your teacher to schedule a time for your tasting.
  2. Check with your teacher if any students have food allergies.
  3. Take the Harvest of the Month home and prepare them for your tasting! There are many recipe ideas included in the handouts, but you can always keep it simple.
  4. Look over the curriculum and plan key education nuggets you think your class will enjoy.
  5. Return the green canvas bag the produce came in to the pick up location.

Resources

  1. Educator Letter

Cherry fun facts

  • Cherries grow on trees and do not ripen once they’ve been picked. (Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction)
  • Cherries contain a small pit in the inside which classifies them as a stone fruit. (Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction).
  • Washington is the top sweet cherry producer in the United States and second in the world (the top producer being Turkey). (Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction).
  • There are two main types of cherries grown, sweet and tart. (Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction).
  • The word ‘cherry’ comes from the Turkish town of Cerasus. (SYDNEY MARKETS LIMITED)
  • Cherries are a member of the Rose family. (SYDNEY MARKETS LIMITED)

Cherry recipes

Produce pick up locations

  • Creekside: Front office
  • Donner Trail: Front office (produce goes on the Donner Trail bus at 8 am)
  • Glenshire: Front office
  • Kings Beach: Teacher lounge (across from the main office)
  • SELS: Front office
  • Tahoe Lake: Outside main office
  • Truckee: Teacher lounge (across from the main office)