Check in and grab an omelet and crepe, breakfast provided by LDAF’s Louisiana Egg Commission. Take a moment while you enjoy breakfast to visit our incredible exhibit booths related to procurement, school gardens and education!
Join us as we kick off the day with a welcome from our local and national partners. Then, we’ll root for each other as we learn more about the diverse pathways people across the state are navigating as they teach children the value of nutrition, agriculture, and hands-on experiences related to where our food comes from.
Pick your path and enjoy one of the following breakout sessions:• Logistics and Learning Curves of Growing in a School with Hydroponic and Aquaponic Systems• Connecting Communities and Schools with Local Food Producers • Sowing Seeds for the Future: Early Integration of Farm to School
Grab your lunch provided by Jubans and head over to the auditorium for the keynote address from Jenna Mobley, Teacher Trainer with Life Lab. Jenna began her career in education as a second-grade teacher in Atlanta Public Schools. At present, she continues to work at the intersection of the education system and local food systems, primarily developing curriculum and training teachers around the world with partner organizations.
Join us as we Celebrate National Farm to School Month by trying Louisiana-grown lettuce. The taste test will include a variety of lettuce from local growers and Louisiana Harvest of the Month salad dressing recipes. This collective taste test encourages healthy eating while supporting the farm to school movement.
Pick your path and enjoy one of the following breakout sessions:• Organizing and Building Community with Children in the Garden • Serving Local Throughout the Year • Rooted in Shared Values: Farm to School in Extracurricular Programs
Return to the main auditorium to connect the dots of the day’s sessions!
Take this time to visit exhibitors or network with fellow attendees and speakers.
If you are interested in exhibiting at this year's conference, please visit our exhibitor registration for more information.
Ticket includes admission to the Louisiana Farm to School Conference on October 2. Breakfast, lunch, and refreshments will be provided.
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Logistics and Learning Curves of Growing in a School with Hydroponic and Aquaponic Systems
Join Ken Rust and Justin Rayburn as they dive into the sometimes-daunting world of hydroponics and aquaponics as a part of school gardens. Learn about their experiences with these systems and gain a realistic picture of how to select, install, maintain, and troubleshoot the most successful, productive system for your learning environment.
Connecting Communities and Schools with Local Food Producers
Learn about how Calcasieu Parish Schools built a relationship with Louisiana beef producer, Tara Morris of 312 Beef. Tara will share what Child Nutrition Programs need to know when planning for local beef on their menus. Calcasieu Parish Schools Child Nutrition Director, Jacqueline Richard will give valuable insight as to how to plan menus for local items and why it’s worth it!
Sowing Seeds for the Future: Early Integration of Farm to School
Learn how The Children’s Coalition integrates farm to school programming into its day-to-day activities with younger children and the importance of farm to school in early education programming.
Organizing and Building Community with Children in the Garden
Knowing how to effectively and efficiently manage students in the garden is half the battle to running a successful school garden program. Join Jenna Mobley, Life Lab Guest Educator, to learn more about effective approaches to managing learners in the garden and other green spaces.
Serving Local Throughout the Year
Join Regional Chef James Porter with the Child Nutrition Program of the East Baton Rouge Parish School System as he shares strategies to procure local food for students throughout the school year.
Rooted in Shared Values: Farm to School in Extracurricular Programs
Farm to School easily extends beyond the walls of the classroom to help reinforce and expand extracurricular activities and programs. Learn how Seeds to Success and Louisiana 4-H teamed up to develop and implement a school years’ worth of programming with the Growing Minds Toolkit. The toolkit is being used by 4-H agents from across the state to help support educating students about what is grown in Louisiana, by whom, and how those commodities help keep our bodies nourished.
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