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Feeding the Young Athlete: Sports Nutrition Made Easy for Players, Parents and Coaches

…In this third edition, Cynthia Lair, nutrition and culinary professor, and Dr. Scott Murdoch, registered dietitian and triathlete, combine essential eating guidelines with 33 terrific recipes for nutritious delicious meals and snacks. Feeding the Young Athlete serves up the perfect game plan for improving performance and establishing lifelong healthy-eating habits. Thanks for Readers to Eaters for donating this book to our lending library….

Educator Spotlight: Tony Norcia, Dietetic Intern

…arms. In this portion of my internship, I have the opportunity to work side-by-side with owner and registered dietitian Nicole Coston. I help Nicole run day-to-day operations of the farm and social media outreach, and have even had the chance to get my hands dirty in the field. Our farm has a CSA program that requires many hours of attention so that we can provide the highest quality local produce to our community. Also, I have partnered with the…

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…to helpful tips on launching a GM@M program, the manual includes local food-based crafts, tasting and cooking activities, and scavenger hunts. ASAP’s Farmers Market Tour Guide This guide will help you introduce people to your farmers market, share best practices in shopping, and help shoppers to feel comfortable at the market so that they can become regulars. Whether you are a market employee or volunteer, local organization, or a community group,…

July 2020: New Books Added to Growing Minds Library

…Kaban Recommended Level: Preschool, Kindergarten Old MacDonald had a farm E-I-E-I-O. And on that farm he had a…TRUCK?! With a DIG DIG here and a SCOOP SCOOP there, this classic folk song just got revved up! Beloved construction vehicles, like the excavator, dump truck, and bulldozer, will have the vehicle-obsessed of all ages singing along! — Plants Feed Me By Lizzy Rockwell Recommended Level: Preschool, Kindergarten “It’s easy to forget where eve…

2014 Farm to School Conference

…rocurement Schedule 8:15-8:30 am Registration and local food breakfast 8:30-9:40 am Breakfast, welcome and opening remarks by Olson Huff 9:45-11:15 am Breakout 1 11:25-12:40 pm Breakout 2 12:40-2:15 pm Lunch and networking 2:30-3:45 pm Breakout 3 $45-$55 includes resource notebook, local food breakfast, and lunch. Coming from out of town? Click here to see lodging options in the Asheville Area. All k-12 attendees will receive certificates of compl…

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2013 Farm to School Conference

…descriptions Schedule 8-8:15 am Registration and local food breakfast 8:15-9:15 am Breakfast, welcome and opening remarks 9:30-10:45 am Breakout 1 11-12:30 pm Breakout 2 12:30-2:00 pm Lunch and networking 2:15-3:45 pm Breakout 3 3:45-4:00 pm Closing remarks $35 includes resource notebook, local food breakfast, and lunch. All k-12 attendees will receive certificates of completion for CEU purposes. Are you attending the Farm to School Conference an…

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Farm to School Institute 2012

…lina. With more than 10 years of experience in Farm to School training and programming, ASAP’s Growing Minds Farm to School Program offers a combination of creative ideas and practical applications for school environments. Our Farm to School Institute is designed to provide you—school staff and community members—the training and resources you need to implement successful Farm to School programs. The Farm to School Institute offered multiple worksh…

Growing Minds Day by Day: Third Week of July

…and expand her parents’ palates, too. Watch a read aloud on YouTube.  Cook-A-Doodle-Do! Our next book of the week is Cook-A-Doodle-Do!, by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel. The big, brown rooster wants to make a strawberry shortcake, so he enlists the help of his friends, Turtle, Iguana, and Pig. Together they learn to cook and try to make a delicious treat. With a lot of cooking tips and information, this book is a great introduction to c…

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Growing Minds Day by Day: Fourth Week of March

…. Follow along as a family composts their table scraps (even their old Jack-o-lantern!) in the backyard bin, eventually using the resulting compost to enrich the soil for the spring garden. Watch a read aloud on YouTube.  Find more books Educators in the Asheville area can check out the books featured above from our lending library. Browse our full collection of recommend farm to school children’s literature, cookbooks, and curriculum here.  Local…

Growing Minds Day by Day: First Week of August

…out.    Find more books Both of the books above are available for Asheville-based educators to check out from our lending library. Visit the Growing Minds’ farm to school literature database to discover more of our favorite children’s books. Type “diversity” into the search bar to find books that feature characters from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups.    Local Food Recipe: Tomatoes are the local ingredient featured in this week’s recipe…

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