…” a grower is testing for ripeness an orange that will become orange juice, a farmer is getting ready to plant wheat that will become flour for pancakes, a sugarmaker is changing out the buckets catching sap that will be turned into maple syrup. A book that judiciously repeats the “right this very minute” refrain explains that the food we eat throughout the day—at snack time and lunch time, dinner time and dessert—is dependent on the knowledge and hard work of the people who grow and tend and process and pack it for consumption. This lively informational picture book showcases a range of food and production, from backyard chicken coops and community gardens to beekeepers and larger- scale family farms, orchards, ranches, and groves (factory farms are noticeably absent). The importance of science in modern farming; the diverse individuals shown as both producers and consumers; and the encouragement for readers to “think like a farmer,” are additional welcome elements of this upbeat volume. (Ages 6–9)

How food gets from farm to table is explained in this fun and fast-paced introduction to the farms and farmers that grow the food we eat every day.

What's that you say? You're hungry? Right this very minute? Then you need a farmer!

It only takes a minute to feed a hungry kid - and teach them about where food comes from - in this informative and fun picture book about agriculture. Throughout the story, families in their busy kitchens or at the table wonder where the delicious foods they're about to eat for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or dessert come from - followed by colorful, detailed spreads showing the operations and people involved in farming those foods. More than a dozen different types of farms are featured throughout, including a citrus grower testing oranges for ripeness, how a family-owned strawberry farm runs a "u-pick" business, how maple syrup is collected using a new tubing system instead of buckets, how wheat is planted, how a cranberry farmer saves berries from a frost, how a peanut farmer tests soil, how a dairy farmer cares for their animals, how lettuce is harvested, how beef farmers work with cattle on the range, and many more examples of agriculture in action.

Award winners Lisl H. Detlefsen and Renee Kurilla's delicious celebration of food and farming is sure to inspire readers of all ages to learn more about where their food comes from -- and appreciate the hard work of farming and the cool technology today's farmers use.

About the publisher: Feeding Minds Press is a project of the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture whose mission is to build awareness and understanding of agriculture through education. We focus on helping young readers understand where their food comes from, who grows it, and how it gets to them and believe in cultivating curiosity about food and farming and how agriculture plays a role in our daily lives. All books from Feeding Minds Press have accompanying lessons, activities, and videos to further learning available on their website, Feedingmindspress.com.