April 11th-12th 2008, Teachers College Columbia
University
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Issue 2
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February 2008
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Friday Focus: from Media
& Messaging to Cabaret
We are cookin'! Schools, Food and Community's roster
of confirmed speakers, workshops and collaborators is growing every day.
Interviewing our presenters and collaborators is contributing enormously to our
own energy for this conference, and we hope it's contagious. Please
join us!
Due to popular demand, this year we have expanded our annual
Spring Saturday conference to start on Friday. Newly confirmed Friday speakers
include Melinda Hemmelgarn, Kellogg Food and Society Policy Fellow, and Jane
Park, Sesame Workshop, for the Opening Plenary Session, Media and Messaging, at
5:30pm.
Beginning at 3:00 pm, there will be interactive in-depth
workshops: starting a NYC school garden; integrating cooking into the science
curriculum; a screening and discussion of the rousing documentary 2 Angry Moms;
hands-on evaluation design; and the Learn Green NYC Youth Forum (by special
registration only). Visit our site
for more details and a sneak preview of Friday evening's networking reception
and cabaret featuring performances with educational attitude!
Schools, Food and Community is made possible through our
relationships with organizations and individuals working in the field to
improve the food environment for children and youth both in school and out
through programs, policy advocacy, and financial support. We welcome you and
your organization's participation as a Conference
Collaborator and Resource Fair exhibitor or Sponsor.
Please contact us.
We want to hear from you!
The 2008 Conference Team, Hilary Baum, Toni Liquori, Pam Koch, Christina Grace
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In This Issue
2007 Conference Archives
Community Announcements
Resources
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Quick Links
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Program archives~
Keynote speeches
Dr. Anthony "Tony" Recasner
New Orleans Charter Schools
Dr. Joan Gussow
Professor Emeritus, Teachers College
Columbia University
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24th Annual GreenThumb GrowTogether: Gaining Ground
Join a thousand community gardeners and greening
professionals from all over New York City for a day of learning, sharing,
networking and greening inspiration at the 24th Annual GreenThumb GrowTogether!
March 15th, 9am-4pm, Hostos Community College.
For questions, please contact Molly Culver, (212) 788-8060,
or at molly.culver@parks.nyc.gov
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27th Annual Making Brooklyn Bloom
Edible NYC: Green it! Grow it! Eat it!
Get your hands dirty with a variety of informative gardening
workshops and then enjoy the feature panel, From Seed to Table: Building a
Healthy Food System with
Mark Winne, community food security expert and author of
"Closing the
Food Gap", Karen Washington, NYC community garden
activist, and
Kimberly Vargas, Added Value senior youth participant. March
8th, 10am-4pm, Brooklyn Botanic Garden Palm House. For more information visit GreenBridge,
Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
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NEW RESOURCES
"State of the Field: Youth in Sustainable Food
Systems 2007"
In 2007, The Food Project sent surveys to 150 orgainzations
that teach and empower youth to become leaders in sustainable agriculture in
the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico. The outcome is a report that pinpoints the
movements' strengths, common challenges, and avenues for growth.
To download a free copy, visit The
Food Project.
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An on-going dialogue about food and farming issues, focusing
on the preservation of a healthy, diversified food system.
Nutrition
Program Teachers College Columbia University
Through current academic initiatives, research, and service
activities, the Program in Nutrition focuses on facilitating change in
individuals and communities, and on ways of modifying personal choice,
community access, and the food system within which such choices are made to
ensure healthy people in healthy and sustainable communities.
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