farm to ece webinar announcement · farm to early care and education (ece) centers around buying...

FarmtoECEMini-WebinarSeriesFarmtoEarlyCareandEducation(ECE)centersaroundbuyingandusingfresh,localfoodsinearlychildcareandeducationprograms.FarmtoECEcanincludeactivitiessuchaschildren’sgardens,educationalactivitiesandfarmfieldtrips.The2016-2017FarmtoECEwebinarserieswillcoveravarietyoftopicsinshortwebinarformat.Webinarswillinclude15minutesofpresentationfollowedbytimeforquestionsandanswers.Thelinksforregistrationareincludedbeloweachtitle.Pleaseemailharperab@msu.eduformoreinformation.Date TopicNov28,20161:00pmRegisterhere

IntroductiontoFarmtoECEThefirstina12-partwebinarseriesonFarmtoEarlyCareandEducation,thiswebinarwillbeanoverviewandintroductiontoFarmtoECE.

Nov30,20161:00pmRegisterhere

StrategiesforintroducingnewfoodsJulieAlpersfromtheLeelanauChildren'sCenterwillpresentonsuccessfulstrategiestointroduceyoungchildrentonewfoodsinFarmtoECEprograms.

Dec14,20161:00pmRegisterHere

IntroductiontoLocalProcurementThiswebinarwillcoverabriefoverviewoflocalfoodpurchasingoptionsandrulesandregulationsthatpertaintoearlychildhoodprograms.

Jan11,20171:00pmRegisterhere

LocalFoodPurchasingpt1:PurchasingfromFarmersThiswebinarwillcoverthebasicsofpurchasingdirectlyfromafarmer,includinghowtofindfarmersandstrategiesforsuccessfulrelationships.

Feb1,20171:00pmRegisterhere

LocalFoodPurchasingpt2:PurchasingfromFoodHubAfoodhubaggregatesanddistributeslocalfood.Thiswebinarwillcoverhowtofindafoodhubandthebenefitsofsourcinglocalthroughafoodhub.

Feb23,20171:00pmRegisterhere

LocalFoodPurchasingpt3:PurchasingfromaBroadlineDistributorThiswebinarwillcoverthehow-tosoflocalfoodpurchasingthroughabroadlinedistributor.

Mar9,20171:00pmRegisterhere

EarlyChildhoodGardensforexperientiallearningKristenSalemfromAdventuresLearningCenterwillshareherstrategiesforgardensinECEandhowit'shelpedsupporttheirlocalfoodpurchasingefforts.

Mar29,20171:00pmRegisterhere

SeasonalMenuPlanningChefBeckyKwastenietwillshareapproachesatBaxterChildren’sCentertodevelopingmenusseasonallyaccordingtoMichiganproduction.

April19,20171:00pmRegisterhere

FarmtoECETasteTestsThiswebinarwillhighlightapproachesandstrategiesfortasteteststhathelptoincreasechildren'sreceptivitytoandwillingnesstotrynewfoodsinECE.

May10,20161:00pmRegisterhere

CreatingCulturallyRelevantFarmtoECEProgramsFarmtoECEprogramscanbetoolsincelebratingthelinkbetweencultureandfood.LearnhowFarmtoECEeffortssupportculturallyrelevantprograms.

May31,20171:00pmRegisterhere

FarmtoECELessonPlansThiswebinarwillcoveropportunitiestobringFarmtoECEintoearlychildhoodeducationtosupportqualityprogrammingandlocalfoodpurchasingefforts.

June7,20171:00pmRegisterhere

EngagingParentsinFarmtoECEThiswebinarwillprovidestrategiesforparentengagementinFarmtoECEprogramsthatsupportbothchildrenandfamilies.