Jan. 29: Learn How to Sell Food From Your Farm to Your Local School | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Angel Dobrow (adobrowhotmail.com) | |
Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 07:56:59 -0800 (PST) |
Join us this Saturday for a discussion with IATP fellow JoAnne Berkenkamp 1-3 pm at St Dominic's. JoAnne will be presenting about Farm-to-School programs and will lead a discussion about what works, what needs work, and help us think through what we need to do to make a program like this work in our community. (theme?? It'll take work.) Also present will be local farmers who have engaged in some farm-to-school transactions. Local foods potluck preceding JoAnne's talk; starts at 12 noon. FREE and OPEN to the public. Sponsored by Sustainable Farmers Association. Peace--Angel From: kzeman [at] kmwb.net To: kzeman [at] kmwb.net Subject: Jan. 29: Learn How to Sell Food From Your Farm to Your Local School Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 06:28:59 -0600 Message body Learn How to Sell Food From Your Farm to Your Local School Join the Cannon River SFA Chapter on Saturday, Jan. 29 from noon to 5 p.m. at St. Dominic's Church in Northfield as JoAnne Berkenkamp from the Institute of Agriculture and Trade Policy shares her experiences with successful Farm To School programs in Minnesota. Berkenkamp’s conversation starts at 1 p.m., following a local-foods potluck that starts at noon. She'll discuss both the policies and pragmatics of schools buying food directly from farmers and farmers selling food directly to schools. Joining Berkenkamp will be area farmers and school foodservice folks who have worked with each other. Learn what has worked and what has not worked for school districts and farmers. Following the presentation will be a Q & A and networking session. The Cannon River SFA Chapter will hold their annual meeting at 3:30 p.m. following the Farm To School program. Electing officers and planning activities for 2011 are up for discussion. This event is free to the public but please RSVP to kzeman [at] kmwb.net or (507) 664-9446 by Jan. 26. Kathy Zeman Simple Harvest Farm Organics 9800 155th Street East Nerstrand MN 55053 (507) 664-9446 kzeman [at] kmwb.net www.simpleharvestfarm.com Visit Simple Harvest Farm Organics at the Riverwalk Farmers Market in Northfield 9 a.m.-1 p.m. every Saturday, May - October!
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