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Maine Farm to School Network

Conference Program

(updated May 7th)

Contact

Ken Morse
Maine Farm to School Network
ken@healthyoxfordhills.org
207-393-0134

When

Saturday May 12, 2012 from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM EDT

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Where

Mt. View High School, Thorndike, Maine
577 Mount View Road
Thorndike, ME 04986

 
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Workshop Tracks

School Gardens                                   Soft Plans and Hard Pan (2 sessions)    Building a Model School Garden

Food & Farm Curricula                      Ag in the Classroom                                     Taste Testing with Local Foods          Alternative Ed Garden Projects                     Kids' Garden: A Sneak Peek                           The Apple Project                                   Academy of Natural Science & Me. Agriculture

Food Service - Local Purchases Boat to School
Scratch Cooking
Food Safety University
Sourcing from local farmers

Community Supports    :           Garden EcoSystems - Ferry Beach              Food Warriors                                               Farm, Pantry, College                              Building Resilient Communities                   FoodCorps Overview                             

Policy                                                                 Politics of Food in School Curriculum            US Healthier School Challenge

8:30     Registration

9:00     Welcome

9:30     Panel: Farm to School Highlights: Amanda Beal on Boat to School, Ellie Libby onFoodCorps in Maine, Katie Freedman on the School Procurement Survey

10:15   Workshop Session 1

  • Soft Plans & Hard Pan (Jack Kertesz)            [School Gardens]
  • Taste Testing Local Food (Karen Kleinkopf & Abby Plummer) [Food & Farm Curricula]
  • Alternative Ed Programs (Jesse Bartke)      [Food & Farm Curricula]
  • Boat to School (Amanda Beal & Monique Coombs)                      [Food Service]
  • Cooking from Scratch (Mark LaCasse & Amy Winston) [Food Service]
  • Politics of Food in School Curriculum (Kathleen Jones)     [Policy]

11:15   Displays and Vendor Browsing

11:45   Lunch

12:45   The Maine Farm to School Network: Goals; Reps

1:00     District Caucuses

1:30     Workshop Session 2

  •  Building a Model School Garden Program (Richard Rudolph) [School Gardens]
  • Fun Activities that Add Agriculture to Your Classroom (Willie Sawyer Grenier)                                       [Food & Farm Curricula]
  • The Apple Project - Katie Freedman & Dana Stevens       [Food & Farm Curricula]
  • Sourcing from Farmer’s & Contracts *** (Jeannie LaPointe & Cherie Merrill)                                           [Food Service]
  • FoodCorps in Maine (Ellie, Corbin, Dana) [Community Supports]
  • Building Resilient Communities through Service Learning (Rose Swan)                                                         [Community Supports]

2:30     Workshop Session 3

  • Soft Plans & Hard Pan (Jack Kertesz)        [School Gardens]
  • Garden Ecosystems (John Ibsen)               [School Gardens}
  • Kids’ Garden: A Sneak Peek (Dawnella Sutton)                             [Food & Farm Curricula]
  •  Local Vegetable Pilot Program of Central Maine (Kelly LaCasse)                                                     [Food Service]
  • Food Safety University (David Hartley & Cherie Merrill)         [Food Service]
  • Food Warriors: Teens Organizing Teens for Food Justice (Nora Saks & Students)                                        [Community Supports]
  • Farm, Pantry, College – Community Food Work in Unity (Sara Trunzo)                                                        [Community Supports]
3:30     Wrap Up