Ag for Life Kids

A cranberry scented candle might be a great way to get yourself into the holiday spirit, but have you ever tried making one? This cranberry "candle" salad recipe from the 1960s could be an interesting new craft to try out this holiday season at home http://ow.ly/IZsn50CH4Zp #kidsinthekitchen #kidscooking #kidsactivities #cranberries #foodfun #knowyourfood

Looking for a way to incorporate cranberries into your Christmas baking? This bannock recipe is a simple and delicious way to use some cranberries and get the kids busy in the kitchen. #funfoodfact: Cranberries are grown in British Columbia. Eighty growers located in the fertile lower Fraser Valley and on Vancouver Island, produce in excess of 750,000 barrels (1 barrel = 100 lbs) of cranberries annually, accounting for up to approximately 12% of cranberry production in North America. For more kid approved recipes and farm fresh activities check out our latest Story of Food activity book - featuring cranberries! https://www.agricultureforlife.ca/cranberry

Food fun. Check out this Grinch recipe to try this holiday. Sure to put a smile on a few faces! #FunFoodFacts: Did you know that an avocado is a fruit? While definitely not sweet, it falls firmly in the fruit-not the vegetable-family. That’s because the avocado tree is part of the flowering-plant family Lauraceae. #christmas #foodfun #kidsinthekitchen #nutrition #avacados

Have you ever tried making play dough? How about cranberry play dough? This play dough recipe is a fast and simple activity to put together at home and will keep the kids entertained https://www.naturalbeachliving.com/easy-no-cook.../

Fleece Navidad! Have a wonderful Sunday #SundayFunday #FarmLife #ChristmasPun

Planning on having turkey this holiday? #DYK most turkeys are raised in specially designed, environmentally controlled barns that provide protection from predators, disease, and bad weather. Turkeys are not raised in cages; they roam freely around the barn, similar to broiler chickens, on a floor that is covered with a clean bed of straw or wood shavings. Turkeys are fed a mixture of corn, wheat, and soybeans that are ground up to look like granola. The birds grow quickly s...o farmers spend a lot of time adjusting feeding rations to match the growth stages of the birds to reach their required market weight. Young turkeys (poults) are fed a 'starter' mixture, then as they grow, the feed is changed to a 'grower' mixture. Each type of feed includes protein, energy, fibre, fat, and other elements such as calcium, phosphorous, magnesium, and vitamins. Water is also provided throughout the barn so they may drink freely. Turkeys drink approx. 2 litres of water for every kilogram of feed they eat. #FunFacts: There are 522 turkey producers in Canada, 49 in Alberta. Canadians consumed an average of 3.8 kg each in 2019. At Christmas 2019, 2.7 million whole turkeys were purchased by Canadians, equal to 42% of all whole turkeys that were sold over the year.