A free workshop for 4-H volunteer leaders, teachers, Master Gardeners and others interested in promoting youth gardens: Creating Children’s Gardens Farm and Forest Exposition, Salon B, Radisson Hotel, 700 Elm…
Category: local food in schools
Local Food Matchmaker and Tradeshow Event, January 28
Local Food Matchmaker and Tradeshow Event Seacoast Local Oyster River High School, 55 Coe Drive, Durham, NH Monday, January 28, 2013 3 – 6 pm Don’t miss out! If you have…
NH Agriculture in the Classroom Focuses on Dairy
The NH Farm Bureau’s program Agriculture in the Classroom (NHAIC) has a chosen a dairy theme for 2013, and will use the book Mini Milk Maids on the Mooove by…
6th National Farm to Cafeteria Conference in Burlington, VT, August 2–5
6th National Farm to Cafeteria Conference Burlington, VT August 2–5, 2012 Join us August 2-5 in Burlington, Vermont for the 6th National Farm to Cafeteria Conference: Digging In! Whether you…
Volunteers Needed for Farm Day, May 18
From Slow Food Seacoast: Join Slow Food Seacoast and the Black Trumpet Bistro in getting children from Vivian E. Hussey Elementary School out of the classroom and into the field at Riverside Farm in…
York County Farm-to-School Meet & Greet, May 11
Partners for a Hunger-Free York County are hosting an informal “meet and greet” for those interested in Farm to School initiatives in York Country, in North Berwick on Friday, May…
Maine Farm to School Network Conference, May 12
Farm to School activists from all over Maine will be coming together at the Maine Farm to School Network Conference on Saturday, May 12th, in Thorndike, ME. Workshop tracks include…
Join Maine’s Chefs to Schools Program
Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, a long-time advocate for local food and sustainable agriculture, includes a special section on the issue of “Local Food and Farms” on her website. Of particular…
FoodCorps Recruiting Service Volunteers
Be part of what Michael Pollan calls “a great adventure, and one of your generation’s most important projects: to make good, clean, just, and healthy food accessible to all Americans.”…
NH Farm to School Program on Top 10 List
The NH Farm to School Program (NNHFTS) is listed as one of “The 10 most impressive farm-to-school programs” — much deserved recognition for the great work being done to bring…
Annual NH Agricultural Literacy Program, March 8
The 2012 New Hampshire Agriculture Literacy Program is set to begin in schools on Thursday, March 8th, National Agriculture Day. This year’s reading selection is Charlie Needs a Cloak, and…
A Look at School Lunches Around the World
For a peek at what the rest of the world serve their children, here’s a visual survey of what school lunches look like in 20 countries — it’s notable the…