The DC Farm to School Network hosts informational meetings each month that focus on different aspects of the national and Washington, DC Farm to School movement.
Read below for summaries and slideshow presentations from past meetings.
D.C. Farm to School Week Meeting – Sept. 7th
The next D.C. Farm to School meeting will be for exclusively school contacts interested in coordinating farm field trips and chef demonstrations at their schools during D.C. Farm to School Week, October 12-15, 2010. Participating schools must send a representative (parent, teacher, etc.) to this mandatory meeting in order to receive assistance from the D.C. Farm to School Network planning for the farm field trip and chef demo.
When: Tuesday September 7, 2010; 4:00-5:00PM
Where: Friends of the Earth, 1100 15th St. NW, 11th floor
Meeting 8:
Thursday July 15th from Noon-1:30PM at Friends of the Earth’s NEW location – 1100 15th St. NW, 11th Floor.
SlLIDES from the meeting, with lots of wonderful pictures! (pdf)
NOTES from the meeting, mainly discussions that were not captured in the slides(pdf)
Meeting Overview:
- Basic overview of the D.C. Farm to School Network
- How does school food in DC work?
- Recent successes and initiatives
- Events and projects coming up
- Recap of Local Flavor Week – September 2009
- Goals
- Planning Team and Planning Process
- Events planned
- Logistics
- Challenges/Successes/Lessons Learned
- Planning for Farm to School/School Garden Week – OCTOBER 11-15, 2010
National Farm to Cafeteria Conference
May 17th-19th, 2010
View Andrea Northup’s presentation on Local Flavor Week
Highlights and Extra Information on Local Flavor Week
On March 18th, 2010, the D.C. Farm to School Network partnered with the Office of the State Superintendent of Education to host the D.C Healthy School Meals Workshop. This workshop was designed for food service management, school food authorities, and vendors participating in the National School Lunch Program in Washington, DC. The keynote address was delivered by Doug Davis of Burlington, VT Public Schools. Following the keynote, several innovative food service providers took part in a panel discussion.
Thank you to all of the organizations that helped make the workshop possible! To see a complete list, please click HERE.
Download the DC Farm to School Toolkit: A Guide to Purchasing and Serving Local Food and Schools HERE!
See our collection of D.C. Food Resources, full of information on farmers’ markets, CSAs and Gleaning Networks, and Web resources, all designed to help you achieve easier access to local food.
Click each presenter’s name to view a PDF of their presentation:
Meeting Seven:
Instead of an in-person meeting this month, the DC Farm to School Network hosted a free webinar on Tuesday, January 12th. The webinar focused on the the farm to school components of the Healthy Schools Act introduced in DC City Council.
Thank you for being flexible, as this was our first time using a webinar for a Farm to School meeting!
View the meeting’s powerpoint HERE. Learn more about the Healthy Schools Act from this one-pager HERE.
DC Farm to School – Parents Meeting!
DC parents want their kids to eat more fresh produce, schools want to serve it, and local farmers are eager to sell it. What is the role of parents in making Farm to School a reality here in the District? Come learn about and discuss Farm to School with fellow DC parents in an open and inclusive atmosphere.
Wednesday, December 9 at 7:00 pm; Northeast Library, Second Floor Meeting Room
330 Seventh Street, NE at Maryland Avenue (Union Station/Eastern Market metros)
View Meeting PowerPoint HERE.
Meeting Six:
Whitney Bateson from Chartwells School Dining Services for DC Public Schools talked about how the DCPS school food system works and how Chartwells is changing for the better.
When: Wednesday, November 18 from 4-6PM
Where: Friends of the Earth (1717 Massachusetts Ave. NW, 6th floor) near the DuPont Circle metro, 6th floor
Meeting Powerpoint (sorry, no pictures!) HERE
View a summary of Whitney Bateson’s Presentation HERE
Meeting Five:
This meeting involved discussion on moving forward to get more local food and food education into DC schools. Successes from Local Flavor Week and next steps were discussed.
When: Friday, October 2 from noon to 2PM
Where: Friends of the Earth (1717 Massachusetts Ave. NW, 6th floor) near the DuPont Circle metro
MEETING POWERPOINT (sorry, no pictures!): HERE
Meeting Four
The fourth DC Farm to School network meeting consisted of a series of Farm to School ’snapshots’ from across the country presented by Tegan Hagy. Tegan Hagy works for The Food Trust and serves as the Mid-Atlantic Farm to School Coordinator.
View her presentation here.
Following the presentation of national programs, Andrea Northup presented updates and an agenda for the DC Farm to School network, specifically Local Flavor Week.
View the presentation here.
Meeting Three
The third meeting’s discussion centered around bringing ‘farm to school’ ideas into DC schools: opportunities, advisory board, ideas, and the basic plan.
View the presentation here.
Meeting Two
The second meeting was designed as a Working Group to help determine the structure and future of the DC Farm to School Network.
View the Meeting Notes here.
Meeting One
The first DC Farm to School meeting consisted of an overview of Farm to School: the national and local movement, statistics, and benefits. This presentation can be viewed here.
Following the presentation, there were three guest speakers:
1) Anupama Joshi : Director of The National Farm to School Network
View her presentation here.
2) Vinnie Bevivino: Garden Educator at Master Peace Community Farm
View his presentation here.
3) Alexandra Ashbrook : Director, DC Hunger Solutions, Farmers’ Market Collaborative
Contact: Andrea Northup,
andrea@dcfarmtoschool.org, (202) 526-5344 x298
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