Staci Hemesath, RDN, LD
- May 17, 2020
- 1 min
Cultivating Creativity in the Garden
Now that gardens are planted, let's commission our little artists to create garden art!
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Staci Hemesath, RDN, LD
- Apr 30, 2020
- 2 min
The Tastiest Place to Learn
Cooking is a wonderful way to integrate math, science, and literacy into an activity you have to do everyday.
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Staci Hemesath, RDN, LD
- Apr 16, 2020
- 2 min
Book Review: Little Sweet Potato
This story is about a young sweet potato who accidentally gets tossed out of its garden into a scary unknown world.
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Staci Hemesath, RDN, LD
- Mar 31, 2020
- 3 min
Local Procurement Strategies to Support Farm to Early Care and Education
An abbreviated guide to local food purchasing for ECE sites during this current health crisis
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Staci Hemesath, RDN, LD
- Feb 25, 2020
- 2 min
Culturally and Linguistically Inclusive Nutrition Education
Food is an essential part of life. Food makes it possible to grow and learn, but it means much more than that.
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Staci Hemesath, RDN, LD
- Feb 11, 2020
- 2 min
Seed Starting for Beginners
For those of you new to the world of gardening or just the process of starting seeds indoors, here is a handy seed starting guide to follow.
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Staci Hemesath, RDN, LD
- Feb 4, 2020
- 5 min
2020 Healthiest State Awards: Early Care Provider Finalist Spotlights
2020 Healthiest State Award Early Care Provider Finalist Spotlights
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Katherine Bangert, M. Ed
- Jan 22, 2020
- 3 min
A Recipe for a Successful Read Aloud
Think about your favorite recipe or when you look up a new meal to prepare. Every recipe has at least two parts: 1) the ingredient list...
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Staci Hemesath, RDN, LD
- Oct 29, 2019
- 1 min
FUN and HEALTHY Halloween Snacks
In my household, Halloween may be surpassing Christmas as everyone's favorite holiday. The crisp, cool weather, playing dress-up, walking...
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Staci Hemesath, RDN, LD
- Oct 17, 2019
- 2 min
Fall Field Trip Fun=Farm to ECE!
When asked the question, “Have you heard of Farm to ECE?” many will say no. Maybe it’s the formal name or the acronym “ECE?” Whatever it...
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Staci Hemesath, RDN, LD
- Sep 22, 2019
- 1 min
Easy Homemade Applesauce
It's fall, and do you know what that means?! It's apple orchard season! If you've been thinking about how to introduce local foods into...
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