Farm to ECE Regional Learning Collaborative Meeting

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Greeting Everyone!

I hope this email finds you well. I would like to formally invite you to  the upcoming Philadelphia Farm to Early Care & Education  Regional Learning Collaborative. We are continuing with the discussions, connections and conversations that were raised during our last meeting.

Please join our community of caregivers, growers and champions of Early Care and Education, food, and agriculture as we gather for our Philadelphia Farm to Early Care & Education Learning Collaborative meeting. This will be to be held Friday, December 15th 12: 30 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. at the Lucien Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library. Farm to Early Care and Education (Farm to ECE) activities offer opportunities for hands-on learning, increasing children’s access to nutritious local foods and supporting efforts towards equitable thriving communities. 

 As always please pass on to anyone in your network that may be interested in attending. Please see the attached flyer. Also, if you know of any informal ECE care providers that are looking for more resources, we have connected with Xiente Mobile Preschool. Xiente will be in attendance to introduce this awesome resource to the community. It would be great for attendees to tour the Mobile Preschool. Lunch will be provided. 

Please RSVP by December 7th.

WHERE: Lucien Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library, 125 South 52nd Street Philadelphia, PA 19139
TOPIC: Farm to Early Care and Education (Farm to ECE) activities offer opportunities for hands-on learning, increasing children’s access to nutritious local foods and supporting efforts towards equitable thriving communities. 

Our goals are for participants to:

(1) Gain and share knowledge of our local food system, Farm to ECE practices, local resources and policies.

(2) Increase their capacity to implement Farm to ECE activities at their site or community.
(3) Strengthen relationships among ECE staff, caregivers, existing community partners and BIPOC food system leaders.

Featured Speakers & Panelist:

• Christiana McCoy, Chef, & Urban Agriculturalist
• Stacey L. Woodson, Dietician, Author, Food Activist 
• Selena Oliver, Owner & Director of Promise & Possibilities Learning Academy
• Lola Rooney, President of The National Black Child Development Institute
• Shannon Dryden, Philadelphia Department of Public Health
• Special Visits By: Xiente Mobile Preschool and The People's Fridge

Thank you,

- Natasha Bracewell (she/her)

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Hi everyone, wanted to share updates to the event for Friday, 12/15/23

For those that would like to donate fruits or vegetables to The People's Fridge, please feel free to do so. Also, if you have any upcoming events you'd like to share on the resource table, please make sure to bring them or email me so that I can print them.  

**Updated Featured Speakers & Panelist**:

• Christiana McCoy, Chef, & Urban Agriculturalist
• Stacey L. Woodson, Dietician, Author, Food Activist 
• Selena Oliver, Owner & Director of Promise & Possibilities Learning Academy
• Lola Rooney, President of The National Black Child Development Institute

• Special Visits By: Xiente Mobile Preschool and The People's Fridge

Thanks again,

- Natasha