
From Farm to Fork
Health education and nutrition and food preparation instructional materials
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A deterministic result from the reviewed 2026–27 rule pack. It is guidance, not a funding guarantee.
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- Program and school year
- FTC-PEP · 2026-27
- Rule pack
- step-up-ftc-pep-2026-27 · v1.0.1
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- Official general rule
- Source freshness
- Review due · Low
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Product description
What’s Included New & Exciting Recipes: Bring the phrase “from farm to fork” to life for kids with fun recipes they can easily make using real farm-fresh ingredients, including No-Churn Chocolate Ice Cream, Easy Homemade Bread, and Fun Flavored Butters. 4-Part Activity Booklet: Find out which farms grow what with an investigative look into farms of all kinds, tune into the techniques farmers use to grow, collect, and protect your food, taste and rate farm fresh foods, and search a real farm for a list of important tools. Step-by-Step Parent’s Guide: Follow step-by-step instructions for guiding your child through the included activities to make the most of their nutrition journey and your time together. Farm-Focused Activity Pages: Extend learning and fun with an animal-to-produce matching game, a farm count-and-color activity, and a connect-the-dots challenge. Build-Your-Own Farm Playset: After discovering where food comes from, kids can get a sense of what it’s like to run their own farm using a large playset that includes pieces to build a farm full of animals and crops, a barn, a tractor, and a truck. Candle Making Set: Kids will create their own candles using beeswax sheets and cotton wicks, two resources that they’ll learn come straight from farms. 2 Mini Loaf Pans: Simplify breadmaking at home with these flexible and easy-to-use silicone loaf pans. Get started with the super-easy, included homemade bread recipe! *No actual food included. From Farm to Fork: An Inside Look at Your Food’s Journey This is the ninth box in the Nutrition Explorer 12-Month Program, designed to immerse kids in the inner workings of farm life and the journey their food takes from farm to fork. Through hands-on activities from cooking to playing and visiting a real farm, kids will discover what can be grown on a farm, how farm produce becomes the food they eat, and new fresh food options they can use to recharge their bodies every day. The more children know about food, the more control they have over what they choose, so have some fun as you build their knowledge and confidence, all at once. What You’ll Explore This Month: Places, people, and equipment used to farm your food: Discover the types of farms and what they grow from grains to goats, as you show kids the work that goes into farming food for the world’s population. Then, watch farm life unfold right before their eyes with an elaborate farm playset. Various purposes of farm fresh products: Give kids a chance to explore farm fresh food, like jams and spreads, while joining in activities that explore other uses of farm products, like rolling beeswax candles. The long journey food makes from farm to fork: Tune into the techniques farmers use to grow, collect, and protect your food—all before it makes it to your plate. Then learn about the journey your food takes from farm to fork. Hands-On Farm Investigation: Take a field trip in person or virtually to find a list of important tools at an actual farm. See firsthand the hard work and excitement buzzing around a real working farm where all our food comes from. More About the Nutrition Explorer Program The Nutrition Explorer 12-Month Program is an immersive nutrition guide for kids and families that mixes hands-on culinary exploration with fun STEM activities, turning abstract nutrition lessons into tangible learning for the whole family. Each box presents a unique nutrition topic, explored through interactive lessons, hands-on fun, and delicious recipes. Every month, a 4-part curriculum booklet provides an engaging overview, fun facts, a tasting station challenge, and a nutrition expedition investigation. An included parent’s guide makes it easy to teach every lesson, and the recipes and hands-on activities bring all the learning to life. Why Parents Love It: Empowers kids to make healthy choices Provides easy-to-follow, memorable learning experiences Fulfills homeschool requirements and is available with ESA funds Why Schools Love It: Lesson plans and materials are all included Hands-on option for pod schools and micro-school co-ops Makes after-school enrichment easy and delicious
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- Step Up For Students
- Applies to
- FTC-PEP · 2026-27
- Effective dates
- Jul 1, 2026 — Jun 30, 2027
- Source last modified
- Jul 14, 2026
- Reviewed by Navigator
- Jul 23, 2026
- Review due
- Aug 14, 2026
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