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How Does it Grow? Video Series
This video series follows food from farm to fork. Learn more about potatoes, asparagus, mushrooms, cranberries, garlic, cauliflower, spinach, oranges and more. These videos are a great way to introduce secondary students to food science, cooking, and to increase understanding of the source of our food.
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PBS: America's Heartland
Lessons Associated with this Resource
- Right This Very Minute
- Fungi Multiplication
- Before the Plate
- An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away
- Agricultural Production Regions in the United States
- The Columbian Exchange of Old and New World Foods (Grades 9-12)
- What's the Difference? A Look at Organic and Conventional Foods
- Geography and Climate for Agricultural Landscapes (Grades 6-8)
- Where Does it Grow? The Science of Climate and Food
- Geography and Climate for Agricultural Landscapes (Grades 9-12)
- Homegrown in Your State: Fruits and Vegetables

Photo by Lyndsey Garber
Photo by NM Department of Agriculture
Photo by NM Department of Agriculture
Photo by Jay Hill
Photo by NM Department of Agriculture
Photo by Lyndsey Garber