SAVE THE DATE: 4th DeKalb Farm to School Stakeholders Meeting
**What is Farm to School? Farm to School programs are wide ranging, from local food in the cafeteria, to multi-disciplinary curriculum that ties in nutrition education. To find out more about Farm to School programs nationwide and at Chesnut Charter Elementary, please visit farmtoschool.org and http://chesnutforchange.wordpress.com/tag/farm-to-school-f2s.**
When: Thursday, November 29, 2012. Tours of Chesnut Garden starting at 4:30pm. Stakeholders Meeting at 5:30pm-6:45pm in the cafeteria.
Why: Learn how other DeKalb schools are using their gardens as teaching tools and expand our county-wide Farm to School program.
Where: Chesnut Charter Elementary School, 4576 N. Peachtree Road, Dunwoody
Who: Anybody who is interested in participating in a DeKalb County Farm to School program. Parents, teachers, school nutrition staff, administrators, community members, Master Gardeners, farmers, organizations, government agencies, etc.
RSVP and Questions: Contact Rosalie Ezekiel at rosalie@eparchitects.com
Does your school have a garden or a farm to school program?
We want to hear about it!
LOCAVORE BONUS! Light snacks generously provided by Farm Burger, newly opened in the Georgetown Plaza in Dunwoody.
Fernbank will be there! Thank you for hosting:)
Thanks local editor Deborah Geering of Atlanta Magazine for helping us get the invite out by posting to their Local Foods Calendar: http://www.atlantamagazine.com/foodevents/listings.aspx.