ASAP’s Farm to School Conference: Everything you need to know

…-10:45 – First session 11:00-12:30 – Second session 12:30-2:00 – Lunch and networking 2:15-3:45 – Third session 4:00-4:45 – State meetings and resource sharing Each session attendees can choose from six workshops in the following tracks: Getting Started, Farm to Early Childhood Education, Cafeteria Connections, Community Connections, School Gardens, and Messaging and Communications. View the full list of workshop titles and times. Staying in town…

2013 Farm to School Conference

…ks 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 and are interested in rebuilding the food system in rural WNC? Plan to come a day early and attend our Local Food in Rural…

Local Food in Schools

…tems, child care centers, and educational institutions located in ASAP’s 60-county Appalachian Grown region can create a free institutional listing in ASAP’s online Local Food Guide. Being listed in ASAP’s Local Food Guide will help you connect with local family farms who need buyers for their products, while also recognizing the important work your school is doing to support local food systems and connect children to local food and farms. Ready t…

Roots Garden Mini-Grants

…to a generous donation from Roots Organic Gourmet, ASAP is offering seven competitive mini-grants of up to $250 for school gardens for the 2012-2013 school year. Mini-grant recipients will be required to submit a brief written summary and provide at least five photographs of children in the garden (with parental permission) throughout the school year, no later than May 15, 2012. Recipients will receive half of their award up front, with the remai…

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Growing Minds Day by Day: Third Week of February

…h a hands-on activity, students learn about mapping and construct a “bird’s-eye-view” picture of a garden bed. Through a reflection process, students work together to make group decisions in planning a classroom garden. Planting Starts (3rd grade): Students discuss warm and cool season plants, as well as which plants might need a “head start” inside. Students plant seeds in six pack containers and make predictions. This lesson plan is correlated f…

Growing Minds Day by Day: Fourth Week of August

…ny and request one. A few great seed companies are: Johnny’s Select Seed: 1-877-564-6697, Territorial Seed: 1-800-626-0866, or Sow True Seed (based in Asheville): 828-254-0708 The growth of vegetables and weeds in your garden will slow down as temperatures begin to drop. This means you’ll be weeding and harvesting less frequently in the fall, but don’t stop tending your garden altogether. Many exciting things will continue taking place. Observing…

Growing Minds Day by Day: Third Week of January

…ting plan. You might try using the square foot gardening method, or a more free-form design. Be sure to use a seed catalog or the internet to determine how much space all of your plants will need in order to thrive. Once you’ve finalized your design, your next step is to order seeds or make a plan for purchasing seedlings in the spring.  Our Garden Planning lesson can help your class or family imagine various garden types and designs, then decide…

Growing Minds Day by Day: Second Week of July

…ter for a few seconds, then remove the paper cups and foil and enjoy! Build-Your-Own Salad with Blackberry Vinaigrette Serves 4-6 Ingredients: 1 head local lettuce 1/4 lb. local spinach  1-2 carrots, grated 2 local salad turnips 1/4 pint blackberries 1/4 cup olive oil 1 1/2  tsp. red wine vinegar 1-2 Tbsp. local honey 1/4 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. pepper Directions: Wash, dry, and chop the lettuce, spinach, and turnips into bite-sized pieces. Divide lett…

Down to Earth Cookbook

…Lacey Sher and Gail Doherty are the founders and chefs of New Jersey’s favorite organic vegan restaurant “Down to Earth”, and they’ve decided to pass on some of their favorite recipes to the rest of us vegetable-loving earthlings. Although all the recipes are vegan, anyone can enjoy these simple and healthy dishes!…

Meet Your Farmer: Mighty Gnome Market Garden

…found watermelon seeds, along with the remnants of other fruits, at a 5,000-year-old settlement in Africa. Seeds, as well as paintings of watermelons, also have been discovered in Egyptian tombs (including King Tut’s) built more than 4,000 years ago. However, those watermelons looked and tasted much different than the watermelons we know and love today.  Other interesting facts about watermelons: They are in the cucurbit family, which includes mel…

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