Kids Dig SpudsFuel your Kids for Fitness, Fun & LearningActive kids need energy to play and nutrients to fuel healthy growth. Complex carbohydrates, found in potatoes give them plenty of both. A potato is loaded with enough vitamins and minerals that our body needs so you could eat them every day!
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Thank you to our generous sponsors! THE McCAIN FOUNDATION RUSSET SPONSORS: ALBERTA POTATO INDUSTRY ASSOCIATES, EDMONTON POTATO GROWERS, INDEPENDENT CROP INPUTS, OLD DUTCH FOODS, SIMPLOT, CAVENDISH FARMS, WOORDMAN FARMS LTD., MIYANAGA FARMS LTD., SLM SPUD FARMS LTD, FW SEED POTATOES TUBER SPONSORS: GRASSY LAKE POTATO CO., JAKECO HOLDINGS Seed potatoes donated EPG Fertilizer donated by ICI |
Thanks to all the participating greenhouses: Salisbury Greenhouses (Edmonton), Parkland Nurseries & Garden Centre (Red Deer), Bluegrass Nursery & Garden Centre (Calgary), Green Haven Garden Centre ( Lethbridge), Sunnyside Nursery (Taber), Windmill Garden Centre (Medicine Hat) To register or learn more visit... |
Kids Activities & Learning Material
Grade 4+ Activity sheets |
Nutrition poster |
Potato Industry infographic |
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CLASSROOM INFOGRAPHICS |
WHAT ARE PROCESSED POTATOES MADE INTO? |
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VIDEO COLLECTION:
About the Alberta Potato Industry Video - New
Ask A Farmer Video Series
Process Potato Productionwith North Paddock Farms Ltd. |
Process Potato Productionwith CP Farms Ltd. |
Seed Potato Production with North Bank Potato FarmsVirtual Farm Tour by Sturgeon County |
The program is designed to connect students with our local food system, while learning outcomes range from soil health, plant science, nutrition, economics, health, history of the potato, and a deeper appreciation of where there food comes from.
These Pizza Baked Potatoes elevate the twice-baked potato to perfection. And, they turn the Friday night pizza splurge into something your waistline can actually approve. Everyone I know agrees, these pizza potatoes are gosh, darned ah-mazing.