HOM Portal K-12 School & Afterschool
The Montana Harvest of the Month Portal contains all electronic versions of the materials, outreach materials, guides, etc. The portal is only for registered HOM sites, do not forward this link to other schools. Please share this link with your site's team members. HOM sites should bookmark this page since it cannot be found through the site navigation.
If you have questions contact Aubree Roth at [email protected] or (406) 994-5996.
Whoa! The HOM Portal is for registered sites only, please only share this link with your team members.
Announcements
The Harvesting Montana Recipes Contest application now open! Learn more about submitting your recipe here.
Monthly Materials
Click on the images below to download each month's materials. Below is the 2020-21 calendar. Please note, the calendar will change in the future. Download the 2020-21 calendar.
Archived Materials
While we prefer that your site follow the calendar set each year, we do allow for sites to change the order of the calendar to fit their needs. Below are the archived materials that are not featured in this year’s calendar.
Getting Started
HOM 101 | Getting Started - All Audiences
HOM 101 | Cafeteria - Food Service
HOM 101 | Classroom - Educator
HOM 101 | Summer Food Service Programs
Getting Started & Monthly Checklists
Calendar Poster | August 2020 - July 2021
Calendar | August 2020 - July 2021
Promote Your Program
Participation Letter School - Let parents and your community know that you are starting HOM. Feel free to edit this document.
Participation Letter Afterschool - Let parents and your community know that you are starting HOM. Feel free to edit this document.
See Monthly Materials above for:
- Posters
- Newsletter Content
- Menu Templates
- Serving Line Templates
- Logos
- Illustrations
Share Your Story - Let us know about your successes, favorite HOM recipes, great activities, etc.
- If you are sharing photos, we prefer if you send signed USDA Photo Release Forms with them so we can use your photos to inspire others.
- Use #MTHarvestoftheMonth when posting your photos and stories about HOM on social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.
Logos - Colored logos for each month can be found under each month's section above.
Educator Resources
Educational Standards Connections
Guides & Other Resources
Find Local Producers & Food Businesses
Trainings
Harvest of the Month Intro Video (Dec 2018)
Harvest of the Month Materials, Resources, and Portal Video (January 2019)
Harvest of the Month Kick-off Training Webinar Recording (Sept 2016)
Harvest of the Month for Producers Training Video
Harvest of the Month Overview Video - (Nov 2016, 30 min)
Montana Farm to School Successes Webinar Recording (April 2018)
Harvest of the Month for Summer Sponsors Webinar Recording (May 2018)
Taste Tests for the Win Webinar Recording (Nov 2018)
School Year Evaluation
2019-2020 School Year
Report status reminders are emailed to each site's Team Lead every other month. Summer sites, see Summer Evaluation section below.
Baseline Survey 2019-2020- REQUIRED - Complete within 30 days of registering.
End of Year Report 2019-2020 - REQUIRED - Complete one report for each registered site. Deadline extended to September 30. However, if you want to receive the new Brassicas
materials in time (September), your End of Year Report must be submitted by July 30.
This is also how your site registers for the 2020-2021 school year.
Printable End of Year Report - Use to gather answers for the End of Year Survey from your team before entering into the online survey.
2020-2021 School Year
Report status reminders are emailed to each site's Team Lead every other month. Summer sites, see Summer Evaluation section below.
Baseline Survey - REQUIRED - Complete within 30 days of registering.
Baseline Survey - Printable version - Use to gather answers for survey from team.
End of Year Report - REQUIRED - Complete one report for each registered site. Due June 30, 2021. This is also how
you will register for the 2021-2022 school year.
Printable End of Year Report - Use to gather answers for the End of Year Survey from your team before entering into the online survey.
Summer Evaluation
Summer evaluation will be updated prior to Summer 2021.
Share
Help us create a library of Montana Harvest of the Month recipes and activities! Use the following forms to share lessons, activities, or recipes that you love that feature Harvest of the Month foods! These resources will be reviewed, organized, and posted to the HOM Portal for all to use.
