From sue at healthyacadia.org Tue Aug 4 11:16:54 2009 From: sue at healthyacadia.org (Sue DeBlieck) Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 11:16:54 -0400 Subject: [farm.school] Child Nutrition Act Resources In-Reply-To: <3AD183F0-8A6B-40BA-A9D1-C8034717E7F3@gmail.com> References: <3AD183F0-8A6B-40BA-A9D1-C8034717E7F3@gmail.com> Message-ID: Thank you for sharing this Ken, the nutritionists that put it together do really great work. Slow Food USA is taking action on this issue as well by encouraging communities to participate in their Time for Lunch Campaign this fall. Find out more at this site. Cheers, Sue DeBlieck On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 11:33 AM, Ken Morse wrote: > Hi, everyone- > > As you know the Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act is moving through > Congress. This is the other big act, somewhat like the Farm Bill, which > has a huge impact on federal programs which fund state and local programs > that provide food to kids. It impacts school lunches, school wellness > policies, WIC and other programs. > > Here are a couple resources that help us grasp these policies. Hopefully > our coalitions and school health coordinators can help advocate for improved > standards for children's nutrition. > > > > > > > > > > Ken > > Ken Morse > Partnership Director > Healthy Oxford Hills > 739-6222 > 890-6102 (cell) > > > -- Sue DeBlieck Farm to School Coordinator, Healthy Acadia 207-288-5331 sue at healthyacadia.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/farm.school/attachments/20090804/3cecf576/attachment.html From kenmorse at mac.com Fri Aug 28 09:59:40 2009 From: kenmorse at mac.com (Ken Morse) Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:59:40 -0400 Subject: [farm.school] Smart by Nature; Schooling for Sustainability: New Center for Ecoliteracy Book References: <21547079.1251385716425.KadaSegment.225.2@mta23br.cmpgnr.com> Message-ID: <26D9073E-2A5D-4FF9-BB91-5927B9BD8737@mac.com> New Resource for working with schools. Ken Morse Partnership Director Healthy Oxford Hills 739-6222 890-6102 (cell) Begin forwarded message: > From: Center for Ecoliteracy > Date: August 27, 2009 11:08:36 AM EDT > To: kenmorse at mac.com > Subject: New Center for Ecoliteracy Book > Reply-To: Center for Ecoliteracy > > > > > RESERVE YOUR COPY OF SMART BY NATURE: SCHOOLING FOR SUSTAINABILITY > An Important New Book about Sustainability in K-12 Education > > Smart by Nature: Schooling for Sustainability portrays the growing > sustainability movement in K-12 education, showcasing inspiring > stories of public, independent, and charter schools across the > country. > > Already receiving praise from David W. Orr, Alice Waters, and the > National Wildlife Federation, Smart by Nature is written by Michael > K. Stone/Center for Ecoliteracy and features a foreword by Daniel > Goleman, author of Ecological Intelligence. > > It describes strategies for greening the campus and the curriculum, > conducting environmental audits, rethinking school food, and > transforming schools into models of sustainable community. Available > in September from Watershed Media/University of California Press. > Reserve your copy > > Learn more > > > > JOIN THE PRE-CONFERENCE INTENSIVE AT BIONEERS > Smart by Nature: Schooling for Sustainability > > The Center for Ecoliteracy will host a one-day intensive in San > Rafael, California on October 15, 2009 about the hopeful and vital > movement to prepare young people for living sustainably. > > Featuring pioneering educators from across the nation, the day will > offer insight into the practices of leadership that cultivate > conditions for lasting systemic change. It is designed for > educators, activists, parents, youth, and other concerned citizens. > > The day will feature workshops with Paul Chapman of Head-Royce > School, Jaimie Cloud of the Cloud Institute for Sustainability > Education, Matt Dubel of Shelburne Farms' Sustainable Schools > Project, and Louise Cadwell of Cadwell Collaborative: Sustainability > Education and School Design. It will also feature keynotes by > Fritjof Capra, systems thinker and cofounder of the Center for > Ecoliteracy, among others. > Learn more > > > > > > > RESERVE YOUR COPY > > > Join us for a special one-day intensive on leadership for change in > schools at the 2009 Bioneers conference. > October 15, 2009 > > REGISTER NOW > > > > Please forward this email to others committed to the mission of > education for sustainability. > If you have any questions, please email us > > > > You are subscribed as kenmorse at mac.com. To unsubscribe please click > here. > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/farm.school/attachments/20090828/b7e4ff48/attachment.html From arw at ceimaine.org Fri Aug 28 10:49:38 2009 From: arw at ceimaine.org (Amy R. Winston) Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:49:38 -0400 Subject: [farm.school] FW: New Center for Ecoliteracy Book Message-ID: Fyi - new book on sustainable schooling from Center for Ecoliteracy. Includes school food. 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: Center for Ecoliteracy [mailto:newsletter at ecoliteracy.org] Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 11:07 AM To: Amy R. Winston Subject: New Center for Ecoliteracy Book Smart By Nature Center for Ecoliteracy News Special Update August 2009 RESERVE YOUR COPY OF SMART BY NATURE: SCHOOLING FOR SUSTAINABILITY An Important New Book about Sustainability in K-12 Education Smart by Nature: Schooling for Sustainability portrays the growing sustainability movement in K-12 education, showcasing inspiring stories of public, independent, and charter schools across the country. Already receiving praise from David W. Orr, Alice Waters, and the National Wildlife Federation, Smart by Nature is written by Michael K. Stone/Center for Ecoliteracy and features a foreword by Daniel Goleman, author of Ecological Intelligence. It describes strategies for greening the campus and the curriculum, conducting environmental audits, rethinking school food, and transforming schools into models of sustainable community. Available in September from Watershed Media/University of California Press. Reserve your copy > Learn more > JOIN THE PRE-CONFERENCE INTENSIVE AT BIONEERS Smart by Nature: Schooling for Sustainability The Center for Ecoliteracy will host a one-day intensive in San Rafael, California on October 15, 2009 about the hopeful and vital movement to prepare young people for living sustainably. Featuring pioneering educators from across the nation, the day will offer insight into the practices of leadership that cultivate conditions for lasting systemic change. It is designed for educators, activists, parents, youth, and other concerned citizens. The day will feature workshops with Paul Chapman of Head-Royce School, Jaimie Cloud of the Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education, Matt Dubel of Shelburne Farms' Sustainable Schools Project, and Louise Cadwell of Cadwell Collaborative: Sustainability Education and School Design. It will also feature keynotes by Fritjof Capra, systems thinker and cofounder of the Center for Ecoliteracy, among others. Learn more > Center for Ecoliteracy Book Smart By Nature RESERVE YOUR COPY ________________________________ October 15 Join us for a special one-day intensive on leadership for change in schools at the 2009 Bioneers conference. October 15, 2009 REGISTER NOW Bioneers ________________________________ Please forward this email to others committed to the mission of education for sustainability. If you have any questions, please email us www.ecoliteracy.org You are subscribed as arw at ceimaine.org. To unsubscribe please click here . -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/farm.school/attachments/20090828/766c7ef6/attachment-0001.html From arw at ceimaine.org Fri Aug 28 10:12:21 2009 From: arw at ceimaine.org (Amy R. Winston) Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:12:21 -0400 Subject: [farm.school] FW: Register for Local Wellness Policy Webinar on September 2, 2009 Message-ID: See below about a webinar regarding the efficacy of school wellness policies. 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: Thursday, August 27, 2009 9:33 PM To: NANA Coalition Subject: FW: Register for Local Wellness Policy Webinar on September 2, 2009 FYI -- Local Wellness Policy Policies: Findings from the First Two Years Wednesday, September 2, 2009 3:00-4:30pm ET/ 2:00-3:30pm CT/ 1:00-2:30pm MT/ 12:00-1:30pm PT Join Action for Healthy Kids on Wednesday September 2 for a 90-minute webinar about national evaluation findings from a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) report on the strengths and weaknesses of local wellness policies. This landmark study by RWJF's research program Bridging the Gap, presents data on the most comprehensive review of school district wellness policies conducted to date. Policies were evaluated based on nutrition education, school meals, competitive food and beverage guidelines, physical activity and education, food and beverage marketing in schools, and evaluation strategies for the first two school years of the wellness policy requirement. Lead author Jamie F. Chriqui, PhD, MHS from the Institute for Health Research and Policy at the University of Illinois Chicago will discuss implications of the report's findings on the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act. Following the presentation, Sarah Titzer of Action for Healthy Kids will facilitate a conversation for AFHK volunteers to take action at the state and local levels to help school districts with wellness policy implementation. We hope you will join us for this conversation on September 2. Click here https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/205074115 to register for the webinar by the Monday, August 31 deadline. 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