Joshi, A. Misako Azuma, A., Feenstra, G.  (2008) Do Farm-to-School Program Make a Difference? Findings and Future Research Needs. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition, Vol. 3(2-3).

Farm to School: Review of Research by Gail Feenstra. Presented at the Western Regional Assembly: Making Positive Changes in the School Food Environment.  September 18th, 2008. Download the Power Point and follow along with the video of the presentation below.

Garden Based Learning: Trends in Research and Practice by Jeri L. Ohmart.  Presented at the Western Regional Assembly: Making Positive Changes in the School Food Environment.  September 18th, 2008. Download the Power Point and follow along with the video of the presentation below.

Part 1 of 2, Panel Presentation 8.19.08:
Michelle Markesteyn Ratcliffe moderates a panel discussion on school garden and farm to school research at the Western Regional Assembly:  Making Positive Changes in the School Food Environment. September 19th, 2009 in Portland Oregon. Jeri Ohmart first presents an overview of school garden research.

Part 2 of 2, Panel Presentation 8.19.08:
Gail Feenstra then presents a review of farm to school research at the Western Regional Assembly:  Making Positive Changes in the School Food Environment. September 19th, 2009 in Portland Oregon.

Thursday and Friday 5:00 pm

A special feature of this year’s conference includes a display of posters highlighting innovative components of farm to cafeteria projects across the country. Poster presentations provide an informal opportunity for networking and exchanging innovative ideas, and for useful feedback and discussion. The content, creativity, and design of the posters promises to engage conference attendees in thoughtful ideas and considerations for their programs back home.
Application deadline: February 16

Poster Session Call for Proposals (Word document)

Open Workshop Session

Saturday 10:30 - Noon

On Saturday, there will be an opportunity for conference participants to “design” their own workshops through an open space format of workshop organizing.  Bring your ideas and enthusiasm to this late morning session where anyone and everyone is the presenter and participant.  Ground rules and facilitation will be provided at the beginning to set the tone and structure of the session.

Trade Show/Exhibit Hall

Throughout the conference

There will be display tables which attendees will be able to view throughout the conference.  Universities, non-profits, government agencies, and for-profit businesses are encouraged to reserve a table for your display.  Application deadline: March 2

Table application form (Word document)

K-12 Category:

Who Put that Burger On Your Plate? by the fifth graders from Elysian Charter School, Hoboken, New Jersey.

College Category:

Real Food Is by Colorado College Farm Club, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Congrats!

Go to http://www.youtube.com/group/FarmToSchool to view all the submissions.

THE CHALLENGE

Produce a 30 second to 3 minute video that informs, inspires, and encourages student advocacy to restore connections to community, food, land, and place through Farm to Cafeteria programs. It’s recommended to include the following:

1. What does real food mean to you?

2. How does what we eat affect our culture, health, economy, or environment?

3. Make the case for why your cafeteria should start or continue buying local food.

Our friendly food service professionals do a great job with the limited funds and resources they have to produce a healthy balanced meal. Did you know that on average only $1.00 is available to spend on the actual food in your school lunch? What can you do to help?

THE PRIZE
• Two winners, one k-12 video and one college video entry, will receive $1,000 for their cafeteria food project;
• One representative from each winning video entry and a select chaperone win an all expense paid trip (registration, travel, and lodging) to the 4th National Farm to Cafeteria Conference in Portland, Oregon March 19-21st, 2009.
• The winning videos will be viewed at the conference and prominently displayed on the Farm to School website.

THE TIMELINE
• SUBMISSION DEADLINE – February 8, 2009. Entries will start being accepted at 12:00AM January 1, 2009.
• Challenge finalists will be selected by a panel of prestigious judges, including leaders in food and film in early February 2009.
• The winning videos will be announced on February 17th, 2009.

THE DETAILS
• This contest is open to K-12 and college students.
• Videos can be any style: fiction or documentary, animated or live action.
• Videos cannot be longer than three minutes or shorter than 30 seconds.
• Videos must have English subtitles if not in English.
• Click here for the Official Contest Rules.

HOW TO ENTER

1. Make your video!

2. Create a YouTube account if you don’t already have one. You can use a parent’s account if you are under 18, or create your own account with your own email address. Make sure you get your parent’s permission before setting up your account.

3. Upload your video to YouTube:
Go to the Farm to School group page on YouTube and click “Join the Group”. Choose “add videos” at the top right of the page. Select videos from your lists of videos to add to this group. Your videos should appear on the left side of the page. Check the box and then click the “Add to Group” button. Click “Done.”

4. Email us at deb@farmtoschool.org and let us know that you’ve entered the contest along with the url for the video. Please send us your name, age, and the name of the YouTube account holder.

5. Tell all your friends to vote for you and enter their own videos!

This contest is sponsored by Action for Healthy Kids and the Community Food Security Coalition.

If you have any questions, contact Debra Eschmeyer at 419.753.3412 or deschmeyer@oxy.edu.