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Purpose -
The pizza garden is a miniature copy of agriculture. Each individual ingredient grown here comes from a unique link in the agricultural food production chain. Some of the featured plants are used directly while other plants are those consumed by dairy, beef and swine in the production of cheese or meat.

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Attraction -
The garden is in the shape of a pizza pie with each slice highlighting the different parts of a pizza. One slice has been pulled back with a huge bite taken out of it.

More Info -
Can you match each ingredient in pizza to the agriculture industry that produces it?
The crust is made of small grain flour from the grain industry, the cheese from the dairy industry, the pepperoni and sausage from the beef and pork industry, and the tomatoes, peppers, onions, and herbs from the vegetable industry.

Resources -

All About Pizza

History of Pizza

The Pizza Farm

Pizza Industry Facts

Pizza Curriculum


Plants - (plantings vary from year to year)

Common NameScientific Name

Wheat Triticum aestivum
Tomatoes Lycopersicon esculentum
Peppers Capsicum annum
Onions Allium cepa
Garlic Allium vineale
Corn Zea mays
Alfalfa Medicago sativa
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Canola Brassica rapa
SoybeansGlycine max
Barley Hordeum vulgare
Little Bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium
Big Bluestem Adropogon gerardii
Indian Grass Sorghastrum nutans
Parsley Petroselinum crispum
Oregano Origanum vulgare
Basil Ocimum basilicum
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