From Walter.Beesley at maine.gov Thu Apr 2 12:51:09 2009 From: Walter.Beesley at maine.gov (Beesley, Walter) Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 12:51:09 -0400 Subject: [farm.school] harvest lunch grants Message-ID: <32E5C6B0B949584D9B6168C5F727916B053B33E3@SOM-TEAQASMAIL1.som.w2k.state.me.us> Who is the contact person Walter Beesley Child Nutrition Services / Maine Department of Education 23 State House Station Augusta, Maine 04333 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/farm.school/attachments/20090402/9e819d33/attachment.html From arw at ceimaine.org Wed Apr 8 18:50:40 2009 From: arw at ceimaine.org (Amy R. Winston) Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 18:50:40 -0400 Subject: [farm.school] FW: Come join me on Farm to childcare on PLANNT Message-ID: Here is a resource for Farm to Childcare. Join Mollie Nicholie from the Southeast Region on a discussion...Amy Amy R. Winston Director, Lincoln County Economic Development Office (LCEDO) Focus on Agriculture in Rural Maine Schools (FARMS) Northeast Regional Lead Agency, National Farm to School Network P.O. Box 268, 35 Water St. Wiscasset, ME 04578 (207) 882-7564 phone (207) 882-7308 fax www.lincolncountymaine.org Hosted by Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI) -----Original Message----- From: Molly Nicholie [mailto:invitations at plannt.ning.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 2:00 PM To: Amy R. Winston Subject: Come join me on Farm to childcare on PLANNT PLANNT Preschoolers Learning About Nature & Nutrition Together Molly Nicholie Molly Nicholie Molly Nicholie has invited you to join Farm to childcare on PLANNT It would be great to have your input in a farm to childcare discussion. This could include sourcing local food, gardening, healthy cooking, and/or farm field trips with young children. Molly Farm to childcare Part of the National Farm to School Network, we are building resources and connections with programs across the US. This group will discuss challenge... 1 member Created By: Molly Nicholie Check out Farm to childcare on PLANNT: http://plannt.ning.com/group/farmtochildcare?xgi=6IjEPuw About PLANNT This is the place for those dedicated to garden-based preschool education to network & learn about the PLANNT program for childcare centers! PLANNT 22 members 9 photos 6 videos 20 discussions 9 Events 6 blog posts To control which emails you receive on PLANNT, click here From arw at ceimaine.org Wed Apr 8 11:44:11 2009 From: arw at ceimaine.org (Amy R. Winston) Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 11:44:11 -0400 Subject: [farm.school] FW: Burlington Farm to School Conference in May Message-ID: Registration is up and running for the Northeast Farm to School Conference in Burlington. This is going to be an informative, fun event, with representation from Maine and around the Northeast! The link to the brochure is below, to look at the list of field trips, short courses, and Workshops. Please feel free to contact me or Dana Hudson ( dhudson at shelburnefarms.org) is you have any questions. Hope to see you there! Amy Amy R. Winston Director, Lincoln County Economic Development Office (LCEDO) Focus on Agriculture in Rural Maine Schools (FARMS) Northeast Regional Lead Agency, National Farm to School Network P.O. Box 268, 35 Water St. Wiscasset, ME 04578 (207) 882-7564 phone (207) 882-7308 fax www.lincolncountymaine.org Hosted by Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI) ________________________________ From: Ken Morse [mailto:ken at healthyoxfordhills.org] Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 11:11 AM To: Jane Aiudi; Collette Thompson Thompson; John Piotti; Tim Fuller; Amy Root; Ellen Libby; Tanya Swain; Heather Albert-Knopp; Logan Perkins; David Crawford; Doug Michael; Mike Lambke; Russ Libby; Karen Kleinkopf; Rob Fish; Kate Yerxa; Jay Lewis; Willie Sawyer-Grenier; Mary Ann Bennett; Joan Orr; Jaki Ellis; Ken Morse; Mary Ellen Doyle; Jeff McCabe; Doris Demers; Ron Adams; Amanda Beal; Dana Hudson; Amy R. Winston; Wendy Pieh; Sarah Plummer; Walter Beelsey; Bob St. Peter Subject: Burlington Farm to School Conference in May Here's the info about the Burlington Conference. Register soon as over 400 people are expected. Please circulate to your own lists. thanks, Ken From: Vermont FEED [mailto:dhudson at shelburnefarms.org] Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 2:43 PM To: Dana Hudson Subject: Cooking Up Connections! The Northeast Farm to School Confrence Cooking up Connections! The Northeast Farm to School Conference Click Here for Conference Brochure Join Vermont FEED, the National Farm to School Network, and the Vermont Agency of Agriculture for a celebration of Farm to School. From May 17th to the 18th learn new ways to expand your Farm to School Program through network building, fundraising, innovative techniques and so much more. Meet some of the Northeast leaders in this movement, hear their stories, and share your own experiences. Head to the Champlain College Campus in Burlington Vermont on Sunday the 17th and participate in half day short courses or field trips with a welcoming reception and entertainment that evening featuring Queen City Hot Club playing gypsy jazz. On Monday we'll start off with breakfast, welcomes and then dive into the workshops, keynotes, discussions and panel presentations. Participants can come for both days or join us just on Monday for a full day of activities. Lodging is available on campus at reasonable rates. Champlain College is within walking distance to Downtown Burlington and Lake Champlain. For More Information go to www.vtfeed.org or REGISTER NOW! Questions? Contact Dana Hudson at 802-985-0381, dhudson at shelburnefarms.org or Abbie Nelson at 802-434-4122,abbienelson at comcast.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/farm.school/attachments/20090408/a3a25f68/attachment-0001.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/jpeg Size: 27498 bytes Desc: image002.jpg Url : http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/farm.school/attachments/20090408/a3a25f68/attachment-0001.jpe From arw at ceimaine.org Mon Apr 27 14:03:53 2009 From: arw at ceimaine.org (Amy R. Winston) Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:03:53 -0400 Subject: [farm.school] FW: NY Times: Selling Obesity at School op ed Message-ID: FYI - NYT Editorial on school nutrition standards for competitive purchases. Amy R. Winston Director, Lincoln County Economic Development Office (LCEDO) Focus on Agriculture in Rural Maine Schools (FARMS) Northeast Regional Lead Agency, National Farm to School Network P.O. Box 268, 35 Water St. Wiscasset, ME 04578 (207) 882-7564 phone (207) 882-7308 fax www.lincolncountymaine.org Hosted by Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI) ________________________________ From: Margo Wootan [mailto:mwootan at cspinet.org] Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 1:17 PM To: nanacoalition at cspinet.org Subject: NY Times: Selling Obesity at School op ed Supportive New York Times editorial on the Harkin/Woolsey bill to update the national school nutrition standards for foods and beverages sold out of vending, a la carte and other foods outside meals. April 27, 2009 Editorial Selling Obesity at School The federal school lunch program, which subsidizes meals for 30 million low-income children, was created more than half a century ago to combat malnutrition. A breakfast program was added during the 1960s, and both were retooled a decade ago in an attempt to improve the nutritional value of food served at school. More must now be done to fight the childhood obesity epidemic, which has triggered a frightening spike in weight-related disorders like diabetes, high-blood pressure and heart disease among young people. And the place to start is the schools, where junk foods sold outside the federal meals programs - through snack bars, vending machines and ? la carte food lines - has pretty much canceled out the benefits of all those healthy lunches and breakfasts. Federal rules that govern the sales of these harmful foods at schools are limited in scope and have not been updated for nearly 30 years. Until new regulations are written, children who are served healthy meals in the school cafeteria will continue to buy candy bars, sugary drinks and high sodium snacks elsewhere in school. Fortunately, Congress seems to be waking up to this problem. A bill introduced by Representative Lynn Woolsey, Democrat of California, would update nutritional standards and give the Department of Agriculture broader authority to promulgate new regulations for food sold in schools that accept federal food subsidies. Senator Tom Harkin, Democrat of Iowa, has said that he will introduce similar legislation in the Senate. Many states' school districts have taken positive steps. But others are likely to resist, especially districts that sell junk food to finance athletic programs, extracurricular activities, even copier expenses. Those districts should take note of a study released this year in West Virginia showing that the budgetary costs of switching from sodas to healthy drinks like fruit juices, milk and water were negligible. Even if the switch costs money, so be it. The schools should not be trading their students' health to buy office supplies. Over the last four decades, the obesity rates for adolescents have tripled. Unless there is decisive action, weight and inactivity-related disorders will afflict a steadily larger proportion of the work force and replace smoking as the leading cause of premature death. Margo G. Wootan, D.Sc. Director, Nutrition Policy Center for Science in the Public Interest 1875 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20009 202-777-8354 202-265-4954 (fax) mwootan at cspinet.org www.cspinet.org/nutritionpolicy Make your voice heard on important health and nutrition issues! Join CSPI's online action network at www.takeaction.cspinet.org. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/farm.school/attachments/20090427/0d50df68/attachment-0001.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 30222534.gif Type: image/gif Size: 73 bytes Desc: 30222534.gif Url : http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/farm.school/attachments/20090427/0d50df68/30222534-0001.gif From arw at ceimaine.org Mon Apr 27 14:38:24 2009 From: arw at ceimaine.org (Amy R. Winston) Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:38:24 -0400 Subject: [farm.school] FW: REMINDER: Cooking Up Connections! The Northeast Farm to School Confrence Message-ID: Hello Farm to School Enthusiasts-Registration is being extended until May 4 for the Northeast Conference in Burlington, VT. This will be a great networking and professional development event. Sign up if you can make it! Let me or Dana know if you have any questions. Thanks! Amy Amy R. Winston Director, Lincoln County Economic Development Office (LCEDO) Focus on Agriculture in Rural Maine Schools (FARMS) Northeast Regional Lead Agency, National Farm to School Network P.O. Box 268, 35 Water St. Wiscasset, ME 04578 (207) 882-7564 phone (207) 882-7308 fax www.lincolncountymaine.org Hosted by Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI) ________________________________ From: Vermont FEED [mailto:dhudson at shelburnefarms.org] Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 9:41 AM To: Amy R. Winston Subject: REMINDER: Cooking Up Connections! The Northeast Farm to School Confrence REGISTRATION REMINDER! Registration is open for the Northeast Farm to School Conference till April 27th. Don't wait, register now! See details below. Cooking up Connections! The Northeast Farm to School Conference Click Here for Conference Brochure Join Vermont FEED, the National Farm to School Network, and the Vermont Agency of Agriculture for a celebration of Farm to School. From May 17th to the 18th learn new ways to expand your Farm to School Program through network building, fundraising, innovative techniques and so much more. Meet some of the Northeast leaders in this movement, hear their stories, and share your own experiences. Head to the Champlain College Campus in Burlington Vermont on Sunday the 17th and participate in half day short courses or field trips with a welcoming reception and entertainment that evening featuring Queen City Hot Club playing gypsy jazz. On Monday we'll start off with breakfast, welcomes and then dive into the workshops, keynotes, discussions and panel presentations. Participants can come for both days or join us just on Monday for a full day of activities. Lodging is available on campus at reasonable rates. Champlain College is within walking distance to Downtown Burlington and Lake Champlain. For More Information go to www.vtfeed.org or REGISTER NOW! Questions? Contact Dana Hudson at 802-985-0381, dhudson at shelburnefarms.org or Abbie Nelson at 802-434-4122, abbienelson at comcast.net Forward email Safe Unsubscribe This email was sent to arw at ceimaine.org by dhudson at shelburnefarms.org. Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe (tm) | Privacy Policy . Email Marketing by Vermont FEED | 1611 Harbor Road | Shelburne | VT | 05482 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/farm.school/attachments/20090427/3dd5516a/attachment-0001.html