Strawberry Honey Mint Gazoz
During the 2019-2020 school year, Michigan ProStart students were tasked with taking a deep dive into the vast agriculture produce available in our state. Students were assigned a new Michigan-grown fruit or vegetable each month, and then were challenged to produce a nutritious recipe utilizing that item.
The Michigan products that students focused on included:
The Michigan products that students focused on included:
- Dry Blueberries
- Beets
- Pumpkin
- Cranberry Beans
- Maple Syrup
- Onions
- Sweet Potatoes
- Spinach
- Carrots
Spicy Chili Crisp
The students learned about the raw product, the farmer that grew the product, the flavor profile that each product possesses, and its seasonal availability. They also learned about products that have a long shelf life or are processed and available for year-round use such as maple syrup and dry beans.
“Students were so excited when our crop boxes arrived in the mail each month,” said Julie Ivan, a ProStart Instructor at Saginaw Career Complex. “Students were given the task of coming up with a unique recipe. Our local neighborhood magazine featured one of the students’ recipe each month. This was a great learning experience for the students, learning what Michigan has to offer. When we went to online learning, we continued with the crop box and I structured my lessons around agricultural in Michigan.”
Lessons plans for the Michigan ProStart curriculum were supported by a USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant to the Michigan Restaurant & Lodging Association Educational Foundation (MRLAEF),in partnership with the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Find creative and fresh ideas using Michigan produce through the recipe collection at www.mihealthyfood.org.
ProStart is taught in sixty-nine Career and Technical Educational Centers in Michigan as well as ten Michigan Department of Corrections Rehabilitation Programs. There is more information on the ProStart program online at www.mrlaef.org or you can contact Amanda Smith at [email protected]
“Students were so excited when our crop boxes arrived in the mail each month,” said Julie Ivan, a ProStart Instructor at Saginaw Career Complex. “Students were given the task of coming up with a unique recipe. Our local neighborhood magazine featured one of the students’ recipe each month. This was a great learning experience for the students, learning what Michigan has to offer. When we went to online learning, we continued with the crop box and I structured my lessons around agricultural in Michigan.”
Lessons plans for the Michigan ProStart curriculum were supported by a USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant to the Michigan Restaurant & Lodging Association Educational Foundation (MRLAEF),in partnership with the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Find creative and fresh ideas using Michigan produce through the recipe collection at www.mihealthyfood.org.
ProStart is taught in sixty-nine Career and Technical Educational Centers in Michigan as well as ten Michigan Department of Corrections Rehabilitation Programs. There is more information on the ProStart program online at www.mrlaef.org or you can contact Amanda Smith at [email protected]
