Professional Development – Page 3 – Tending Our Common Ground

Georgia Organics Farm to School Summit

Georgia Organics is hosting their 2013 Farm to School Summit at the Georgia World Congress Center on February 21 and 22. The Farm to School movement connects schools and local farms in an effort to serve healthy meals in school cafeterias, improve student nutrition, and increase farm and gardening educational opportunities. This year’s Summit welcomesContinue reading “Georgia Organics Farm to School Summit”

Upcoming Event: Presenting at the Atlanta Farm to School Workshop

I was thrilled to be invited back to lead another workshop for the Atlanta Farm to School group. Check out the post from our last Atlanta F2S Workshop in November here. Hope to see you all at Parkside Elementary School on Saturday, March 9th!

Atlanta Local Food Initiative 2012 Summit

I’m looking forward to attending the Atlanta Local Food Initiative 2012 Summit at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens today! I’m particularly excited about some of the in-depth breakout sessions: Urban Agriculture Start-ups, Grassroots Community Building through Local Food, and Let’s Grow – Education and Outreach.

Presenting at the Atlanta Farm to School Workshop

I had a great time presenting at Atlanta Farm to School’s Workshop on Saturday. There was a great group of participants that were eager to learn where to start with teaching standards-based math, science, reading, and writing lessons in the garden. During my workshops, I always like to begin with the basic outline of aContinue reading “Presenting at the Atlanta Farm to School Workshop”

Farm to School Symposium

I’m looking forward to attending the Decatur Farm to School Symposium tomorrow!

Georgia Organics Workshop: Compost and Vermiculture

As part of my Georgia Organics Urban Agriculture Training Program, I attended a Compost Workshop today with Daniel Ballard – the Head Gardener at the Oakhurst Community Garden. We learned about many methods of composting (some better suited for demonstration purposes, others more fit for production) and some brand new techniques to me – BlackContinue reading “Georgia Organics Workshop: Compost and Vermiculture”