Season Your Summer Resources

Season Your Summer Toolkit

The Season Your Summer toolkit is a practical resource designed to help programs bring fresh flavor, hands‑on learning, and local food exploration to the summer months. It highlights simple ways to feature seasonal produce, introduce herbs and spices, and engage kids through taste tests, activities, and garden connections. Programs can choose the ideas that fit their capacity while still creating a fun, flavorful Farm to Summer experience.

Basil Planting Activity + Lemon Basil Fizzy Water Taste Test

Bring fresh flavor to your summer with this hands‑on basil planting activity paired with a refreshing lemon basil fizzy water taste test. Kids can plant their own basil, learn how herbs grow, and see how a simple ingredient can brighten up a drink. This activity blends gardening, nutrition education, and a fun, flavorful experience that helps students explore herbs in a new way.

Edible Parts of an Herb Plant Activity + Ginger Snap Recipe

This activity helps kids explore the different edible parts of an herb plant—roots, stems, leaves, and flowers—through hands‑on learning and tasting. After discovering how herbs grow and which parts we eat, students can enjoy a fun, flavorful extension with a simple ginger snap recipe that highlights the warm, aromatic qualities of ginger. It’s an engaging way to connect gardening, nutrition, and cooking in one bite‑sized experience.