Harvest of the Month: Bell Peppers

WeatherSTEM has collaboration with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services on their Harvest of the Month program.

Florida’s Farm to School Harvest of the Month (HOM) is an educational program that highlights a different Florida-grown product each month. Each month, educational material for elementary and middle schools is released on a different Florida fruit or vegetable that is in season.

The focus for the April edition of the HOM is the on Florida’s bell pepper industry. Download this middle school packet to learn how rainfall and soil moisture can impact the development of bell peppers.