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Events and Workshops
Grower Events
"Know Your Farmer Know Your Food" Farm to School Workshops -
July 1, 2010 - Redlands Community College, El Reno, Oklahoma
Join child nutrition personnel, local farmers and resource folks for a day of networking, planning, and learn ways to begin or increase your farm to school program through recipe sharing, bid procurement, food safety, panel discussion & more. Farm to School is a breakout section of a larger farming conference. Includes breakfast snack, lunch and dinner gala made with locally grown produce and products. If you plan on attending the Farm to School breakout session only, please contact Chris Kirby, Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food & Forestry - Farm to School, chris.kirby@oda.state.ok.us, 405-522-2016. If you plan on attending other portions of this great conference or the dinner gala, please register at www.greatplainsrcd.org or 580-832-3661.
Link to conference brochure (1.3mb)
Conference: Going Green: Food Industry Trends
May 20, 2010 - Stillwater
Robert M. Kerr Food & Agricultural Products Center
Room 201
Discussion topics will include: how to implement "green" practices in the workplace, eco-footprint minimization, and "going green" in food sanitization.
Email to receive conference updates, and visit the conference website for more information or to register. Registration costs $200 and is due by May 7.
National Farm to Cafeteria Conference
May 17 - 19, 2010 - Detroit, Michigan
Farm to Cafeteria programs are taking root in schools, hospitals, colleges, daycares and other institutions. Come to Detroit for the 5th National Farm to Cafeteria Conference to learn how you can start and scale up a program in your community. Join us for field trips to local farms, school lunchrooms and processing facilities: short courses covering topics such as grant writing and research and evaluation; workshops on issues such as federal and state policy, experiential education, sustainability and economic development and sessions geared towards youth, producers and food service providers. http://farmtocafeteriaconference.com/
