Conference Schedule

A

• SNA Meeting
  9:00 am - 12:00 pm
• Registration Opens
  12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
• Creating and Sharing Farm to School Stories of Impact
  1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
• BREAK
  2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
• Creating and Sharing Farm to School Stories of Impact
  3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
• Grassroots Reception
  5:15 pm - 6:00 pm
• Local Food Dinner with Keynote Speaker Betti Wiggins, Detroit Public Schools Office of School Nutrition
  6:15 pm - 8:30 pm

B

• Integrating Farm to School and Standards: A Curriculum Design Workshop for Educators
  1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
• Integrating Farm to School and Standards: A Curriculum Design Workshop for Educators
  3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

C

• "Detroit School Garden Collaborative," Increasing Access to Healthy Foods in Supporting Teaching and Learning
  1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
• Nutrient Rich Dairy: Farm to School Field Trip
  3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

D

• Child Nutrition Programs Update
  3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

A

• Registration Opens
  7:30 am - 9:00 am
• Opening Remarks
  9:00 am - 9:30 am
• Farm to School Promising Practices: Creating and Sustaining Farm to School in your Community
  9:40 am - 10:55 am
• BREAK
  10:55 am - 11:15 am
• Farm to School....to Compost!
  11:15 am - 12:30 pm
• Lunch with Keynote Speaker Deborah Kane, National USDA Farm to School Director
  12:40 pm - 2:00 pm
• School Garden Coordination: Supporting Garden-Classroom Connections
  2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
• Resource Share
  3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

B

• Breakfast
  7:30 am - 8:45 am
• Planning and Communicating the Educational Value of Farm to School
  9:40 am - 10:55 am
• Funding for Farm to School Programming – National to Local Options
  11:15 am - 12:30 pm
• What Should We Measure? Practical Steps for Useful Program Evaluation
  2:15 pm - 3:30 pm

C

• Dollars and Sense: The Impact of Farm to School Investment
  9:40 am - 10:55 am
• Engaging Teens through Innovative Food Systems Programs
  11:15 am - 12:30 pm
• Administrator Panel: Why Decision Makers Want to Invest in FTS
  2:15 pm - 3:30 pm

D

• A Farm to School Campaign: Garnering Support to Invest in Farm to School
  9:40 am - 10:55 am
• Creating A Virtuous Cycle: What Administrators and Farm to School Teams Need to Know About the Child Nutrition Programs
  11:15 am - 12:30 pm
• What’s Working in Food Systems – Career Exploration for High School Students
  2:15 pm - 3:30 pm

E

• Developing a Transparent Supply Chain
  9:40 am - 10:55 am
• Getting Started with Farm to Early Childhood Education
  11:15 am - 12:30 pm
• Farm to School for All Students: How Special Needs Students Can Benefit from Farm to School Programs
  2:15 pm - 3:30 pm

F

• Local Food Procurement in Real Life
  9:40 am - 10:55 am
• Crafting Meaningful Farm Visits
  11:15 am - 12:30 pm
• Creating School Environments and Policies to Promote Healthy Behaviors
  2:15 pm - 3:30 pm

G

• Three C's of Farm to School How to Bring It Full Circle
  11:15 am - 12:30 pm
• Getting Local Food to Schools: What We Need to Know from Food Hubs and Distributors
  2:15 pm - 3:30 pm

H

• Innovations in School Meal Programs
  11:15 am - 12:30 pm
• Farm to School Integration in the Classroom: A How-to
  2:15 pm - 3:30 pm