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Massachusetts Network of Farm-Based Educators
Information
This is a group to develop and publicize a schedule of gatherings of the Massachusetts Network of Farm-Based Educators and a space to share information and ask questions.
Members: 21
Latest Activity: Aug 8
Schedule & Background
April 13th, 8:30-12 am
Location: please park on the entrance to the trail at Wildflower Lane, Weston, MA
Hosted by: Doug Cook, Casey Townsend of Land's Sake's Education Department
Topic: Working with high school students
April 28th, 1-2 pm
Location: Friends of Holly Hill Farm, Cohasset, MA
Hosted by: Jonny Belber, Education Director
Topic: Farm visit with local 1st and 2nd graders / working with this age group
May 25th 12-3 pm
Location: Soule Homestead Education Center, Middleboro, MA
Hosted by: Frank Albani, Director
Topic: Working together to improve food access, children's programming, and more! Bring your lunch and we can break bread together before a fun and informative workshop.
May/June TBD
Location: Codman Community Farm, Lincoln, MA
Hosted by: Jen James, Director
Topic: Event Planning for farm-based educators
June TBD
Location: Natick Community Farm, Natick, MA
Hosted by: Ursula King
Topic: TBD
July 6th, 3:30-6 pm
Location: The Farm School, Athol, MA
Hosted by: Patrick Connors, Director
Topic: Working with elementary school students on the farm
August/September, TBD
Location: Weir River Farm, Hingham, MA
Hosted by: Meghan Connolly, Education and Interpretation Coordinator
Topic: Farm camp set-up, programming, and maintenance
If you are interested in hosting an event or have any other questions or comments, please contact Phoebe: phoebe@farmbasededucation.org, 978-318-7872
History of the Massachusetts Network of Farm-Based Educators
In the fall of 2008, 15 farm-based educators (photo above) engaged in a facilitated discussion in Concord to explore the possibilities of a formalized network. From that meeting, led by Mark Walter, a teacher at Boston Teacher's Union School, with support from Verena Wieloch, Grey Lee, and host site volunteers, the FBEA facilitated five professional development monthly gatherings of the Massachusetts Network of Farm-Based Educators at various sites including: Waltham Fields Community Farm, Lands Sake Farm in Weston, Appleton Farms in Ipswich, Holly Hill Farm in Cohasset, Weir River Farm in Hingham, and The Farm School in Athol. Topics discussed included; connecting farm-based education to local schools’ curricula, working with land trusts in targeted areas to preserve land, and identifying alternative resources for funding and volunteers. The interest in this group has grown and membership has expanded to include educators in the field of nutrition and climate change.
Materials & Discussions
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Started by Phoebe K. Flemming, RD Feb 3.
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Comment by Phoebe K. Flemming, RD on September 16, 2009 at 10:14pm -
http://grantsalert.com/grants.cfm?id=4&gid=33106
Check out this link and those below for ideas about how to fund your educational garden programs
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Comment by Rebecca Gilbert on May 1, 2009 at 11:28am - I'm not sure if this is the right spot to say this, but our women farmer's group is very interested in getting our interns together a-la CRAFT, although on a smaller scale to begin with. We are also working on a gleaning program for the fall.
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Comment by Jen James on May 1, 2009 at 11:11am - I spoke with our farmers here at The Food Project and they're excited about seeing other FBE places in action. It will be good for us to spend more time on this aspect of our work--learning more about what we can do with our teenagers.
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