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Health Impact Assessment Uncovers Unexpected Benefits, Continues Growing Trend From creating new jobs to increasing students’ access to fruits and vegetables, a new bill in Oregon would improve the overall health of the state’s residents, according to a study released by Upstream Public Health in Portland. The researchers received a grant from the Health Impact Project, a [...] There are three FTS related workshops at the annual Wellborn Ecology Conference on Wednesday, June 22nd at Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, NH. This all-day conference—originally scheduled for April 1 but postponed due to the April Fool’s Day storm—features workshops, displays, networking and fun! Steve Curwood, host of NPR’s “Living on Earth” will be our [...] NPR “Shots”, April Fulton, 04/27/2011 By HOWARD WEISS-TISMAN/Reformer Staff Monday May 9, 2011 BRATTLEBORO–More than 80 people from three states attended the second annual Farm to School Conference, Thursday, on the World Learning campus in Brattleboro. The conference, which was hosted by the Windham County Farm to School Program of Post Oil Solutions, offered a full day of workshops and seminars to encourage [...] Thursday, May 5th 8:30 to 4:00 SIT Graduate Institute, Brattleboro, VT Join: Farm to School Practitioners from Southern Vermont and New Hampshire as we share, gather ideas and resources, support one another, and network to strengthen sustainable Farm to School programs in our communities. Who Should Attend? - Educators and administrators - Farmers and school gardeners - Farm to School coordinators - School food service staff - [...] You are invited to join us for: A Convening of the Vermont Farm to School Network May 11, 2011 3-6 pm Montpelier High School Open to all! 3:00-4:30 pm: Tour of Montpelier High School’s Greenhouse and Integrated Science Curriculum; Networking; and Snacks 4:30-6:00 pm: Statewide Farm to School Evaluation Discussion: What do you need to know in order to implement a more effective Farm [...] Register now for: Growing Strong Roots in an Evolving Farm to School Landscape A Farm to School Regional Workshop May 5, 2011 3:00-7:30 pm Green Mountain College, Poultney, VT Join Farm to School enthusiasts from Bennington, Addison and Rutland counties to celebrate the rapidly emerging Farm [...] A new grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Healthy Snacks, Compost Pilot and More: With support from UVFTS intern Cristina Pellegrini (Dartmouth 2011 Tucker Foundation Volunteer) the Mount Lebanon School has built on their successful weekly Healthy Snack Sale and is on the verge of piloting a school food waste composting program. See the report here: http://www.uvfts.org/wp-content/uploads/Compost-Results-poster.pdf Get your own FTS web page today! |
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