Corn

August’s NH Harvest of the Month: corn!

Corn is one of the oldest domesticated crops, dating back 8,000-9,000 years ago. The main varieties of corn eaten around the world include sweet corn, popcorn, flint corn, and flour corn. Flint, popcorn and flour corn are all used dried. Flint and flour corns are further ground into flour or meal to make breads, tortillas, tamales, grits, porridge, and corn starch. Dent corn is a type grown to feed livestock.

In Somalia, maize (corn) is one of the staple crops. Muufo is a fried flatbread made there with corn flour and is typically eaten with a soup, stew, or sauce.

In Guatemala, corn tortillas are served with almost every meal. The tortillas are made by grinding corn into masa, and adding water to make masa harina, a dough that is then rolled or pressed into tortillas.

Perkedel Tagung (corn fritters) are a popular street food in Indonesia.

In Bhutan, corn is ground to make kharang, a side dish similar to rice or grits.

This webpage includes a variety of educational materials, activities, recipes, and more about corn for use at home, in youth or family programming, in the classroom, and in the cafeteria. For more New Hampshire Harvest of the Month resources for August, click here.

Home Kit for Corn

Teacher, families, youth programs, and anyone
interested in incorporating corn into activities,
meals, and learning can use this home kit. This kit includes information, cooking tips, recipes,
mini-activities, and more.

Download here (in English)
Download here (in Spanish)
Download here (in French)

Poster for Corn

Display your love for corn! Download the
New Hampshire Harvest of the Month poster at the
link below. The file is in PDF format and is sized to
print on 11×17 inch paper.

Download here

Videos about Corn

“How to Get the Most Out of Your Corn with
Ashley Moore | ATK Cooking School,” America’s Test Kitchen
“Masala Corn | Sweet Corn Chaat,” Real Feast

Books about Corn

Corn is Maize: The Gift of the Indians by Aliki
The Popcorn Book by Tomie de Paola

Lesson Plan for Corn

Developed in partnership with UNH Extension, NH Farm to School, and the UNH Education department, the Harvest Lessons lesson plan and curricular activities can be used by education professionals to incorporate corn into dynamic, long-lasting learning in the classroom and other education-based settings.

Lesson Plan Supplements
Click to download the lesson plan supplements to support learning through the activities in the lesson plan.
Indonesia

Download here