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Conference Schedule

Isaac Dickson Elementary

July 17th, 2008

(subject to change)

 

7:30 - 8:30 Breakfast

8:30 – 9:30 Introductions/Plenary

9:30 – 10:15 Affinity Groups

BREAK

10:30 – 12:00 Session I (4 concurrent sessions)

Distribution Discussion: Opportunities and Challenges
Jerry Welborn – Carolina Produce
Danielle Wimpy – Mountain Food Products

The Education of Farm to School
Patti Evans – Isaac Dickson Elementary
Amy Ager &Erin Kirley – Hickory Nut Gap Farm
Charles Hudson – Sunburst Trout

Policy Panel
Todd Bedenbaugh, SC
Nathan Brown - KY
Lisa Long - TN
Anupama Joshi – National

NCDA Farm to School Program
Gary Gay - NCDA

Child Nutrition Director’s Perspective
Christina Dodd – Henderson County, NC
Alice Snodgrass – Hawkins County, TN

12:00 – 1:30 Lunch

1:30 – 3:00 Session II (4 concurrent sessions)

Making the Pitch to Child Nutrition Directors
Glyen Holmes - New North Florida Cooperative Association, Inc.
Vonda Richardson - Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

The Education of Farm to School
Patti Evans – Isaac Dickson Elementary
Amy Ager &Erin Kirley – Hickory Nut Gap Farm
Charles Hudson – Sunburst Trout

Making Evaluation Work for You
Amy Paxton – UNC- Chapel Hill
Mark Swanson – University of Kentucky
Phyllis Fleming – UNC – Chapel Hill

National F2S Network and F2S Basics
Anupama Joshi - National Farm to School Center for Food and Justice UEPI

BREAK

3:15 – 4:45 Session III (4 concurrent sessions)

Making the Pitch to Child Nutrition Directors
Glyen Holmes - New North Florida Cooperative Association, Inc.
Vonda Richardson - Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Child Nutrition Director’s Perspective
Christina Dodd – Henderson County, NC
Alice Snodgrass– Hawkins County, TN

Farm to School Programs: A Case Study Presentation of a New Program and an Established One
Allison Schaum – “Grow with Me”, SC
Dana Hudson – Vermont FEED, VT

Connecting Farm to School with Local Food Campaigns
Peter Marks –Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project

4:45 – 5:30 Q&A/Next Steps

 

 

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