Sweet peppers come in different colors, sizes, and shapes. Yellow, orange, and purple peppers are fairly commonplace nowadays beyond red and green. Bell peppers are available in green, red, yellow, orange, purple and even chocolate color!
Did you know that purple bell pepper has white flesh? Students can enjoy observing and disecting different varieties of peppers and taste the difference. Or you can make a research and writing project out of peppers, sweet or hot/spicy kinds to have students explore many varieities of peppers eaten across the globe.
Resources:
- Peppers sign [PDF] for Harvest of the Month banner - from WSU Pierce County Extension SNAP-Ed
- Fresh from the Farm Peppers brochure [PDF] with recipes, nutrition facts, and buying tips for families - from WSU SNAP-Ed
- Harvest of the Month Video in the Concrete Farm to School Greenhouse - from Concrete Farm to School
- Coloring page [PDF] for bell peppers - from Center for Ecoliteracy
- Teaching tools, facts, recipes and more - from USDA SNAP-Ed
