While you may not think of 'farm to early care' when it's cold outside, there are so many great things you can do inside to get kids thinking about and eating delicious local food. 

Read on for a roundup of a few favorites!

Kids in the Kitchen 

• Have cream? Make butter! 
• Make a recipe together: carrot muffins? mini apple pies? Click here for some ideas of how to to involve kids in the kitchen.  

Food Activities 

• Try veggie stamping: 
  
• Or beet watercolor: 

Growing

• Try sprouting seeds with kids, to give them an up close opportunity to explore the parts of a seed. 
• A sunny windowsill is all you need to grow some plants! Try some quick salad greens, or sprout some sage: