National Good Food Network Webinar
Talk Is Cheap …
and Efficient
Facilitating value chain development without costly new infrastructure
Thursday, January 22
3:30 - 5:00pm ET (12:30 - 2:00 PT)
Let's face it: food hubs are sexy! So are other Good Food infrastructure projects, such as region-scaled meat processing plants.
And for good reason: these businesses are often filling gaps or bottlenecks in regional and local food systems.
However, sometimes it's not a LACK of infrastructure that leads to bottlenecks; it is incomplete or inefficient USE of the infrastructure that stymies the system.
"Value Chain Coordinators" are people who work to connect the dots in a value chain. They ensure the right people, goods and resources connect with each other. Most often value chain coordinators work outside day-to-day business operations, a vantage point
that offers a unique perspective on the optimal solutions in a regional market.
Join us for this expanded webinar diving deep into the approaches people across the country are taking to improve the food system without costly new infrastructure.
Ann Karlen, Fair Food;
Todd Erling, Hudson Valley AgriBusiness Development Corp.;
Steve Warshawer, La Montanita Coop;
Lauren Gwin, Niche Meat Processors Assistance Network;
Debra Tropp, USDA
Moderator: Jim Barham, USDA
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Farm to School Toolkit and Webinar Series
Brought to you by: Colorado Farm to School
Started Jan 6, but catch the rest of the webinars!
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The Farm to School Evaluation Toolkit
The Farm
to School Evaluation Toolkit, created by the Colorado Farm to School Task Force and Spark
Policy Institute, is a resource to help farm to school programs of all sizes, in all states, undertake evaluation. Evaluation can serve many purposes for farm to school programs, including enabling implementers to demonstrate program success or
progress. Evaluation information collected allows users to better communicate program impact to funders, parents, school leadership, and other stakeholders. Evaluation can be a tool to recruit new funders. It can also be useful for program improvement.
The FTS Evaluation Toolkit provides simple, straightforward information about how to design and implement evaluations of school gardens and other farm to school activities. In a succinct ten pages, the FTS Evaluation Toolkit Guide walks users through each step
of the evaluation process, including how to prepare for an evaluation, identify outcomes, select and adapt measurement tools, complete an evaluation plan, implement an evaluation plan, and use evaluation results.
The Farm to School Evaluation Toolkit Webinar Training Series
The FTS
Evaluation Toolkit Webinar Training Series is a free five-week webinar training series that guides participants through the evaluation process and provides them with knowledge and tools to implement evaluations of FTS programs. Each webinar runs
for one hour and covers a specific evaluation topic, including Toolkit Overview and Evaluation Plan Design; Outcomes, Indicators, and Measures; Choosing and Adapting Tools; Collecting and Analyzing Data; and Reporting Evaluation Results. Upon completion of
the webinar series, participants will have a better understanding of the evaluation process, the resources needed to undertake an evaluation, and access to tools to implement an evaluation.
Benefits of attending the live series include:
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Eligible for five contact hours of continuing education credits
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Participation in the FTS Evaluation Toolkit Google Group for peer-to-peer learning
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Up to four hours of free technical assistance to plan/implement your FTS evaluation
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Ability to interact with trainers and participants on the webinar
Sign up for the Winter/Spring 2015 series today!
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