Farm to School Institute Welcome

WELCOME to the ASAP Farm to School Institute

Farm to School Institute 2012

Get to know Growing Minds


Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation


Biltmore


NC Center for Health & Wellness



Mystery TastingFind an attendee that you don’t know, who has the same fruit or vegetable as you on their nametag. • Do you remember the first time you tried the

mystery vegetable? How was it prepared? What did you think?

• What is your favorite way to prepare the mystery vegetable?

• What do you hope to learn today? Write your partner’s answer on a sticky note and place it on the appropriate ‘parking lot.’

WELCOME to the ASAP Farm to School Institute


WELCOME


Just some of the Growing Minds Team…This conference could not have happened without the hard work and dedication of Brittany Wager, Molly Nicholie, Jess Epsten, Anna Littman, Amy Paxton, our Growing Minds interns, ASAP staff, volunteers, the support of BCBS of NC Foundation, Biltmore, UNC Asheville Catering, the NC Center for Health and Wellness…

WELCOME


AND YOU!!!There is representation from 1 5 WNC counties, eastern NC, upstate SC, and north GA.

120 folks are in attendance, including 9 child nutrition staff.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE!

WELCOME


ELEVEN YEARS AGO, Growing Minds began. We started with a garden at Hazelwood Elementary. We could have stayed in the role as “garden ladies” but we decided we’d figure out what teachers and Child Nutrition Directors, and farmers, and parents needed and try to provide that. Like any lifelong learners, we are still learning and we need your help…

Dear Ms. Jackson,Thank you for lating us plant theeings. An we will be raesponsubl. we will water the plants. We will weed the plants. We will lat thme

grow.Zack (Hazelwood 1st grader)

WELCOMEWhere do we work and why?Special Projects: • Avery/Yancey/Rutherford

project• Jackson County project• Haywood County projectGeneral SupportNational Farm to School Network and Farm to Preschool Subcommittee


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Enjoy the food from our local farms and thanks to UNC Asheville Catering for all their efforts to source locally!

New River Organic, BooneJH Stepp Farm's Hillcrest Orchard, HendersonvilleLindley Mills, GrahamNew River Organic, BooneHickory Nut Gap FarmsKay Farms, Flat RockThree Graces Dairy, MarshallKay Farms, Flat RockMountain Harvest Organics, Hot SpringsImladris Farms, FairviewCreasman Farms, HendersonvillePeaceful Valley Farms, Old FortFlying Cloud Farm, FairviewEast Fork Farms, Marshall

WELCOMEEnjoy your day, make new friends, and we plan to be in touch to find out what you liked, what you didn’t…generally what resonated.

Go forth and Farm to School!Thanks,Growing Minds and the rest of the ASAP staff


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Farm to School Institute Welcome