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Newsletter
Spring/Summer 2012
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Dear Friends,
Happy 6th Birthday to the FBEA!
The FBEA was born on May 16th, 2006. Thank you to every single one of you for your help in growing this network for farm-based educators. Onward!
 Summer is here and you are about to be as busy as it gets. Take a
few minutes to peruse this Newsletter. Highlights include two perspectives from network members doing great work:
Josh Slotnick (PEAS Farm Director and University of Montana Professor) weighs in on College Farms.
Emily Hoyler (Curriculum Specialist with the Sustainable Schools Project) sheds some light on the new Common Core State Standards. Also in this issue:
- Access to the recorded webinar: Social Media for Farms to Generate Education, Awareness, and Action
- Professional
 development events and opportunities - Informative blogs, materials, and articles
- Jobs in Hawaii, California, and New Hampshire
- A glorious radish recipe
Have a great summer season. I, along with the FBEA Team, look forward to connecting at a Gathering, Webinar, Call-In, Workshop, Conference, or in the Discussion Forum.
Stay cool out there!
Sincerely,
Director of Communications and Development
P.S. You are among the 2,500 people receiving this newsletter. This does not necessarily mean you are officially a member of the FBEA Network. Make it official, JOIN TODAY!
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Q&A Topics: College Farms and State Standards
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Q&A's provide thoughts and perspectives from members of the FBEA network for members of the FBEA Network.
Josh Slotnick on College Farms
Josh is the PEAS Farm Director and a University of Montana Professor
"Most colleges would be thrilled for the good press and community outreach opportunity Farm Based education provides." Q&A with Josh Slotnick
Emily Hoyler on the new Common Core State Standards
Emily is the Curriculum Specialist with Shelburne Farms' Sustainable Schools Project
"The Common Core and the Next Generation Science Standards define many big ideas that students need to understand (for example: systems-thinking, community, interdependence), and farm-based education can provide students with an opportunity to explore these ideas." Q&A with Emily Hoyler
Who would you like to hear from? Please be in touch with Erica Curry if you would like to propose a network member for a Q&A profile - nominate yourself! Network member perspectives will live on the FBEA Q&A Page.
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Events - Save the Dates!
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Download the FBEA Event Flyer
Pale Blue Dot Symposium
FBEA Program Coordinator Erica Curry will deliver the keynote address: Carrots are Candy! Growing New Farmers, the Future of Our Food
Massachusetts Network of Farm-Based
Framingham High School
Framingham, MA
June 29, 10-11:30
Come tour the innovative school garden and cafeteria program and meet Brendan Ryan, Foodservice Director of the Framingham Public Schools.
National Farm to Cafeteria Conference
August 2-5
Scholarship application deadline, May 31!
More Gathering of Farm Based Educators
Appleton Farms, Ipswich, MA
August 13, 3-5
Webinar: Food, Farm & Nutrition Curriculum Connections:
Developing Educational Experiences that Meet Teacher Needs Hosted by Emily Hoyler, Curriculum Specialist with the Sustainable Schools Project and co-coordinated with National Farm to School September 11 Gathering of Farm-Based Educators Hawthorne Valley Farm Ghent, NY October 6  ABC's of Farm-Based Education for Farmers 3-Day Workshop
Shelburne Farms, VT October 21-23 More
Gathering of Farm Based Educators Hard Bargain Farm Accookeek, MD November 17
More
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Featured Photo from the Network
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Campers at Four Winds Westward Ho Camp where the campers' favorite activity is holding hens and fixing pasture fencing. Four Winds is on Orcas Island in Washington State's San Juan Islands.
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Please support the FBEA and help strengthen the good work of farm-based educators who tirelessly connect adults and children to the unique and invaluable experiences found on working farms.
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Join the nearly 1,200 network members (free!) who have signed up to share information and to show their support for this network. Network members also receive Bullet Points, monthly emails highlighting events and opportunities for the farm-based education Community. Join Now!
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We like you. We really really do - especially all the great work you do out on the land with eager minds young and old. So like us, ok? We promise to keep our updates interesting and pithy. It's a click away... 
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Social Media Webinar
| More than 100 people from around the country joined the May 2nd Webinar: Social Media For Farms to Generate Education, Awareness, and Action. The webinar provided guidance for creating a strategy to use social media (Facebook, Twitter, Four Square, Linked In) effectively and to manage related risks. Take some time to watch the webinar and learn creative ways to use these tools. The webinar was hosted by:Lisa Chase (University of Vermont Extension); Jessie Schmidt (UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture); Ben Amsden (Plymouth State University Center for Rural Partnerships); and Erica Curry (Farm-Based Education Association). |
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JOBS
| Live Earth Farm Discovery Program Education Coordinator
Santa Cruz, CA
UNH Cooperative Extension Youth and Family Program
Urban Adamah
Urban Farming Fellowship
Berkeley, CA
Pu'u O Hoku Ranch & Retreat Center
Molokai, Hawaii
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Materials and Conversations in the Discussion Forum
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Top Ten Reasons Why People Intern on Farms
Michael Kaufmann at Green Chimneys breaks it down- including finding your heart song, your people, and the experience you seek.
Introducing Children to the Sources of Food
A recent New York Times article about the value and popularity of summer farm camps - featuring a long time FBEA Network Member! Article 
Best Practices in Summer Learning
The National Summer Learning Association outlines their findings for Middle and High School Youth in a new report. Highlights and Link
Winning and Finalist Essays Posing Ethical Arguments for Eating Meat Thoughtful perspectives for farm-based educators engaging with summer visitors.
New York Times Contest, May 2012 Essays
Guidelines for Summer Intern and Apprentice Programs A blog from Sanne Kure-Jensen BlogGreenhorns: 50 Dispatches from the New Farmers Movement
The documentary companion featuring essays and stories from the next generation of American Farmers More
The USDA Farm to School Grants
USDA Food and Nutrition Service anticipates awarding up to $3.5 million in grant funding to support efforts that improve access to local foods in eligible schools. More
Newsletter Archive
You can scan past newsletters for featured farms, materials, and resources. Archive
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FBEA Website 101
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One of the primary goals of this network is to connect farm-based educators to share information and resources. There is a VERY good chance that someone else in this community has solved a problem you are struggling with or is doing something really well and would happily share their model - be it summer camp pricing, farm safety for your visitors, farm-to-school implementation, etc. The FBEA Network is also a great place to spread the word about Events and Job Opportunities.
Here are 2 graphic images to highlight how the FBEA website can help build the network and encourage information sharing. As always, Mike Roman, FBEA Social Media Coordinator, is standing by to help and answer questions.
*And as always, as long as you follow . . .
If you are an online network member, you can FOLLOW the discussions in the forum. This allows you to receive updates when new discussions or materials have been added to the forum.
Here's how:
2. Scroll aaallllll the way down to the bottom of the page and click the "Follow" link next to the little email envelope. Here's a picture to help you out:
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EatingWell Recipe
| Radish, Celery & Snap Pea Salad
Oh dear radish... your fast-growing, crunchy, simplicity gives you a huge place in our hearts, and our logo.
Recipe
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