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, LAMB WESTON, WOORDMAN FARMS LTD., MIYANAGA FARMS LTD., SLM SPUD FARMS LTD, FW SEED POTATOES TUBER SPONSORS: GRASSY LAKE POTATO CO. Seed potatoes donated EPG Fertilizer donated by ICI |
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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... |
Activities & Learning Material
Grade 4+ Activity sheets |
Nutrition poster |
Potato Industry infographic |
CLASSROOM INFOGRAPHICS |
WHAT ARE PROCESSED POTATOES MADE INTO? |
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PGA Farmers Direct 
Want to learn more about potatoes and farming right from the people growing your food? Here's a list of some of our potato farmer in your area available for farm tours, virtual tours or other events coming up related to agriculture and spuds:
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MD of Taber/Turin Serfas Farms - Dustin Monson Type of Potatoes: Process Other Crops: Potatoes, Corn, Cereals (Wheat, Barley, Rye, Triticale), Peas, Seed Canola |
County of 40 Mile Quattro Ventures - Emily Ford Type of Potatoes: Process, seed , fresh Other crops: Cereals, essential oils, sugarbeets, hemp, beans, peas, seed canola, grass seed |
Lethbridge County/Coaldale 845 Spud Farms - Michiel Buijsse Type of Potatoes: Process Other crops: Barley, wheat, rye, canola, alfalfa, peas, corn |
MD of Taber / Barnwell CP Farms Ltd. - Hanneke Camps Type of Potatoes: Process Other Crops: |
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Lethbridge County 403 Farms Ltd. - Lloyd Vossebelt Type of Potatoes: process Other Crops: Edible beans, hybrid canola, cereals, forage |
Sturgeon County Groot Farms - Michael Groot Type of Potatoes: Seed Other Crops: barley, canola, faba beans, peas, wheat |
MD of Taber/Grassy Lake Grassy Lake Potato Co. - Travis Elford Type of Potatoes: Fresh, seed, process Other Crops: None |
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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.
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