Kentucky Farm to School Summit
Save the date for a full day of sharing success stories and strategizing to overcome barriers. For all stakeholders in farm to school: educators, farmers, school food professionals, administrators and community partners.
August network meeting
Its back to school time! Join us for this virtual August meeting of the Ky Farm to School Network. We'll preview some upcoming big events for farm to school in Kentucky - October Farm to School Month & our challenge AND the Ky Farm to School Summit in December.
EKY Grower-Buyer Meet Up
This meet up will bring together producers and food buyers, including retailers, restaurants, school food professionals and more. Come prepared to pitch your products to potential buyers. Bring product/price lists. Bring photos and/or samples. This activity is part of the Eastern Kentucky Farmer Conference. To register for the meet up, email Heather Graham at heather.graham@uky.edu
Eastern Ky Producer Workshop
This workshop is for producers interested in selling their farm foods to schools. It is a pre-conference session of the Eastern Kentucky Farmer Conference. Registration for this session is $8 and includes a producer workbook. Register at: https://form.jotform.com/240045085109146
February Network Meeting
Join us for the first network meeting of 2024. We’ll discuss preliminary plans for a Kentucky farm to school summit, get a legislative update on farm to school in the Kentucky general session and share news and updates from all. Zoom link to join the meeting.
Producer Workshop
We’re starting off the new year with a workshop for producers interested in selling to schools. Its a pre-conference activity for the Kentucky Fruit and Vegetable growers conference in Bowling Green. Registration is free. Note - the time is in Central time zone, 4-6 local time.
School Garden Educator Workshop - W. Jessamine Middle School
Join the Kentucky Farm to School Network for a hands-on school garden workshop for educators! Topics of discussion will include:
getting started
garden plants
resources
funding streams
maintenance
and overall best practices learned from our school garden project
The first part of the workshop will be a discussion of the above topics and the second part will be in the garden as part of the community workday to prepare the gardens for the growing season.
Registration required. Free but limited space available. Open to educators of all types - teachers, informal educators, parents, extension staff, etc. A light locally-sourced lunch will be provided.
Register by visiting https://www.eventbrite.com/e/593157408777.
Questions? Contact McKenzie at mckenzie@kyhortcouncil.org or (517) 525-5740
School Garden Educator Workshop - Second Street School (Frankfort)
Join the Kentucky Farm to School Network for a hands-on school garden workshop for educators! Topics of discussion will include:
getting started
garden plants
resources
funding streams
maintenance
and overall best practices learned from our school garden project
Half of the workshop will be spent in the classroom with the other half spent in the garden!
Registration required. Free but limited space available. Open to educators of all types - teachers, informal educators, parents, extension staff, etc. Locally-sourced snacks will be provided!
Register by visiting https://www.eventbrite.com/e/593053688547.
Questions? Contact McKenzie at mckenzie@kyhortcouncil.org or (517) 525-5740
