Coordinating research & evaluation efforts to strengthen farm to school and garden-based education programs, practices, and policies.
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New book - Learning Gardens and Sustainability Education Bringing Life to Schools and Schools to Life & discount code
Learning Gardens and Sustainability Education Bringing Life to Schools and Schools to Life by Dilafruz Williams and Jonathan Brown
Offering a fresh approach to bringing life to schools and schools to life, this book goes beyond touting the benefits of learning gardens to survey them as a whole-systems design solution with potential to address myriad interrelated social, ecological, and…
Posted by Michelle M. Ratcliffe on January 24, 2012 at 9:56am
Two new positions with National F2S Network
Two new positions just opened up with the National Farm to School Network:
1) Communications & Outreach Manager (based anywhere in the US)
2) Program Assistant (based in the Chicago area) …
Continue Posted by Anupama Joshi on December 21, 2011 at 6:11pm
Faculty Position in Food Studies at Syracuse University
The Department of Public Health, Food Studies and Nutrition in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics at Syracuse University invites applicants for a full time tenure track position in food studies, rank open, to begin in August 2012. We seek an Associate or Full Professor, but will also consider promising applicants at the rank of Assistant Professor. The department seeks a high-energy faculty member with expertise in the interdisciplinary study of food, food systems, and…
ContinuePosted by Michelle M. Ratcliffe on December 20, 2011 at 9:33am
FoodCorps is hiring a Research and Evaluation Manager - Due Jan. 20, 2012
FoodCorps is hiring a Research and Evaluation Manager to facilitate measurement and analysis of FoodCorps' impact on child health and food security. The application deadline is January 20th, 2012. Go here to learn more: http://www.idealist.org/view/job/fnwHb9ZWwnH4/
POSITION: Reporting to Co-‐Founder and Service Program Director, Cecily Upton, and working in close collaboration with Co-‐Founder and…
ContinuePosted by Michelle M. Ratcliffe on December 19, 2011 at 2:28pm
My Dissertation
I just defended my dissertation, A Healthy Harvest: Adolescents Grow Food and Well-Being with Policy Implications for Education, Health and Community Planning on the effects of growing food organically on adolescents.
I will post the abstract and am happy to send the full dissertation to anyone who would find it useful.
Posted by Illene Pevec on November 30, 2011 at 10:27am — 1 Comment
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New book - Learning Gardens and Sustainability Education Bringing Life to Schools and Schools to Life & discount code
Learning Gardens and Sustainability Education Bringing Life to Schools and Schools to Life by Dilafruz Williams and Jonathan BrownOffering a fresh approach to bringing life to schools and schools to life, this book goes beyond touting the benefits of learning gardens to survey them as a whole-systems design solution with potential to address myriad interrelated social, ecological, and educational issues. The authors creatively place soil at the center of the discourse on sustainability…See More
Blog post by Michelle M. Ratcliffe
New Study on Food in Schools
Here is an article that I think will be of interest to almost everyone in this group:Jennifer Van Hook and Claire E. Altman. 2012. Competitive Food Sales in Schools and Childhood Obesity : A Longitudinal Study. Sociology of Education, 85(1), 23-29.See More
Discussion posted by Gina K. Thornburg
Matt Benson commented on Illene Pevec's blog post 'My Dissertation'
I would love to read your disseration. Can you email it to me? My email is mcbenson@vt.edu. Congratulations!
Two new positions with National F2S Network
Two new positions just opened up with the National Farm to School Network:1) Communications & Outreach Manager (based anywhere in the US) http://www.farmtoschool.org/files/publications_417.pdf2) Program Assistant (based in the Chicago area) http://www.farmtoschool.org/files/publications_416.pdfSee More
Blog post by Anupama Joshi
Faculty Position in Food Studies at Syracuse University
The Department of Public Health, Food Studies and Nutrition in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics at Syracuse University invites applicants for a full time tenure track position in food studies, rank open, to begin in August 2012. We seek an Associate or Full Professor, but will also consider promising applicants at the rank of Assistant Professor. The department seeks a high-energy faculty member with expertise in the interdisciplinary study of food, food systems, and…See More
Blog post by Michelle M. Ratcliffe
FoodCorps is hiring a Research and Evaluation Manager - Due Jan. 20, 2012
FoodCorps is hiring a Research and Evaluation Manager to facilitate measurement and analysis of FoodCorps' impact on child health and food security. The application deadline is January 20th, 2012. Go here to learn more: http://www.idealist.org/view/job/fnwHb9ZWwnH4/POSITION: Reporting to Co-‐Founder and Service Program Director, Cecily Upton, and working in close collaboration with Co-‐Founder and Director of Policy and…See More
A blog post by Michelle M. Ratcliffe was featured
Illene Pevec replied to Abha Gupta's discussion 'SG/Surveying Research - Need Advice!'
I just completed my own research and dissertation that involved interviewing high school students who garden. My IRB very kindly passed my permission form on to a reading expert who changed the language into what she considered 5th grade reading…
My Dissertation
I just defended my dissertation, A Healthy Harvest: Adolescents Grow Food and Well-Being with Policy Implications for Education, Health and Community Planning on the effects of growing food organically on adolescents.I will post the abstract and am happy to send the full dissertation to anyone who would find it useful.See More
Blog post by Illene Pevec
Bad News for School Lunch Content: Let's Write to Our Congressional Members!
http://gothamist.com/2011/11/16/pizza_now_counts_as_a_vegetable_acc.php Pizza Now Counts As A Vegetable, According To CongressGreat news for the youth of America: the government, which may very well be run by cheese-loving 12-year-olds, has decided that pizza totally counts as a vegetable.A spending bill pushed…See More
Discussion posted by Gina K. Thornburg
Gina K. Thornburg commented on Stephanie Ritchie's event 'Farm to School & School Garden Research Consortium Work Session'
Dear Michelle, Anu, Debra, Stephanie, and the other organizers of this workshop:
Thank you for a deeply rewarding all-day workshop in which we all had a chance to brainstorm and network, and, importantly, to hear the ideas and experiences of others!…
Farm to School & School Garden Research Consortium Work Session at Oakland Marriott City Center
Gina K. Thornburg is attending Stephanie Ritchie's event
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Forum
USDA Issues New Rules on School Food
Started by Gina K. Thornburg in Policy on Wednesday.
New Study on Food in Schools
Started by Gina K. Thornburg in Peer-review articles Jan 23.
SG/Surveying Research - Need Advice! 1 Reply
Started by Abha Gupta in Farm to School Research Reports. Last reply by Illene Pevec Nov 30, 2011.
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