Fwd: FW: 2015 All About Food: From Farm to Fork Conference Registration

So sorry to re-post. I have heard that not all of the information was visible on the first time around, including the ability to register online. Please see below for details. 

Thank you!

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Hi all!

 

Just a reminder that we are down to our last 10 days to register for our local foods conference on, February 10, 2015.

 

Please distribute widely among your networks.

 

Be sure to Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MacombFoodCollaborative

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All About Food: From Farm to Fork Conference

February 10, 2015, Tuesday

8:00 – 3:30

Macomb County ISD

44001 Garfield

Clinton Twp, MI 48038

 

Early Bird Registration by Dec 31, 2014 - $15

Regular Registration Jan 1 - 31, 2015 - $20

Walk-ins (limited number available) - $25

 

Online registration and payment available.  Please note that online registration includes credit card processing fees.

http://www.macombfood.org/

 

Registration brochure is attached with more information.  For your convenience, the registration portion of the form is also attached

 

Keynote address is by Dan Carmody, President, Eastern Market Corporation.

 

A wide variety of workshops are available to choose from.  Everything from Community Food Systems, Food Hubs, MAEAP, GE/GMO, Gardening, Composting to Food Allergens, Food Preservation, Goats, School Gardens, Michigan Wine Industry and more!

 

Lunch is included.

 

CEU's are available.

 

Please distribute widely amongst your networks.

 

We look forward to seeing you there!

 

Jean Persely

Macomb Food Collaborative

Conference Chair

 

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kaitlin

 

Starting and Sustaining a School Garden workshop

Hello ~

Please forward to any appropriate participants - Thanks!

STARTING AND SUSTAINING A SCHOOL GARDEN workshop

Come understand the steps to plan, maintain and run a school garden while integrating garden activities into your curriculum to meet state standards. From gardening basics to building a garden team as well as curriculum activities, this workshop is designed for hands-on educators interested in gaining the technical knowledge necessary to start a garden. Learn how to engage your students in the outdoor classroom or choose to bring the concepts indoors. School garden hands-on activities are presented as a strategy for meeting curriculum content expectations as outlined in the Common Core State Standards.

DAY: Thursday, February 26, 2015

TIME:  Event begins promptly at 8:00 a.m. and ending at 3:30 p.m.  

LOCATION:  TBAISD Career-Tech Center, 880 Parsons Road, Traverse City, MI 49686, (231) 922-6273

FEE:   $75.00 Pre-registration required

REGISTER AT: http://events.anr.msu.edu/tbagardenworkshop/ 

 For more information, contact Cathy Meyer at cmeyer@tbaisd.org  or  (231) 922-6338

REGISTER BY:  February 19, 2015

SCHECHs available

Lunch provided

Pre-registration required

For more information about partial scholarships, please contact Kristine Hahn, hahnk@msu.edu or 313-567-9701,

ext. 102

Kristine Hahn

Michigan State University Extension Educator

Community Food Systems

Eastern Market Office

1445 Adelaide

Detroit, MI 48207

313-567-9701

248-802-4590 (CELL)

313-567-8726 (FAX)

NEW LOCATION and phone number

 

"We are what we repeatedly do.  Therefore, excellence is not an act, but a habit."  Aristotle

 

Upcoming Workshops

Hello ~

Please forward to any appropriate participants - Thanks!

STARTING AND SUSTAINING A SCHOOL GARDEN

Come understand the steps to plan, maintain and run a school garden while integrating garden activities into your curriculum to meet state standards. From gardening basics to building a garden team as well as curriculum activities, this workshop is designed for hands-on educators interested in gaining the technical knowledge necessary to start a garden. Learn how to engage your students in the outdoor classroom or choose to bring the concepts indoors. School garden hands-on activities are presented as a strategy for meeting curriculum content expectations as outlined in the Common Core State Standards.

 

DAY: Thursday, March 5, 2015

TIME:  Event begins promptly at 8:15 a.m. and ending at 3:30 p.m.  Sign in begins 15 minutes prior to the event. 

LOCATION:  MSU Tollgate Education Center 28115 Meadowbrook Road, Novi, MI

48377

FEE:   $75.00 Pre-registration required

REGISTER AT: http://events.anr.msu.edu/schoolgarden/

REGISTER BY:  March 2, 2015

SCHECHs provided upon approval

Lunch provided

Pre-registration required

For more information please contact Kristine Hahn, hahnk@msu.edu or 313-567-9701,

ext. 102

 

Urban Farmer Tune-Up Workshop

 

This class is good for anyone interested in growing produce in urban environments.  This workshop is offered two different days at two different locations

 

DAY: March 20, 2015 - Flint

  March 21, 2015 - Novi

TIME: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

LOCATION: 

MARCH 20TH, 2015: MSU Extension Genesee County, 605 N. Saginaw St. Flint, MI 48502

MARCH 21, 2015:  MSU Extension Tollgate Education Center, 28115 Meadowbrook Road, Novi, MI 48377

FEE:   $35.00 Full day / $20.00 Half day; Pre-registration required

REGISTER AT: http://events.anr.msu.edu/urbantuneup/

AGENDA:  Morning Track: Urban soils and preparing a new site

  Extending the season

  Cover crops to build the soil

   Food safety & post-harvest handling

Afternoon Track:

   Damage Control - Pests

   Disease Management

   Organic Weed Management

   Honey Bee Management

Kristine Hahn

Michigan State University Extension Educator

Community Food Systems

Eastern Market Office

1445 Adelaide

Detroit, MI 48207

313-567-9701

248-802-4590 (CELL)

313-567-8726 (FAX)

NEW LOCATION and phone number

 

"We are what we repeatedly do.  Therefore, excellence is not an act, but a habit."  Aristotle

 

Fwd: FW: 2015 All About Food: From Farm to Fork Conference Registration

Hi all!

 

Just a reminder that we are down to our last 10 days to register for our local foods conference on, February 10, 2015.

 

Please distribute widely among your networks.

 

Be sure to Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MacombFoodCollaborative

 

 

Kaitlin Koch

Michigan State University Extension Educator

Community Food Systems

21885 Dunham, Suite 12

Clinton Township, MI 48036

Work: 586-469-6088

Cell: 313-695-7746

  

 

All About Food: From Farm to Fork Conference

February 10, 2015, Tuesday

8:00 – 3:30

Macomb County ISD

44001 Garfield

Clinton Twp, MI 48038

 

Early Bird Registration by Dec 31, 2014 - $15

Regular Registration Jan 1 - 31, 2015 - $20

Walk-ins (limited number available) - $25

 

Online registration and payment available.  Please note that online registration includes credit card processing fees.

http://www.macombfood.org/

 

Registration brochure is attached with more information.  For your convenience, the registration portion of the form is also attached

 

Keynote address is by Dan Carmody, President, Eastern Market Corporation.

 

A wide variety of workshops are available to choose from.  Everything from Community Food Systems, Food Hubs, MAEAP, GE/GMO, Gardening, Composting to Food Allergens, Food Preservation, Goats, School Gardens, Michigan Wine Industry and more!

 

Lunch is included.

 

CEU's are available.

 

Please distribute widely amongst your networks.

 

We look forward to seeing you there!

 

Jean Persely

Macomb Food Collaborative

Conference Chair

 

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Linda Azar

Macomb Food Program Coordinator
Macomb County Community Services Agency/Macomb Food Program
44900 Vic Wertz Drive 
Clinton Township, MI 48036
Phone: 586 469-6004
Fax: 586 469-5996
Email: Linda.Azar@macombgov.org

PRIVACY NOTICE: This message is intended only for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain privileged, confidential information which is exempt from disclosure under applicable laws. If you are not the intended recipient, please note that you strictly prohibited from disseminating or distributing this information (other than to the intended recipient) or copying this information. If you have received this communication in error, please notify me immediately by email or by telephone at 586 469-6004.

    

"We have the gift of 86,400 seconds today, have you used one to say "thank you?"

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kaitlin

 

Garden to Cafeteria Guide release

Greetings,

I'm writing to announce the recent publication of a Garden to Cafeteria Guide through the MSU Center for Regional Food Systems (CRFS). This guide provides assistance and tools to help new and existing garden to cafeteria stakeholders successfully source produce for use in their school food programs. You can access the guide at the link below. Please feel welcome to share this resource widely.

http://foodsystems.msu.edu/resources/garden_to_cafeteria

Michigan is fortunate to have many garden to cafeteria programs. Also recently released is a video highlighting the amazing work that Detroit Public Schools is doing around garden to cafeteria. You can watch that video at the following link:

http://foodsystems.msu.edu/resources/dps_garden_to_cafeteria_video

To provide more framework around garden to cafeteria initiatives and how they fit into farm to school programs, I have written an article through the MSU Extension news. You can find that article here.

Thanks for reading!

Kaitlin Koch

Michigan State University Extension Educator

Community Food Systems

21885 Dunham, Suite 12

Clinton Township, MI 48036

Work: 586-469-6088

Cell: 313-695-7746

kochkait@anr.msu.edu

 

Re: Connecting to Those Involved with School Gardens

Hi Beatriz,

I would be happy to help.  I teach fifth grade at King Elementary School in Ann Arbor. We have a large school garden here.  Check out our facebook page below.  

https://www.facebook.com/kinglearninggarden

Neha

Neha Shah

Fifth Grade

King School

Ann Arbor Public Schools

shahn@aaps.k12.mi.us

Keep up with the AAPS News!

Online: news.a2schools.org 

Twitter: @A2schools 

Facebook: just search for "Ann Arbor Public Schools"

On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 10:57 AM, beatriz canas <bcanas89@gmail.com> wrote:

My name is Beatriz Canas and I am a master's student at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the School of Natural Resources and Environment. As part of my master's project on food access in Michigan, I am reaching out to individuals who work in any capacity with public school gardens, including educators. I am trying to capture a better understanding of the barriers around implementing school gardens and how they are utilized. Participation in this study would be through taking a short interview and/or survey. 

Please let me know if you would like more information on this study and would like to participate. Thank you for your time. 

Beatriz Canas

M.S.

Environmental Justice

Behavior, Education and Communication 

bscanas@umich.edu

Connecting to Those Involved with School Gardens

My name is Beatriz Canas and I am a master's student at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the School of Natural Resources and Environment. As part of my master's project on food access in Michigan, I am reaching out to individuals who work in any capacity with public school gardens, including educators. I am trying to capture a better understanding of the barriers around implementing school gardens and how they are utilized. Participation in this study would be through taking a short interview and/or survey. 

Please let me know if you would like more information on this study and would like to participate. Thank you for your time. 

Beatriz Canas

M.S.

Environmental Justice

Behavior, Education and Communication 

bscanas@umich.edu

CRFS hiring Academic Specialist

The Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems (CRFS) is accepting applications for an Academic Specialist to support outreach and research efforts promoting good food access and awareness in childhood development and education environments. The position will support existing CRFS initiatives and help to develop additional programming capacity in this arena.

For the full position description and to learn more about CRFS, visit foodsystems.msu.edu.

This is a full-time, annual year position. Applications will be accepted until February 20, 2015 or until a suitable candidate is identified. To apply, visit jobs.msu.edu and search for faculty/academic staff posting #0656.

Questions about the position or search process should be directed to Karen Sturdivant, CRFS Managing Director and search committee chair, at sturdi10@msu.edu or 517-432-0049. Please do not send application materials to the search committee chair.

Please feel free to share this announcement with your networks.

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Center for Regional Food Systems | Michigan State University

480 Wilson Rd, Rm 312 | Natural Resources Building | East Lansing, MI 48824

(p) 517-432-1612 | (f) 517-353-3834

foodsystems.msu.edu

Farm to School Sales Webinar

Apologies for cross-posting. Please see the webinar notice below!

 

From: Erin [mailto:erin.caudell@GMAIL.COM]
Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2015 3:09 PM

MSU Center for Regional Food Systems and Michigan Farmers Market Association are Hosting a Webinar on Farm to School Sales 

When: Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.  EST
Where: A webinar, where participants can log in with any device that has speakers and consistent Internet connection (a link and directions will be emailed to registrants). 

Register: http://mifma.org/events/farm-to-school-webinar/

An educational webinar where you will hear from farmers and food service directors about their experiences with Farm to School sales as part of the Hoophouses for Health program. 

Farm to Daycare in Leelanau, MI: 
Jess Piskor of Bare Knuckle Farm and Berkeley Gossett of Leelanau Children's Center will speak about their farm to daycare connection in Leelanau, MI.

Farm to School in Waterford, MI: 
Doreen Simonds, Food Service Director of Waterford Public Schools, will speak about her experience working with Trim Pines Farm in Waterford, MI.

Farm to School and Farm to Daycare in East Jordan, MI: 

Mary Brower of Bluestem Farm will speak about her experience working with East Jordan Public Schools and a private daycare in East Jordan, MI.

Hoophouses for Health: 
Michigan Farm to School is now teaming up with the Michigan Farmers Market Association (MIFMA) and the MSU Horticulture Department on Hoophouses for Health. The Hoophouses for Health program is designed to help Michigan children and families have better access to good food while supporting Michigan farmers and increasing season extension food production. This project is funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.

For additional information and resources about Farm to School, visit the Michigan Farm to School website at www.mifarmtoschool.msu.edu. To learn more about the Hoophouses for Health program, visit http://mifma.org/hoophouses-for-health/.