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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Hi All - Here is a farm to Head
Start/Daycare resource from Stacey Williams at Ecotrust in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Portland</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">OR</st1:State></st1:place>.
They have an excellent program. Please share this with parents or pre-school
age kids and with daycare centers. Thanks, Amy<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>Amy R. Winston<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>Director, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Lincoln</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
Economic Development Office (LCEDO)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>Focus on Agriculture in Rural Maine Schools
(FARMS)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>Northeast Regional Lead Agency, National
Farm to School Network<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on"><font size=3
color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>P.O.
Box</span></font></st1:Street><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'> 268</span></font></st1:address><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'>, <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">35
Water St</st1:address></st1:Street>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=3
color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>Wiscasset</span></font></st1:City><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'>, <st1:State w:st="on">ME</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">04578</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>(207) 882-7564 phone<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>(207) 882-7308 fax<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>www.lincolncountymaine.org<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><em><i><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Hosted by Coastal
Enterprises, Inc. (CEI)</span></font></i></em><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Stacey Williams
[mailto:swilliams@ecotrust.org] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, March 26, 2009
7:45 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Michelle Ratcliffe; Dana
Hudson<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> Tegan Hagy; Emily Jackson; Amy
R. Winston; Debra Eschmeyer; Anupama Joshi; marion@foodsecurity.org; Glyen
Holmes; Vonda Richardson; Le Adams; SARA M TEDESCHI; molly@asapconnections.org;
apoole@kerrcenter.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Farm to Childcare
Resources</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Hello RLAs!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>It was really great to meet all of you
face-to-face at the conference last week. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I had in my notes from our meeting on
Thursday evening a request from Sara to share the handout that Emily and I
created for our workshop on Farm to Childcare. I believe that we’ll also
be helping to shape some of the language about farm to childcare that will soon
appear on the National F2S website. If you have any questions about our work in
this area, don’t hesitate to ask.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Again, it was really great to meet (or
reconnect) with all of you. Best,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Stacey<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>--<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>*please note my new telephone number*<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>Stacey S. Williams, MPH<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>Farm to School Assistant, Food & Farms<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>Ecotrust<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font size=3 color=navy
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>721
NW Ninth Avenue, Suite 200</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><font
color=navy><span lang=EN style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=3 color=navy
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>Portland</span></font></st1:City><font
color=navy><span lang=EN style='color:navy'>, <st1:State w:st="on">OR</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">97209</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><font
color=navy><span lang=EN style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'><a href="mailto:swilliams@ecotrust.org">swilliams@ecotrust.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>503-467-0751</span></font><span lang=EN><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Michelle
Markesteyn [mailto:michelle.markesteyn@gmail.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, December 04, 2008
12:54 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Dana Hudson<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> Tegan Hagy; Emily Jackson;
arw@ceimaine.org; Debra Eschmeyer; Anupama Joshi; marion@foodsecurity.org;
Glyen Holmes; Vonda Richardson; Le Adams; SARA M TEDESCHI;
molly@asapconnections.org; apoole@kerrcenter.com; <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Stacey
Williams</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Please add SW to RLA CHAT
& RLA communications</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Hello RLA Team-<br>
<br>
As you know I will be going on a reduced schedule in the next few weeks (yeah
baby due January 7th!) SO PLEASE include <br>
<st1:PersonName w:st="on">Stacey Williams</st1:PersonName> from now on on all
RLA communications, or if you want to direct someone to the Western Regional
Lead....<br>
<br>
"<st1:PersonName w:st="on">Stacey Williams</st1:PersonName>" <<a
href="mailto:swilliams@ecotrust.org">swilliams@ecotrust.org</a>>, <br>
503.476.6080 (note that is my desk phone...)<br>
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<br>
Thanks! <br>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 1:30 PM, Dana Hudson <<a
href="mailto:dhudson@shelburnefarms.org">dhudson@shelburnefarms.org</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Hi
Fellow RLA'ers </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I
just looked at the calendar and did the math, we have 17 months left on this
project and we have completed 15 months. So we are at the halfway
point. This realization really hit me hard and opened up a lot of
questions for me…..</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>What
have I accomplished in the past 15 months? </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>What
do I hope to accomplish in the next 17 months?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>What
structure needs to be in place to get me there?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>What
do I need to do now to be ready in 17 months?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>What
network structure/legacy/norms are we hoping to have in place by then?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Am
I looking for funding to keep this position going or should I be setting up the
systems/templates for the region to run on its own as a network without an RLA?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>And
besides all these big heady questions, I also want to find some time just to
talk about ideas, templates, databases, etc….</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I
know some of you have had similar thoughts, and I was wondering if we want to
chat about it. I have proposed some times to discuss this at Doodle site
</span></font><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'><a
href="http://www.doodle.com/tn3yuu3wynd24bvx" target="_blank">http://www.doodle.com/tn3yuu3wynd24bvx</a>
</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>use it like Meeting Wizard. Type your name, choose the times that work
for you, and then hit participate. You don't have to join, just wanted to bring
together those that want to chat. I tried to accommodate timezones by only
picking times as EST in the afternoon. So a noon time is 9am pacific,
etc…. Actually, I think there is a timezone changer above the table.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Dana</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><i><font size=3 face="Arial Rounded MT Bold"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold";font-style:italic'>Dana Hudson</span></font></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>VT
FEED (Food Education Every Day)</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Northeast
Regional Lead for National Farm to School Network</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>1611 Harbor Road</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Shelburne</span></font></st1:City><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, <st1:State
w:st="on">VT</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">05482</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>(802)
985-0381 voicemail</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>(802)
434-3202 home office</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a
href="mailto:dhudson@shelburnefarms.org" target="_blank">dhudson@shelburnefarms.org</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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