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by Eric Mortenson The Oregonian Published 08/30/2013
Oregon's first four "FoodCorps" representatives began work this week, becoming part of a campaign to encourage school kids to eat right, reduce obesity, reconnect with the state's agricultural roots and support farmers. Oregon Harvest for Schools, a project created by the state Department of Education, features locally-grown food in school cafeterias.
Minnesota Department of Health awards SHIP 2.0 grants to fight chronic disease Read more: Internati by Journal staff International Falls Journal Published 01/04/2012
In a nation-leading effort to reduce chronic disease, the Minnesota Department of Health has awarded 18 grants to Minnesota communities to help lower the number of Minnesotans who use tobacco or who are obese or overweight.
Bill would allow schools to buy local produce by Caitlin Conrad KTVL News Published 12/29/2011
ROGUE VALLEY, Ore --U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden is looking to create a connection between local schools and local farms.
The Oregon senator recently introduced the Fresh Act. The bill would loosen restrictions on how school lunch programs purchase food.
Under the Fresh Act, schools could choose to spend 50 percent of food vouchers at the USDA warehouse or buying produce from local farmers.
Rogue Valley Farm to School Executive Director Tracy Harding says this would be a positive move for both kids and agriculture in the area. She hopes if the act goes into law schools will choose to buy local.
USDA Farm to School Team Site Visit by USDA Farm to School Team USDA Published 11/30/2011
Information from the USDA Farm to School Team visit with Morrison Public Schools in Oklahoma September 2011.
USDA Farm to School Team Site Visit - Union PSD by USDA Farm to School Team USDA Published 11/30/2011
Information from the USDA Farm to School Team visit with Union Public Schools in Oklahoma last September has now been posted on their website at http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/f2s/reports/Union/1.htm
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School Garden Chat on Twitter
Thu, Apr 7th, 2011 - Wed, Dec 1st, 1999
On Thursdays at 6:00PM PST,
School Garden Weekly (@SGWeekly) and
School Garden Guru Mud Baron (@Cocoxochitl) will be hosting a 1-hour school garden chat on Twitter. We invite each and every one of you to attend.
To access you will need to do the following:
1) Become a member of Twitter if you are not already. Membership is free. For support help, see Twitter basics.
2) At the specified time, enter #schoolgardenchat (with hashtag aka #) in the search window and the conversation will unfold before you. If you’re not familiar with the use of hashtags see Twitter Support: What are Hashtags?
3) When posting remember to include #schoolgardenchat at the end of your post to insure it appears in the chat queue, otherwise we won’t see it.
Incorporating Agriculture Education Into Your Classroom - Online Course
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Thu, Sep 1st, 2011 - Tue, May 15th, 2012
The online course is designed for kindergarten through twelfth grade classroom teachers to easily earn continuing education units online while increasing their knowledge about Arizona’s specialty crop industry. Course content will provide teachers with research-based strategies to implement agricultural concepts into their current curriculum while meeting Arizona’s Academic Standards in mathematics, language arts, and science which will include nutrition. From twelve lessons on Arizona’s specialty crops, teachers will choose ten lessons to modify and teach to their students. They will then report on these lessons and discuss them with other teachers taking the course. In the course final, teachers will be required to create their own lesson, teach it to their students, and report. This is a work-at-your-own-pace course; registration is open until February 1.
Cost is $200 (certificate of completion) or $300 (for CEUs).
You can enroll by visiting https://outreachcollege.arizona.edu/ec2k/catalog_prof.asp?heading_id=87 and clicking on the course title “Incorporating Agriculture Education into Your Classroom.” Then click on the “Add to Shopping Cart Link” and “Proceed to Checkout.” Contact:
Brandon Moak, 602-827-8200 ext. 38
Maryland Homegrown School Lunch Week
Mon, Sep 12th, 2011 - Fri, Sep 16th, 2011
Homegrown Lawrence Festival
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Fri, Oct 14th, 2011 - Fri, Oct 14th, 2011
This is an annual event that began in 2010 originally named Our Local Food Fest. In 2011 we began the Homegrown Lawrence Festival. It is a celebration of local farmers and local fare to benefit Farm to School activities in Lawrence, Kansas. We showcase area school garden projects, offer information about area groups in support of Farm to School activities, and build partnerships to move forward with improving the health of our children and the local economy. Contact:
Brian Edie, 785-856-3343
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Winners of National Farm to School Month Poster Contest Announced
Three schools will receive $1,000 for a Farm to School project of their choice The National Farm to School Network and Annie’s Root 4 Kids are thrilled to announce the winners of our first National Farm to School Month Poster Contest... Continue reading
Organic Valley and National Cooperative Grocers Association Join Forces to Improve School Lunch
LA FARGE, Wis. and IOWA CITY, Iowa, Jun. 27 /CSRwire/ - Organic Valley, the nation's oldest organic farmer-owned cooperative, and National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA), a business services cooperative serving 120 consumer-owned food ... Continue reading
FARM TO SCHOOL CELEBRATES FIFTY STATE LEADS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 14, 2011
FARM TO SCHOOL CELEBRATES FIFTY STATE LEADS
Local contacts will provide expertise and training
The National Farm to School Network (NFSN) reached another milestone with the selection of 50 l... Continue reading
NATIONAL FARM TO SCHOOL NETWORK SEEKS A DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE
NATIONAL FARM TO SCHOOL NETWORK SEEKS A DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE (CONTRACTUAL POSITION)
About the National Farm to School Network (NFSN): The NFSN sprouted from the desire to support community-based food systems, strengthen family farms and improve ... Continue reading
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