FW: Farm to Preschool webinar next week

Greetings Farm to School Partners and Friends!

Here is another exciting opportunity to learn more about farm to preschool! 

Jekeia 

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Jekeia Murphy

Academic Specialist

Center for Regional Food Systems | Michigan State University

480 Wilson Rd, Rm 309 | Natural Resources Building | East Lansing, MI 48824

(p) 517-432-0308 | (f) 517-353-3834 |

foodsystems.msu.edu | www.mifarmtoschool.msu.edu

From: Farm to Preschool Subcommittee <info@farmtopreschool.org>
Reply-To: Farm to Preschool Subcommittee <info@farmtopreschool.org>
Date: Friday, September 7, 2012 2:20 PM
To: Jekeia Murphy <stilljek@anr.msu.edu>
Subject: Farm to Preschool webinar next week

Photo courtesy Shawn Linehan Farm to Preschool webinar: 9/12/12, 2-3pm EST Wednesday, September 12, 2012 2:00pm-3:00pm EST To register, go to: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/966295082 To kick off the fall and back to school season, Let's Move! Child Care is hosting a free webinar, Farm to Preschool: Digging in to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity! Farm to Preschool is a growing movement across the country to bring fresh, nutritious foods from local farms to children in early education and child care programs. Farm to Preschool also includes activities that promote nutrition and physical activity like gardening with preschoolers, field trips to farmers' markets, and class food preparation and taste testing. This webinar will be an opportunity to hear from Farm to Preschool experts and providers who are incorporating Farm to Preschool activities in their programs. During the webinar, you will learn about the range of Farm to Preschool activities, get tips and ideas on incorporating Farm to Preschool activities in your program, and find out about the free Farm to Preschool resources available online. Whether you are thinking about starting Farm to Preschool activities or looking for ways to expand your current Farm to Preschool efforts, this webinar can help you get a jump start. Don't forget! Send us your tips We want to compile a list of tips for working with little ones from the experts: YOU! Here's an example: Use flour to mark the place where you want the children to plant seeds or where you want them to plant the seedling. Flour is cheap and is not harmful to the soil. Submit your gardening, field trip, cooking, or taste testing suggestions so that programs nationwide can learn from your experiences: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FarmtoPreschool_tips More info on the web Visit our website for tons of Farm to Preschool resources and information. You can also submit your own events, news, or materials: farmtopreschool.org   You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to the Farm to Preschool Subcommittee enews list. Would you like to update your email preferences? Never want to hear from us again?