List of Educational and Curriculum Resources assembled by the Cornell Library

Jeff Piestak posted a link to this webpage from the Cornell Library, which has a wealth of information and data sources:

http://guides.library.cornell.edu/content.php?pid=84833&sid=631...

Here's the list of Educational/ Curriculum materials:

• Ag in the Classroom USDA Agriculture in the Classroom supports state programs by providing a network that seeks to improve agricultural literacy — awareness, knowledge, and appreciation — among PreK-12 teachers and their students.
• Beginning Farmers Resource Center
• Books & Films -Searchable list of materials related to food systems from Philip Howard, Assistant Professor, Michigan State University 
• Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS) Instructional resources for teaching sustainable agriculture skills and concepts, including Teaching Direct Marketing and Small Farm Viability.  
• Center for Ecoliteracy Variety of instructional tools to assist teachers as they plan and implement sustainable curriculum.
• Community Food Security 101: An interactive educational tool walking participants through the food system. Other publications from the Community Food Security Coalition also available.
• Cornell Agricultural Outreach and Education Promotes basic awareness, appreciation and appropriate understanding of agriculture through participation in public school agricultural education programs.
• Discovering the Food System Experiential learning program for children created by Horticulture and Nutrition faculty at Cornell.
• Edible Schoolyard (ESY) Program of the Chez Panisse Foundation (led by Alice Waters), with an organic garden and kitchen classroom for urban public school students in Berkeley, California.
• eXtension Marketing and Food Systems resources Variety of food system related materials from cooperative extension experts across US.
• eXtension Families, Food & Fitness resources
• Farm Based Education Program at Groundswell Center in Ithaca
• Food, Farming and Community resources Activity of the Michigan State University Museum that provides materials to build greater understanding about local food, and the importance of sustainable practices
• Food for Thought and Action: A Food Sovereignty Curriculum From Grassroots International
• Food Inc. movie educational materials
• The Food Project Toolbox -Books, manuals, activities and wide variety of curriculums available for free download.
• Fresh, The Movie Educational resource list
• GrowNYC list of lesson plans and curriculum
• Lesson Planet "Food System" lessons
• Linking Food and the Environment (LiFE) Curriculum from the Teachers College at Columbia University provides science education for students in the area of biology through inquiry-based investigations in the domain of food. Inpsired by faculty member Joan Gussow, one of the original voices of the sustainable food movement.
• Lunchbox Project -Web portal helping schools and school districts to make a healthy difference for all children in America by providing information and tools necessary to make good food available for all kids.
• Nourish Initiative Media and Education initiative focused on opening a broad public conversation about our food system that encourages citizen engagement, particularly among young people and families.
• NY Agriculture in the Classroom resource list
• NY Coalition for Healthy Schools Resources to help schools educate children about good nutrition.
• Project Food, Land & People Promotes approaches to learning to help people better understand the interrelationships among agriculture, the environment and people of the world.
• School Lunch Initiative Learning resources, including Linking Food, Culture, Health, and the Environment Visual Guide.
• Spoons Across America Develops and supports food- and nutrition-based educational programs for children.
• Sustainable Agriculture Education Association Promotes and supports the development, application, research, and exchange of best teaching and learning practices in sustainable agriculture education and curricula through communication, training, development, and collaborative activities for teachers and learners.
• Sustainable Table teacher resources