Squash School Newsletter
In MONTH your child tried FOOD ITEM with locally grown squash from FARM NAME in CITY.
Prepare this delicious recipe with your family and ask your child(ren) if they can answer the
following trivia questions.
1. Squash has been a staple in the diet of __________for more than 5000 years.
2. There are many varieties of squash. Each has four unique characteristics. Can you
name them?
3. Squash is a good source of which two vitamins?
Recipe
Trivia Answers:
1. Native Americans. Native peoples developed a wide variety of different
squashes, each suited to the particular climate of a tribe's home area.
2. Shape, color, texture and flavor. The University of Minnesota Agricultural
Experiment Station released six varieties of squash from 1939 to 1994,
starting with a winter variety named “Greengold.”
3. Vitamins C and A. Squash is also a good source of folic acid and fiber.