Apply now to participate in the second Farm to Child Care
Training of Trainers (TOT), led by Grace Brogan of Renewing the Countryside
through Eager-to-Learn, Child Care Aware’s online learning platform. The class
consists of 3 online chat sessions, scheduled on Monday evenings in late
January-early February 2015, with readings and assignments in between. After
attending this TOT, you will be certified to train child care providers on Farm
to Child Care, which is approved to satisfy SHIP, licensing and Parent Aware
requirements. (You must be an MNCPD-approved trainer or already be in the
process of becoming approved in order to apply to participate in this TOT.)
Find out more about Renewing
the Countryside’s Farm to Child Care project here.
More about Child Care Aware
TOTs here.
Info about the Farm to Child
Care TOT, eligibility requirements and application information can be found here.
Registration
is now open for the 2015 Minnesota’s Transportation Conference, the largest
transportation event in the state. Join in this dynamic, engaging event to learn about the latest transportation
innovations and network with fellow professionals. The conference will kick off
with an opening reception at 4 p.m. on March 3, followed by two full days of
sessions March 4 and 5. Click here for more information.
The National Good Food Network is a
source for information, research, reports and toolkits, and community sharing
about “good food sourcing and access”. Beginning in January: the FTS Evaluation Toolkit Webinar Training Series, a free five-week webinar training series that equips
participants to implement evaluations of Farm to School programs.
NGFN also offers monthly
webinars on a variety of food topics. Upcoming webinars include:
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January 22: Talk Is Cheap …
and Efficient: Facilitating
value chain development without costly new infrastructure
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February 19: A Look Back, A
Path Forward: Lessons Learned from the Food Hub Vanguard, Volume 1
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March 19: The Million Dollar Question: Break-even and Viability for Different Food Hub Models
More information and
registration links here.
Learn how two New York
communities have used public awareness campaigns to encourage their residents
to use walking and biking facilities or trail networks that have been
established as a result of complete streets projects. For more information, click here.
USDA
Farm to School staff and guest speakers have just what you need to start or
expand your farm to school program in the new year. Starting in January, 2015,
this 11-part webinar series will help you build your farm to school skills and
develop new strategies for bringing local foods into the lunchroom. Join in for
tips and insights on topics like building a team, menu planning, program
sustainability, and more! New this year: earn SNA Continuing Education Units
for each webinar attended.
January’s
Schedule:
1.
Farm to School Planning and Building a Team, January 15, 1pm
How
does a farm to school team function? Learn tips and best practices for building
a farm to school team, facing struggles and surprises, and building a
foundation for a successful project. Guest speakers include farm to school
planning grantees from the District of Springfield Missouri and IDEA Charter
school in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas.
2.
Setting Goals and Establishing an Evaluation Baseline, January 28, 1pm
How
do you know if your activities are having an impact on local farmers and
improving student health? Learn how to integrate program planning/evaluation
tools and techniques that will document outcomes that demonstrate the
importance of farm to school programs.
Can't
join live? Webinars will be recorded for your future reference. For the full
listing of webinars, please visit our website.
Over the past 12 years, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Foundation and the General Mills Foundation has awarded over $6 million in
Champions for Healthy Kids grants to nonprofit organizations across the U.S.
promoting healthy eating and active lifestyles targeted to kids and families.
This year, the General Mills Foundation has committed to offering $1 million in
grants, awarding fifty, $20,000 grants. Applications must involve the program
expertise of an RDN or DTR member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Visit their website to access the grant application and learn more about previously funded
programs. Applications are due Friday, January 23, 2015 at 5pm CST. Please
email questions to KidsEatRight@eatright.org.
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