seasonal produce
nutrition
food systems
guess the produce
mystery
100

This fruit loves cooler temperatures for growing and in fact, its tree serves as a hangout for a partridge when Santa comes to town

What is a pear?

100

this food group is rich in carbohydrates

What are Grains?

100

The production of crops and livestock all the way to consumer consumption-The sum of the process and it's interactions with the entire supply chain. 

What is a food system?

100

The red tart stem of this plant is most often used as if it were a fruit.

What is rhubarb?

100

This is the most popular grain used all around the world.

What is rice?

200

This veggie is usually seen in white but also comes in orange and purple. It is high in fiber, folate, Vitamin C, low in calories and dense in nutrition. It can be eaten cooked or raw. It is usually harvested in early fall.

What is Cauliflower?

200

this vitamin is key for good eyesight, there is a ton of it in carrots. 

what is vitamin A? 

200

these facilities/ organizations are known for being the "middlemen" in the process of connecting producers with intuitional partners and local food to their communities. Iowa has under 10 of these. 

What is a Food Hub?

200

A root, spicy and pungent, a favorite in Asian dishes, and is also an antidote to nausea.

What is ginger?

200

This tool helps harvest and is sometimes associated with the Grim Reaper.

What is a scythe?

300

Considered the jewel of autumn and one of the oldest known fruits, this one’s abundance in antioxidants classifies it a superfood.

What is pomegranate?

300

These are the 5 food groups

what is fruits, vegetables, grains, proteins, and dairy?

300

This Food Hub is located in Johnson county and works with over 50 producers to manage, market, store, aggregate, and distribute local food through an online farmer's market as well to wholesale customers. 

What is Field to Family?

300

Cultivated for its swollen stem this relative to the cabbage is eaten raw in slaw or cooked. It has recently seen a resurgence in America.

What is kholrabi?

300

This is the most common crop grown world wide.

What is corn?

400

This root Vegetable is grown and harvested from mid-fall to early spring. Known for it's powerful spicy flavor, it is most commonly used in condiments or as a garnish.

What is Horseradish?

400

this vitamin is key for keeping immune system function in good condition. citrus fruits have a high content of these vitamins. 

What is vitamin C?

400

This incentive program matches customers money spent on produce up to $10. 

What is double up food bucks?

400

the fear of this fruit is called Fragariaphobia. 

What is a strawberry? 

400

An 1893 Supreme Court ruling legally made this fruit a vegetable

What is a tomato?

500

These Legumes are harvested mostly in June and July. They are eaten in the southern U.S. on new years day for good luck. There is a famous American band named after these. 

What is Black eyed peas?

500

This micronutrient helps make red blood cells in the body, high quantities can be found in meat and eggs. 

What is Iron?

500

This program is coordinated by IDALS and helps elementary and secondary school students learn about locally grown food, heathy eating habits, and Iowan farmers. 

What is Farm to School?

500

you would think this fruit is from the tropics but is actually native to North America. It grows on a tree and tastes similar to mango and banana. be sure not to eat it's black toxic seeds. 

What is Paw-Paw fruit?

500

This Mexican dish translates to "little donkey" in English. 

What is a burrito?