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Date(s) - October 4, 2016
2:30 pm - 7:00 pm

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Are you an educator, parent or student? A farmer, producer, distributor or processor? Do you work in food service at a local school, run a school garden or work with an early care center? Are you working to get more local, fresh foods into school cafeterias, strengthening the local food system or educating kids about food and agriculture? Then this free workshop is for you! Snacks and resources included in registration.

Agenda:
2:30 p.m.: registration
3 – 3:15: Opening and introductions
3:15 – 3:30: Statewide efforts in farm to school, Carol Smathers, Ohio Farm to School State Lead
3:30 – 4:30: Producers discuss the process of working with institutions, Bryn Bird, Bird’s Haven Farms; Jaime Moore, Great River Organics
4:30 – 5:30: USDA Farm to School Program and Grants, Jenna Segal, Midwest Farm to School Regional Lead, USDA
5:30 – 6:30: Dinner and small group breakout discussions
….. Columbus & Franklin County Local Food Action Plan & Farm to School
….. Examples from local schools with farm to school successes
….. Building community ownership for your farm to school program
6:30 – 7: Closing: Takeaways and action steps from breakout sessions