Farm To School Northeast: A podcast

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Welcome to Farm to School Northeast: A Podcast where we explore the creative ways that local food is getting into school cafeterias and how food system education is playing out in classrooms and school gardens across the northeast. Today we have an opportunity to sit down with Connecticut high school student and food system activist Zane Tickoo to talk about his work and dedication to improve the local food system and support access to healthy food, local economy, and social justice through what he calls “the Power of the Plate”. Hear from: Zane Tickoo, Food System Activist and High School Student, New Canaan, CT…

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Buzz, Flow and Grow: Exploring STEAM with Bees, Fish and Gardens 26:55

6 weeks ago26:55

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Welcome to Farm to School Northeast, a podcast where we explore the creative ways that local food is getting into school cafeterias and how food system education is playing out in classrooms and school gardens across the northeast. Today we have an opportunity to sit down with Brian Winslow, a K-4 STEAM teacher from the Southwick School in Northfield, New Hampshire, to talk about their dynamic program that includes a greenhouse, aquaponics, an apiary, pollinator gardens and schoolwide composting.…

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Maine's Scratch Cooking Champions 15:05

10 weeks ago15:05

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Welcome to Farm to School Northeast, a podcast where we explore the creative ways that local food is getting into school cafeterias and how food system education is playing out in classrooms and school gardens across the northeast. Today we have an opportunity to sit down with Denise Tapley Proctor, the Food Service Director for RSU 89 in Stacyville, Maine, to talk about the positive impacts of their farm to school program on students and families and their award-winning scratch cooking, which recently received the 2024 USDA Innovation in Preparation of School Meals award. Hear From: Denise Proctor Tapley, Food Service Director, RSU 89, Staceyville, ME…

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Montpelier High School: Building Community Through Cooking and Eating Local 15:58

15 weeks ago15:58

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Welcome to Farm to School Northeast, a podcast where we explore the creative ways that local food is getting into school cafeterias and how food system education is playing out in classrooms and school gardens across the northeast. Today we have an opportunity to sit down with French teacher Brigitte Savard and high school senior Veda Gahagan from Montpelier High School to talk about ways they embed food system education into the curriculum. From “Solon Soup for the Soul” named after the school mascot, the Greek philosopher Solon, to a student run crepe truck at the local farmer's market. Get ready to hear about some creative ways to build excitement and learning.…

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Middle Schoolers Create a Student Driven Farm 26:58

19 weeks ago26:58

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Welcome to Farm to School Northeast, a podcast where we explore the creative ways that local food is getting into school cafeterias and how food system education is playing out in classrooms and school gardens across the northeast. Today we have an opportunity to sit down with Sara Churgin, District Manager of the Eastern Rhode Island Conservation District, and Margie Brennan, the K-8 Science Coach for Portsmouth School Department to learn about the Portsmouth Ag Innovation Farm, a student-driven community farm education program that fosters student problem solving, authentic learning and community collaboration.…

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Say Something Kind To A Seed: Social Emotional Learning In The School Garden 25:09

23 weeks ago25:09

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Welcome to Farm to School Northeast: A Podcast where we explore the creative ways that local food is getting into school cafeterias and how food system education is playing out in classrooms and school gardens across the northeast. In this episode, School Garden Coordinator Fatima Seck shares her vision for school gardens as places to allow all students to flourish. From building positive habits and investment, finding safety and emotional regulation, to practicing gratitude, exploring creativity and expression and building relationships, school gardens can be a vital environment for social emotional learning. Hear from: Fatima Seck, School Garden Coordinator, Mel King South End Academy, Boston, MA…

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What Do We Mean When We Say Farm To School? 15:03

27 weeks ago15:03