New Strawberry Harvest of the Month Video
New video about Strawberries filmed at BroxonBerry
We are proud to share our latest Harvest of the Month video recorded at BroxonBerry in Wells County. This short educational video was filmed in mid-June, during the peak of BroxonBerry’s strawberry season. Be sure to check out this fun video below.
We are so grateful for all the time and enthusiasm BroxonBerry’s farmers, Amber Broxon and Justin Miller, devoted to this project.
Justin Miller & Amber Broxon, Farmers & Owners of BroxonBerry
Aerial view of BroxonBerry
The Northeast Indiana Local Food Network looks forward to collaborating with our partners at Parkview Health and Purdue Extension to create a series of Harvest of the Month videos on our region’s produce farms over the coming year. Each of these short video will feature a different farm in Northeast Indiana and will give students a behind the scenes look at how the Harvest of the Month fruits and vegetables are grown and harvested in our region.
Our video recording and editing expert on our first two Harvest of the Month farm videos has been Crystal Van Pelt with Purdue Extension in Steuben County. Crystal brought expertise in drone video recording and creative video editing to this project that made the videos both informative and fun to watch. Crystal is moving to Michigan and moving on in her career, but we are so grateful for all her time and creativity on these videos.
Strawberries growing at BroxonBerry
Crystal Van Pelt filming with Amber & Justin at BroxonBerry
Our thanks also to Morgan England, Youth Well-being Coach at Parkview Health for her dedication and enthusiasm in narrating this video series.
Watch for our next Harvest of the Month video about Brambles being filmed at Cordes Berry Farm over the next couple of weeks!
Northeast Indiana Harvest of the Month Program
Over the last 10 years, many schools across the country have created Harvest of the Month programs to help students learn about foods that grow seasonally in their region. Through identifying specific Harvest of the Month products, teachers, school food service directors and local farmers can jointly focus their efforts to educate students about where food in their region comes from and supply fresh, locally sourced products into the school cafeterias.
With input from our regional educators, school food service directors and local growers, the Northeast Indiana Farm to School Team created the Northeast Indiana Harvest of the Month program. This program identifies locally-available produce items for each month. Through educational videos and suggestions for classroom activities, the Harvest of the Month program will help students and families learn where food comes from in our region and connect them with the wide variety of farms and farmers in Northeast Indiana.
Northeast Indiana Harvest of the Month Produce Selections
January: Mushrooms
February: Asian Greens
March: Beets
April: Radishes
May: Peas
June: Strawberries
July: Brambles
August: Tomatoes
September: Peppers
October: Apples
November: Cabbage
December: Carrots