This week is National Agriculture Week. Each day, we will post a new set of agriculture facts. We got these awesome facts from AgDay.org.
- "Pumpkins were once recommended for removing freckles and curing snake bites!
- Pumpkin flowers are edible.
- Pumpkins are 90% water.
- Pumpkins are used for feed for animals.
- Pumpkin seeds can be roasted as a snack.
- Native Americans used pumpkin seeds for food and medicine.
- In early colonial times, pumpkins were used as an ingredient for the crust of pies, not the filling. - The name "pumpkin" originated from 'pepon,' the Greek word for 'large melon.'
- Pumpkins contain potassium and Vitamin A."
Learning about the different ways foods were and are used by traditional cultures from around the world can be so interesting! Food is fascinating because it can say so much about a group of people and about a civilization.
- "Pumpkins were once recommended for removing freckles and curing snake bites!
- Pumpkin flowers are edible.
- Pumpkins are 90% water.
- Pumpkins are used for feed for animals.
- Pumpkin seeds can be roasted as a snack.
- Native Americans used pumpkin seeds for food and medicine.
- In early colonial times, pumpkins were used as an ingredient for the crust of pies, not the filling. - The name "pumpkin" originated from 'pepon,' the Greek word for 'large melon.'
- Pumpkins contain potassium and Vitamin A."
Learning about the different ways foods were and are used by traditional cultures from around the world can be so interesting! Food is fascinating because it can say so much about a group of people and about a civilization. 
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