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Farms & Food Teaching the Hudson Valley from the Ground Up July 29-31
Keynote
Wallace Education & Visitors Center, FDR Home and Presidential Library, Hyde Park, NY
Educating our Next Generation to Eat with Consciousness Pam Koch, adjunct associate professor of nutrition education and executive director, Tisch Center for Food, Education & Policy, Teachers College, Columbia University. Pam will also present an afternoon workshop.
Who K-12 teachers, historic site, museum, and environmental educators; or anyone interested in place-based learning, farms, or food.
What Delve into the Valley’s culture, environment, and history through farms and food. Workshops, panels, and field experiences offer content, activities, and lessons. Learn about our
Wednesday field experience options
region’s food history, teaching and living sustainably, farm-to-school, and more. A rare opportunity
Food and Art in Albany – a cooking class followed by sketching and instruction with a professional artist and educator.
for teachers, informal educators, and others to
Cropsey Community Farm – an introduction to the farm, a food truck lunch, and more, New City, Rockland County.
All three days: $115; two days: $80; one day: $40
Our Ecosystem, Our Health: Exploring School and Community Gardens – visit gardens throughout Poughkeepsie; get ideas for starting, planning and maintaining your own.
learn from and with each other.
Registration includes certificate of attendance (up to 24 hours) and at least two lunches and light breakfasts. Surcharges apply for some field experiences. For best rate, register by July 18.
The Scoop on Dirt: Soil, Farming, and History – learn about the complexities of farming past and present at Roxbury Farm and Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, Kinderhook, Columbia County.
[email protected] 845-229-9116, ext. 2035 www.TeachingtheHudsonValley.org
Top: Carol Coogan. Bottom: Rockland Farm Alliance THV is a program of the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area | Roosevelt-Vanderbilt-Van Buren National Historic Sites, National Park Service | Hudson River Estuary Program, NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation Hudson River Valley Institute at Marist College | Additional institute supporters include: FDR Presidential Library and Museum/National Archives and Records Administration, Roosevelt-Vanderbilt Historical Association
Keynote
Wallace Education & Visitors Center, FDR Home and Presidential Library, Hyde Park, NY
Educating our Next Generation to Eat with Consciousness Pam Koch, adjunct associate professor of nutrition education and executive director, Tisch Center for Food, Education & Policy, Teachers College, Columbia University. Pam will also present an afternoon workshop.
Who K-12 teachers, historic site, museum, and environmental educators; or anyone interested in place-based learning, farms, or food.
What Delve into the Valley’s culture, environment, and history through farms and food. Workshops, panels, and field experiences offer content, activities, and lessons. Learn about our
Wednesday field experience options
region’s food history, teaching and living sustainably, farm-to-school, and more. A rare opportunity
Food and Art in Albany – a cooking class followed by sketching and instruction with a professional artist and educator.
for teachers, informal educators, and others to
Cropsey Community Farm – an introduction to the farm, a food truck lunch, and more, New City, Rockland County.
All three days: $115; two days: $80; one day: $40
Our Ecosystem, Our Health: Exploring School and Community Gardens – visit gardens throughout Poughkeepsie; get ideas for starting, planning and maintaining your own.
learn from and with each other.
Registration includes certificate of attendance (up to 24 hours) and at least two lunches and light breakfasts. Surcharges apply for some field experiences. For best rate, register by July 18.
The Scoop on Dirt: Soil, Farming, and History – learn about the complexities of farming past and present at Roxbury Farm and Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, Kinderhook, Columbia County.
[email protected] 845-229-9116, ext. 2035 www.TeachingtheHudsonValley.org
Top: Carol Coogan. Bottom: Rockland Farm Alliance THV is a program of the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area | Roosevelt-Vanderbilt-Van Buren National Historic Sites, National Park Service | Hudson River Estuary Program, NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation Hudson River Valley Institute at Marist College | Additional institute supporters include: FDR Presidential Library and Museum/National Archives and Records Administration, Roosevelt-Vanderbilt Historical Association
