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Farm to ECE Mini-Webinar Series Farm to Early Care and Education (ECE) centers around buying and using fresh, local foods in early childcare and education programs. Farm to ECE can include activities such as children’s gardens, educational activities and farm field trips. The 2016-2017 Farm to ECE webinar series will cover a variety of topics in short webinar format. Webinars will include 15 minutes of presentation followed by time for questions and answers. The links for registration are included below each title. Please email [email protected] for more information. Date Topic Nov 28, 2016 1:00 pm Register here Introduction to Farm to ECE The first in a 12-part webinar series on Farm to Early Care and Education, this webinar will be an overview and introduction to Farm to ECE. Nov 30, 2016 1:00 pm Register here Strategies for introducing new foods Julie Alpers from the Leelanau Children's Center will present on successful strategies to introduce young children to new foods in Farm to ECE programs. Dec 14, 2016 1:00 pm Register Here Introduction to Local Procurement This webinar will cover a brief overview of local food purchasing options and rules and regulations that pertain to early childhood programs. Jan 11, 2017 1:00 pm Register here Local Food Purchasing pt 1: Purchasing from Farmers This webinar will cover the basics of purchasing directly from a farmer, including how to find farmers and strategies for successful relationships. Feb 1, 2017 1:00 pm Register here Local Food Purchasing pt 2: Purchasing from Food Hub A food hub aggregates and distributes local food. This webinar will cover how to find a food hub and the benefits of sourcing local through a food hub. Feb 23, 2017 1:00 pm Register here Local Food Purchasing pt 3: Purchasing from a Broadline Distributor This webinar will cover the how-tos of local food purchasing through a broadline distributor. Mar 9, 2017 1:00 pm Register here Early Childhood Gardens for experiential learning Kristen Salem from Adventures Learning Center will share her strategies for gardens in ECE and how it's helped support their local food purchasing efforts. Mar 29, 2017 1:00 pm Register here Seasonal Menu Planning Chef Becky Kwasteniet will share approaches at Baxter Children’s Center to developing menus seasonally according to Michigan production. April 19, 2017 1:00 pm Register here Farm to ECE Taste Tests This webinar will highlight approaches and strategies for taste tests that help to increase children's receptivity to and willingness to try new foods in ECE. May 10, 2016 1:00 pm Register here Creating Culturally Relevant Farm to ECE Programs Farm to ECE programs can be tools in celebrating the link between culture and food. Learn how Farm to ECE efforts support culturally relevant programs. May 31, 2017 1:00 pm Register here Farm to ECE Lesson Plans This webinar will cover opportunities to bring Farm to ECE into early childhood education to support quality programming and local food purchasing efforts. June 7, 2017 1:00 pm Register here Engaging Parents in Farm to ECE This webinar will provide strategies for parent engagement in Farm to ECE programs that support both children and families.

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Page 1: Farm to ECE Webinar Announcement · Farm to Early Care and Education (ECE) centers around buying and using fresh, local foods in early childcare and education programs. Farm to ECE

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.

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