1. Breastfeeding webinar
2. Webinar from Action for Healthy Kids (AFHK) and the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE)
3. Farm-to-school news
National Breastfeeding Month Webinar: Launch of Updated CDC Guide to Breastfeeding Interventions
The National Breastfeeding Month Webinar:
Launch of Updated CDC Guide to Breastfeeding Interventions
was held on Aug 26th. The slides and recording are posted at the link below. (If the link does not activate, please copy and paste this address into your browser.) http://www.usbreastfeeding.org/CDC-guide
AFHK, NASBE and you: Working Together for Healthier Schools
Webinar Thur, Aug 29th at 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
Collaboration between state departments can be an effective and efficient way to create outcomes, particularly when resources are limited. Join us on Aug 29th at 3:00PM Eastern to hear how states have made this work. AFHK & NASBE will provide examples of their past work and representatives from Washington and Michigan departments of education will share examples of their past success. To register click here: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/818539426 .
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Spotlight On...Local Beef Procurement in Harrisonburg City, Virginia
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Cattle on Pasture
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Very exciting news out of Virginia! Harrisonburg City schools' first sealed bid for local beef resulted in three responses.The winning bid was from Buffalo Creek Beef, a family-run company which specializes in heritage, grain-finished, all natural beef. They will provide Harrisonburg City schools with ground beef. This is an exemplary farm to school partnership, as both parties benefit greatly. Buffalo Creek Beef is able to sell their non-primal cuts, which creates a secondary market for their business (primal cuts are top-tier cuts of beef, such as filet mignon). In turn, Harrisonburg City School students have high-quality, Virginia beef in their school lunches. Andrea Early, Executive Director of School Nutrition for Harrisonburg City Schools, says her best piece of advice is "Start small. Connect with a farmer and consider purchasing a small amount of beef for a special event day. This gives an opportunity to work out the logistics of packing, delivery and invoicing. If successful, consider expanding to serving on a regular basis at one or two schools." Schools can use ground beef in a variety of ways including tacos, spaghetti sauce, sloppy joes, meatloaf and taco beef pie.
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[News]News From Around the Region
New Jersey
In September, New Jersey will be welcoming its first class of FoodCorps Service Members for the 2013-2014 school year under the shared statewide leadership of host sites Rutgers Cooperative Extension and New Jersey Farm
[http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs190/1101250847321/img/931.jpg]to School Network. FoodCorps is a national nonprofit organization that places leaders in limited-resource communities for a year of public service, with the goal of connecting kids to real food to help them grow up healthy.
For the past two years, FoodCorps has been operating in 12 states around the country, and is now expanding into three new states --New Jersey being one of them-- for the upcoming year.
FoodCorps members will be placed with partnering service sites throughout the state to participate in three main activities, which are also known as the "three pillars" of FoodCorps: engaging kids and school staff in creating and/or maintaining school gardens, teaching kids about what healthy food means and improving farm to school access for the schools in which they work. This will be a great way for New Jersey to advance their farm to school work.
Washington, D.C.
DC Farm to School at DC Greens<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001Q-EX5CwVHuEtpqe-FYTciBu6V8TdcWgI0lGBgo2SylI70o2mY0RGxXC9yeAobifCvxv8-JY4GI1Tgqo1uP6nUZ-azorep7WpXaP1eQSIIlfj3Mnjbu7CvA==> launched their Farm Fiel<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001Q-EX5CwVHuGhqCQUdF3bKW-WPn_01DGInU9K8UuuKYt9wkNcSeBksFnQH4o9uPrmdkgx0Ly4CI539iykbsCidQ4-CFsUal3Z547kSYQmFoINP_vl9hWqM8PPj5RHnMmKgdFqHzWk_X0=>d Trip tools<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001Q-EX5CwVHuGhqCQUdF3bKW-WPn_01DGInU9K8UuuKYt9wkNcSeBksFnQH4o9uPrmdkgx0Ly4CI539iykbsCidQ4-CFsUal3Z547kSYQmFoINP_vl9hWqM8PPj5RHnMmKgdFqHzWk_X0=> which support teachers in enriching their farm-based learning opportunities. Resources include:
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1. Farms awarded the DC Farm to School Stamp of Approval
2. Video trailers<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001Q-EX5CwVHuFxV-9SmukZJD0tdqhb6lzg7vrX3Y3cVJhJ7MuB_aL_Im6ECmU3CnLmytbeln9u7wfUWJ4MD7hXvuVWeu_itJNG5bYuYs2OCmRBpN1x_4T2fPTBWbx7r5Qx2MNTxYGsg8mzdRz0HTnHNfZC728EKnbL> of approved farm sites
3. Information on one-pagers that cover essential field trip details
4. Making the Farm an Educational Experience<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001Q-EX5CwVHuGVEdW-ub-8wb7DUrWQiXTq4hKMINFlHkgJcMRc3-AGxA68xCqJjlzC1AvDd5HfxTGB-9k7KNI3qLiFZ9iEqTKXETubZ10dwZ-ZBSF0CeZL81P-32Gzak1XBWcBzRLHwoIDxyQyLpYo-NNjWYyJpXn8lKv15_yXOkUAU3f-iyViMjwcou-bTCZ4tlI7rCOX98w=>, a guide that translates lessons on the farm into DC education standards.
5. K-12 lesson plans to prepare for and/or extend a farm field trip experience.
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[Upcoming]Upcoming Events
Jersey Fresh Farm To School Week<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001Q-EX5CwVHuEwRvLvof482cO6qG5QSQ6gWvj1dZ8clHCcfCv4_JTIiroi4elEGol1mwctRNNTt1lxJx2DCQlskDYdVF8MdPaUzBi7v09TujfWADlHlkS5ddkK89vAXaVDP5WO5scTFoSFWdoTm2YcG3GO9TfcOpZIQay4H5qKNdjuV5I24cSewDuOved5YZP3mSJqk3ofRs_Dlcc-PwWSWg_0jqAARtUjrye5MfYg37Ir4eCc7c9mcobM0yh3XolpEHDes68hBGyTw9wk0G1Sey0LPowGvyLlNEchGEFCxCqxAIuLJlhOMCQ43GR0lFv7pveMZ4INrgzlQQLm1XhBrkONYr8bSoVnzhnQuxBtDlrFVUtWm91eO_KvCcLbDtqV_nMYlk5pGJX96dGn_tV3yz1Uar1Xuj2Fk2SJ_Xh6ykf3wsLlu2toVR0UE8Yt9y6K>
From September 23-27 schools across New Jersey will be celebrating Farm to School Week.
October is Farm to School month!
Visit the website<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001Q-EX5CwVHuF_Xm005ZqYepZdUm_vENGJq4VfXtBFdETOtT4Fk4vlQ79KGjR6POGDL8QuVe3GGPeHczBolk1UiyBHyV26NE-bIhnO6P5amKdpXv2Ji16Nej_Fr0nHXebn> for more information.
Growing Healthy Schools Week<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001Q-EX5CwVHuEDBvBM1FcAUIDrGTFJol2tq8AS1T4USbNsU2V0pe13BXWq9Q7FbNIG3HxwojYyeLYpHf4P1v93rVceOzed_oIODf0eYsbypwSjCq0C8WNAD30VSuSL0ZCjUYbI5NhoLZ4=> (GHSW)
October 20-26 is the second annual Growing Healthy Schools Week, a celebration of school garden and farm to school programming throughout DC schools. Public events include a School Garden Bike Tour (Oct 20), Chef Competition (Oct 21) and Apple Crunch (Oct 24).
Webinars:
FDA's Proposed Produce Safety Rules: An Interactive Discussion
Wednesday, August 28, 2-3 p.m. EDT (Register Here<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001Q-EX5CwVHuEoHN0Xu9mmGOEpNNR9V15ZJOI50eCh15Es0LxbJ3xKZdvAZvb2mCfdZCguW--LNzKngtKflUmf7VhfKtvifJMRsqjKBim__5_bgmpmC_QLoBHrjGCd4pzWB7OJbrr6rn4Cuo0OHx99xUE53AM0vU1h_AT7HNPRaaYxsF1l1SCbPxa5B8ZievkrscFf-Mpy-JGNmkOPmZ7FaZNed696OVrNwH7Kzfd496OkqVyJ7HLSfFWRd7HMyRp9PHmmgjFxdJq7IqmSJuLLfOp5sChtGYThWoQ5e9OCIWl-CIW0F46_lgfi5kBvjRxgAXwsLMu32t9W6auwk_REo0Jq55zw6sowNHDtOsnIPBZGaUMkblVgai_JxstBvW_c3LDaBbVh9cZ6McVZpWHRGQfWucWUR_zFyAamGfFgvUFPsPkp9j_EVO0KWas5WVqXatV0YoipUk7l5zsN6QObVA1a1jE-K9SXiTd-1SZPAMKfUlqqXoLgXOc2600Kpg22ysLoXQS90tM=>)
New Findings and Policies to Advance Healthy Latino Communities
August 29, 11 a.m-12:30 p.m. PDT (Register Here<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001Q-EX5CwVHuFAfFVrDV_tjcbPDi3JdEaEzdfQfAK6jA1RFH2LSEqWuWMGS4nS34x4IW4hMZKVlgKuWD7tnv9rLP25jp2gvHTdtKaFSTTvOAkg5k4pncQvYD7ummjoWNkus9suVPdUpPomrMMwXtQTbj7Z-sjzmOfFo63JTVIOersTIJyCD7uLM1LZ4awDqpvlGcpi9BvOOghE3m36dX-mtJmj0dQIbZaGhp2luLy5Vs9L6UB3eAvASbaW-Lg4XyD9ATI0w96J7L8LPWP397bKMm02ub6uGYQJ1kLBVnMrZ4AcYWVAnycXrm5TbX1JiPLCxjXTB5HBrBzwV4XsGfX4q1ks1161OGB6qHt1IVfa83MaiZQrNrbLqOHLnDatSNn8RmUVF8_CZknffDuJURVyRbtYfS7xHgSUE0VofPmNt1TGi0nmVGR8vthUb13V5CICWRLdPfnrocewixYGHVah5CznerGNmXuEBOVbz8P_ny-AgiUSSv905JYBokh07vCQO5JZ3ctBm_YfkcDs8zy0TtbYqE8aIzd7d801iMN05sNtmdrsLdjOL4yyXp0Le_VGhDwXi4W87dXZWTpIi34bKN7oQ66msmp_>)
Breakfast Matters - Back to School Webinar: Effective Strategies for Expanding Participation in School Meals in the 2013-2014 School Year
August 29, 3 p.m. EDT (Register Here<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001Q-EX5CwVHuH0RSi-8td2pgvCIHPRb0QIyf7EPKEuxo6yUuLR-E4V-9Hz_xGKxI8xAvwoPi2UhvtzHFk0xzk27hSf_QU0Lte0njcnIlUEY3ZJ8WSzIrRr7rYBOYkB63wrpmLwHZqp5TMLVJAoLLAkqgEDqHCkZGcHVX5wrqAUXIHfD0z-vafCM3siPui3xvtj>)
Food Day Webinar: Food Day in Schools: How to Get Involved (Center for Science in the Public Interest)
September 4, 4-5 p.m. EDT. (Register Here<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001Q-EX5CwVHuHR5pHZI8HXrPkYr_lE_5xw9e91aDH2ko3QdNOdSSl7B2xaSTJo8LQTX1He51_N-Zcxa9ZMOs2BUj_YoD9HeaiDPIhH3srwRJPN_A1qrvXsc5hE-R1Vdw6vIZJySIeLbPVo5qBXuZUo1Q==>)
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