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Oklahoma
Field Day: From Field to Buyer: Making the Most on Your Growing Crops Visit WebsiteThu, May 29th, 2008 - Thu, May 29th, 2008
Susan Bergen will host this field day at Peach Crest Farm, north of Stratford. The 9,000-tree peach orchard gave its first harvest in 2003.
“What you will see is how a non-farming person, with the help of many farming people, has made a farm work,” says Bergen.
To maximize freshness and quality, the peaches come straight out of the field into a special wash to remove fungal spores and bacteria. They then plunge into a cooling bath before drying, sorting, and grading.
“You will see how we irrigate, integrate and implement what the customer is looking for on this acreage: great tasting produce, grown in environmentally friendly constraints, and sold at a reasonable price,” she says.
Some of the peach trees share forty acres along the highway with a display garden area, as well as the packing sheds and barns. An additional 160 acres grows a variety of vegetable crops: cantaloupes, tomatoes, onions, and more.
Twelve of those acres, certified organic in 2006, gave an initial harvest of organic turnips and sweet peas, followed by vegetables and herbs last summer.
Registration is $10, due by May 23. Event will be held rain or shine; bring a lawn chair and wear shoes appropriate for walking in fields.
Contact: , 918.647.9123
Connecticut
Bloomfield HS Agricultural Fair & Farmer Visit WebsiteFri, May 30th, 2008 - Fri, May 30th, 2008
Contact: Joe Rodrigues, 860-286-2630
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Georgia
Children's Wellness Network Funfest 2008Sat, Jun 14th, 2008 - Sat, Jun 14th, 2008
Our kick off event for Children's Wellness Network in Atlanta, Children's
Wellness Network Funfest 2008 to be held June 14, 2008 at the beautiful
Cator Woolford Gardens at the Frazer Center. In order to reflect our goal of
total wellness for Georgia's children, we have created an event which
reflects our vision of a totally healthy child.
Some of the activities we have planned for this one of a kind event include:
a meet and greet and Q&A session with Amy Kalafa of the Two Angry Moms and
a viewing of the Two Angry Mom's documentary film, cooking demos with area
chefs using farm fresh produce from local farms, free educational resources
and literature; including recipes, cooking tips, copies of the Center for
Ecoliteracy's Blueprint for School Wellness Councils, a interactive
Eco-village, and onsite by local farmers market and model Sevananda store
with free samples and demonstrations on wellness and natural foods products.
Contact: Tess Haney, 404-545-2995
Alabama
Alabama Agriculture in the Classroom Summer Institute 2008 Visit WebsiteTue, Jun 17th, 2008 - Thu, Jun 19th, 2008
The workshop will include integrated agricultural activities for grades K-6 and field trips to active farms. Participants will receive innovative materials and teaching strategies that increase student knowledge of the nutritional and economic importance of the food and fiber systems in their daily lives. Activities incorporate language arts, science, social studies, and mathematics skills as well as those found in the Alabama courses of study and on the Stanford 9 Test.
Roundtrip mileage to the workshop location, lodging, meals, and workshop materials will be furnished to participants. Applicants must be present at the workshop location from 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday June 17, until noon on Thursday, June 19, and must attend all scheduled activities to receive a stipend.
Application Deadline: April 15, 2008
Contact: Amy Belcher
California
Rethinking Food, Health, and the Environment: Making Learning Connections Visit WebsiteMon, Jun 23rd, 2008 - Fri, Jun 27th, 2008
Teams participating in the institutes will develop specific implementation plans for their schools or districts, applying CEL's Rethinking School Lunch planning framework (RSL) and the Linking Food and the Environment (LiFE) Curriculum Series for science and nutrition education. Developed by Teachers College, LiFE features inquiry-based activities that integrate the study of food, food systems, and environmental and personal health. The institutes will include seminars on the latest research in nutrition and sustainable education; how-to sessions with leading practitioners; field trips to regional farms and schools engaged in rethinking school food; and opportunities to share experiences and model the practices of a learning community.
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Ag in the Classroom Visit Website
Sun, Jul 13th, 2008 - Fri, Jul 18th, 2008
Ag in the Classroom is a learning experience that you cannot get anywhere else. For a week during the summer, teachers (K-12) visit farms and other agriculture production sites to learn how food moves from the source to the consumer.
The course is taught be practicing elementary and secondary teachers, industry professionals, and university professors.
Field trips and in-class seminars focus on such topics as nutrition, ecology, agriculture's place in civilization, food uses,the use of integrated pest control, and the relationship between our food and the environment.
Teachers use their personal experiences and information they've received to integrate agriculture into their curriculum while explaining how Pennsylvania's largest industry affects their students lives everyday. AITC is a standards-based program makes real connections.
If you are committed to attend, we will work to find a sponsor to cover your workshop fee (includes tuition, housing and meals). You pay only a nominal non-refundable registration fee.
Here’s What You Get:
✐ Fun-filled, hands-on agricultural projects to integrate into existing curriculum and meet PDE standards
✐ A network of agricultural resource people locally and across the state who can bring the farm to your classroom
✐ Act 48 hours and/or Penn State graduate credits
✐ Lots of ideas & support materials for fun classroom activities
✐ Fantastic camaraderie with other PA teachers
✐ Information on ag careers - Agriculture is the #1 Employer in PA - It's not just farming
✐ A Fun & Unique Experience you won't find in any other course
✐ Sponsorships for qualified participants
Contact: Erin Carlin, 717 731 3505
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New York
Rethinking Food, Health, and the Environment: Making Learning Connections Visit WebsiteSat, Aug 9th, 2008 - Wed, Aug 13th, 2008
Teams participating in the institutes will develop specific implementation plans for their schools or districts, applying CEL's Rethinking School Lunch planning framework (RSL) and the Linking Food and the Environment (LiFE) Curriculum Series for science and nutrition education. Developed by Teachers College, LiFE features inquiry-based activities that integrate the study of food, food systems, and environmental and personal health. The institutes will include seminars on the latest research in nutrition and sustainable education; how-to sessions with leading practitioners; field trips to regional farms and schools engaged in rethinking school food; and opportunities to share experiences and model the practices of a learning community.
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National
37th Annual Conference of the North American Association for Environmental Education Visit WebsiteWed, Oct 15th, 2008 - Sat, Oct 18th, 2008
The 2008 Conference of the North American Association for Environmental Education, Wichita, Kansas.
APHA 2008 Conference: Public Health Without Borders Visit Website
Recurring: yearly
Sat, Oct 25th, 2008 - Wed, Oct 29th, 2008
The APHA Annual Meeting theme "Public Health Without Borders" will explore transnational public health, and will provide a forum to address a diversity of topics including immigrant and refugee health; water and land rights; coordinating disease surveillance and epidemiologic response activities across borders; air and water pollution management across borders; the international impact of trade, arms sales, tobacco sales and gun control policies; and the international transmission of socio-cultural behaviors with adverse health implications. This Annual Meeting could similarly provide a forum for a better understanding of the aspects of growing multiculturalism that promote healthy living and even to highlight and foster specific traditional practices that may serve to protect minority populations as they enter new environments.
Contact: Crystal Craighead