2009 Farm-Based Education Conference

Posted by on October 26, 2009

Don’t Miss the Educational Fun!
The 2009 Farm-Based Education Conference
Hosted by the Farm-Based Education Association &
Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture
Tarrytown, NY
November 12 – 14, 2009

The Keynote!
David T. Sobel, M.Ed.,
professor, author, and director of the Center for Place-Based Education will deliver the keynote address on Saturday, November 14th.

The Roundtable
A full conference discussion about What’s next for the farm-based education community?

The Greenhorns
A screening of the near-final version of the documentary with a Q&A with Director Severine von Tscharner
Fleming.

Inspiring Field Trip
Locations:
Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture
Queens County Farm Museum
Bronx Community Gardens
Green Chimneys
Hilltop Hanover & Muscoot Farm

Remarkable Workshops
Including:
Ovid on the Farm with Helen Miller, M.Ed. candidate, Harvard Graduate School of Education

Designing a Continuum of Programs: Pre-School through Adult with Meg Connolly and Holly Hannaway, Weir River and Appleton Farms, farms of the Trustees of Reservations

What is the Farm to School Movement and How Does it Relate to Farm-Based Education? with Megan Camp and Erica Curry, Shelburne Farms and Vermont FEED

Hook, Line, and Sinker: Effective Interpretation for Self-Guided Visitors with Kris Scopinich, Drumlin Farm.
Urban Agriculture, Food Systems & Public Schools with Jesse Kurtz-Nicholl, MPH Candidate, Johns Hopkins
University

Download the program & REGISTER

http://www.farmbasededucation.org

Rates
Full Conference
FBEA member: $265.50
Non-Member: $295
Single Day
FBEA Member: $157.50
Non-Member: $175

For accommodation and other pricing information, visit http://www.farmbasededucation.org