Leveraging district resources, seasonal Garden State crops to illustrate & amplify curriculum

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Garden State on Your Plate 2026-’27

Garden State on Your Plate ^sm is a project of the Princeton School Gardens Cooperative, Princeton public schools, and Pomptonian Food Service, with generous support from Bent Spoon, Whole Earth Center, Lillipies Bakery, and Church & Dwight employee giving fund.

September – TOMATOES; Tree Fruit (Hispanic Heritage 9/15–10/15, Yom Kippur). Recipes

October – BEETS, Apples, Lettuces (Indigenous Peoples Day). Recipes

November – CRANBERRIES (Native American Heritage, Diwali 11/8; Thanksgiving 11/26). Recipes

December – SWEET POTATOES (Christmas 12/25; Hanukkah 12/4-12/12; Kwanzaa 12/26-1/1). Recipes

January – WINTER SQUASH; Frozen Blackberries (New Year’s Day & Mexican Independence Day 1/1; MLK Day 1/18). Recipes

February – COLLARDS; Crushed Tomatoes, Apples (Black History Month; Ramadan 2/7-3/8, Chinese New Year of the Goat/Ram 2/6). Recipes

March – ASIAN PEARS (Nowruz 3/20). Recipes

April – KALE; Frozen Blueberries (Arab Heritage Month). Recipes

May – BOK CHOY; Strawberries (Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month). Recipes

June – BLUEBERRIES (Caribbean American History Month). Recipes

Chefs, farmers, food service, & faculty elevating NJ crops in cafeterias at lunchtime