Schools
Maine Teacher Connecting to Dairy Farming Through Adopt a Cow Program
Dairy farmers rely on a wide range of skills on a daily basis, but especially math and science. Lacey Todd, a fifth-grade science teacher at Mountain Valley Middle School in Maine, has been weaving dairy farming and agriculture into her science and ecosystems curriculum through Discover Dairy’s Adopt a Cow program. “I was … Continued
STEM Resources
Mess With Your Milk MWYM milk fizz MWYM butter in a cup MWYM yogurt MWYM milk color swirl MWYM cheese and cottage cheese MWYM ice cream MWYM ricotta Farmers Celebrate Earth Day Everyday Lesson One Farming is Elemental Lesson Two A Year in the Life of a Farm Lesson Three Sustainable Farming Sustains the World … Continued
Deeper Dive into Dairy
Resources for teachers and self-guided learning For grades PreK-3 Dance Break! Get Mooooving video by Buzz Media (Leavitt Area High School) Matching – match the cow and calf Color your Adopt A Cow calf Cow Care “A Cow’s Life” video by Buzz Media (Leavitt Area High School YouTube video) For any age 2023 Maine … Continued
RESOURCES
What’s in a glass of milk? Is chocolate milk good for you? 10 ways to encourage students to drink milk 35 Undeniably Fun Facts About Dairy Dairy Farm Trivia Dairy Jokes Beautifully Intricate Dairy Coloring Pages Mooga (yoga) poses
2023 School Breakfast Recipes
1_Strawberry Pear Banana Split 2_Strawberries and Cream Overnight Oats 3_Cherry Blossom Bread 4_Pretzel Roll Breakfast Sandwich_Recipe 5_Cheesy Ham Potato Bowl 6_Cheese a peachalicious quesadilla 7_Creamy Bagel with Cereal_Recipe 8_Cheesy Zucchini Sausage Bread_Recipe 9_Cheesy Roasted Vegetable Hash_Recipe 10_Broccoli Egg and Cheese 10_Potato Egg and Cheese_Recipe
What People Have to Say
Maine Dairy and Nutrition Council works with schools across the state, offering grants each year for needed school nutrition equipment.
Ellen Dore, RSU 16
The staff loves them (the red coolers) because they are just the right size for milk, pack out field trips and they keep everything cold. Kids at the summer camp help to unload the van and it's a competition as to who can carry the red bag by themselves without needing help (Milk helps to grow muscles twice-once to carry it and twice drinking it!) Once again, the red cooler bags helped to make the summer a success!!!
Mary Sue Thompson, Machias
The smoothie machine prompted creativity from our kitchen staff, and the students now appreciate the variety in their breakfasts. Support like this helps small rural schools offer diverse menu options.
Perley Martin, RSU 71
Thank you so much for your continued partnership to make our program better.
Tammy Connors, RSU 74
All of the RSU #74 schools have been fortunate to receive generous support, encouragement and funding from the Maine Dairy & Nutrition Council. Most recently, our High School received a needed Milk Barrel in the fitting Cow Pattern to go along with our farming communities. Our 3 elementary schools have held many friendly competitions to raise awareness of the importance of healthy habits & drinking vitamin rich milk. The support we have received over the years is invaluable and provides not only the financial support but resources and knowledge to help us all, in the classrooms and kitchens, to educate students on the importance of making life-long healthy choices.
Tyler Guerin, Portland Public Schools Nutrition Program
They (red insulated coolers) were essential in serving our community during the summer months, allowing our program to focus on meal quality without worrying about limited cooler space.
Melissa Belanger, RSU 87
The addition of the yogurt bar to our breakfast has given the students participating more choices which I believe has helped us to keep our numbers where they are at now. We are so appreciative of this grant and all it has helped us to accomplish.
