Fresh From the Farm Update
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Lydia Mills
Feb 16, 2015, 2:12:21 PM2/16/15
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Greetings, FFF Educators!
Exciting news! The Fresh From the Farm program is now a part of the Illinois Farm to School Network. Please sign up to join our new newsletter with the opportunity to be a part of the growing movement within Illinois. Sign up here.
Since we will be sending out similar updates through the Farm to School Network newsletter, this listserv will only be used in the future for news about teacher trainings and curriculum related work.
Please join our growing network!
In this update:
1. Good Food Festival
2. Triton College School Garden Workshops (free)
3. Good Food Procurement Proposal
3. Job Opportunities
4. Funding Opportunities
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1. Good Food Festival
Mark your calendars for March 19th - 21st! The Good Food Festival and Conference, hosted by FamilyFarmed, is almost here!
As a vital part of our regional food system, we would love to have you attend and share the opportunity the Good Food Festival represents with your networks. Teachers, school administrators, and parents involved in school gardens are all welcome! Seven Generations Ahead will be representing the growing Farm to School movement at the conference at two panels during the School Food Summit: Farm to School 101 and School Gardens. Come and learn from experts in the field and hear about the exciting work that is happening across the Midwest.
The Good Food Festival & Conference is the annual gathering place for all of us to learn, grow our local food businesses, and to connect with all the other like-minded individuals and organizations in our area.
2. Roadmap to School Gardening, Triton College
You are invited to participate in an Urban Agriculture Workshop Series funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The NSF has a long tradition of advancing community health, prosperity, and welfare amongst youth via the college and university platform. Recently Triton College received a grant to create a sustainable agriculture degree and pathways for high school students into this new and exciting field. Together, Triton and the NSF are working to engage the community through outreach and partnerships that will help our local students discover employment in this emerging green economy. We invite you to be a part of this exciting work!
Does your school want the opportunity to share engaging and fresh programming with your students? Join us for a workshop series that will define pathways to education through hands on experiences in the school garden. Our spring workshop series, Roadmap to School Gardening, will give you the tools you need to get started!
You must agree to attend two out of the three Saturday scheduled workshops and must be a teacher, administrator, or student leader - or be involved in food service or service learning projects. Register for Roadmap to School Gardening by calling Nathan Wright at (708) 779-4287.
3. Good Food Procurement Proposal
The Chicago Food Policy Action Council is circulating a letter of support for organizations to sign in order to show support for the Mayor making a statement on Good Food Procurement Policy in the city of Chicago. This proposed policy would support adding health, environmental, access and labor concerns into future request for bids in city procurement. Interested? Sign on here.
4. Job Opportunities
Intern, Windy City Harvest Youth Farm
The Windy City Harvest Youth Farm (WCHYF) interns will work as part of a dedicated, energetic team at one of our sustainable farm sites in Waukegan/North Chicago or in urban Chicago, working alongside teenagers to produce vibrant young people and delicious food for underserved communities.
Work with Chicago’s most innovative horticulture training program for teens, Windy City Harvest Youth Farm! WCHYF participants are high school students from underserved communities who learn about principles of sustainable agriculture, teamwork, leadership, and entrepreneurship as they cultivate vegetables as well as their own work and career skills. Basic knowledge of horticulture and willingness to work hard are essential. Experience in working with youth is necessary. Intern must have valid driver’s license and reliable transportation to and from the Chicago Botanic Garden. Must have completed at least two years in college. Must be able to lift 50 lbs and be available to work evenings and weekends as needed.
Culinary Instructor/Shift Manager, The Kids Table
The Kids' Table is a cooking school for kids and families located in Bucktown/Wicker Park. We are looking to hire a part-time culinary instructor and a full-time culinary instructor/shift manager.
If you love food, kids and the idea of changing the world one meal at a time then we might be a good fit! We are looking for people who are passionate about changing the way people eat and think about food. We use hands-on experience, engaging instruction and tasty recipes to transform healthy cooking and eating from chore to adventure. But our mission extends well beyond imparting culinary skills. We're looking to connect people with food, with the earth and with each other. Please email us your resume if you are excited about this opportunity and meet the following requirements.
5. Funding Opportunities
Mantis Tiller Award
Looking for a tiller for your school or community garden? The 2015 Mantis Tiller Award is accepting applications through March 6, 2015. 25 winners will be selected to receive a Mantis Tiller/Cultivator. Any nonprofit, school, or community garden is welcome to apply. Applications are due March 6th, 2015! Visit Kidsgardening.org for more details.
Exciting news! The Fresh From the Farm program is now a part of the Illinois Farm to School Network. Please sign up to join our new newsletter with the opportunity to be a part of the growing movement within Illinois. Sign up here.
Since we will be sending out similar updates through the Farm to School Network newsletter, this listserv will only be used in the future for news about teacher trainings and curriculum related work.
Please join our growing network!
In this update:
1. Good Food Festival
2. Triton College School Garden Workshops (free)
3. Good Food Procurement Proposal
3. Job Opportunities
4. Funding Opportunities
- - -
1. Good Food Festival
Mark your calendars for March 19th - 21st! The Good Food Festival and Conference, hosted by FamilyFarmed, is almost here!
As a vital part of our regional food system, we would love to have you attend and share the opportunity the Good Food Festival represents with your networks. Teachers, school administrators, and parents involved in school gardens are all welcome! Seven Generations Ahead will be representing the growing Farm to School movement at the conference at two panels during the School Food Summit: Farm to School 101 and School Gardens. Come and learn from experts in the field and hear about the exciting work that is happening across the Midwest.
The Good Food Festival & Conference is the annual gathering place for all of us to learn, grow our local food businesses, and to connect with all the other like-minded individuals and organizations in our area.
2. Roadmap to School Gardening, Triton College
You are invited to participate in an Urban Agriculture Workshop Series funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The NSF has a long tradition of advancing community health, prosperity, and welfare amongst youth via the college and university platform. Recently Triton College received a grant to create a sustainable agriculture degree and pathways for high school students into this new and exciting field. Together, Triton and the NSF are working to engage the community through outreach and partnerships that will help our local students discover employment in this emerging green economy. We invite you to be a part of this exciting work!
Does your school want the opportunity to share engaging and fresh programming with your students? Join us for a workshop series that will define pathways to education through hands on experiences in the school garden. Our spring workshop series, Roadmap to School Gardening, will give you the tools you need to get started!
You must agree to attend two out of the three Saturday scheduled workshops and must be a teacher, administrator, or student leader - or be involved in food service or service learning projects. Register for Roadmap to School Gardening by calling Nathan Wright at (708) 779-4287.
3. Good Food Procurement Proposal
The Chicago Food Policy Action Council is circulating a letter of support for organizations to sign in order to show support for the Mayor making a statement on Good Food Procurement Policy in the city of Chicago. This proposed policy would support adding health, environmental, access and labor concerns into future request for bids in city procurement. Interested? Sign on here.
4. Job Opportunities
Intern, Windy City Harvest Youth Farm
The Windy City Harvest Youth Farm (WCHYF) interns will work as part of a dedicated, energetic team at one of our sustainable farm sites in Waukegan/North Chicago or in urban Chicago, working alongside teenagers to produce vibrant young people and delicious food for underserved communities.
Work with Chicago’s most innovative horticulture training program for teens, Windy City Harvest Youth Farm! WCHYF participants are high school students from underserved communities who learn about principles of sustainable agriculture, teamwork, leadership, and entrepreneurship as they cultivate vegetables as well as their own work and career skills. Basic knowledge of horticulture and willingness to work hard are essential. Experience in working with youth is necessary. Intern must have valid driver’s license and reliable transportation to and from the Chicago Botanic Garden. Must have completed at least two years in college. Must be able to lift 50 lbs and be available to work evenings and weekends as needed.
Culinary Instructor/Shift Manager, The Kids Table
The Kids' Table is a cooking school for kids and families located in Bucktown/Wicker Park. We are looking to hire a part-time culinary instructor and a full-time culinary instructor/shift manager.
If you love food, kids and the idea of changing the world one meal at a time then we might be a good fit! We are looking for people who are passionate about changing the way people eat and think about food. We use hands-on experience, engaging instruction and tasty recipes to transform healthy cooking and eating from chore to adventure. But our mission extends well beyond imparting culinary skills. We're looking to connect people with food, with the earth and with each other. Please email us your resume if you are excited about this opportunity and meet the following requirements.
5. Funding Opportunities
Mantis Tiller Award
Looking for a tiller for your school or community garden? The 2015 Mantis Tiller Award is accepting applications through March 6, 2015. 25 winners will be selected to receive a Mantis Tiller/Cultivator. Any nonprofit, school, or community garden is welcome to apply. Applications are due March 6th, 2015! Visit Kidsgardening.org for more details.
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