Iowa Hunger Calendar

Join your Farm to School and Early Care statewide community for a two-hour virtual conference on Friday, June 19, from 1 to 3 p.m.! Hosted by the Iowa Farm to School and Early Care Coalition, this virtual conference will take the place of our 2020 in-person conference (to be rescheduled for June 2021). We will use Zoom video/call conferencing, and the conference will be recorded and accessible after the live meeting.

Sub-grants available! Iowa Team Nutrition will offer $350 sub-grants to childcare centers and $100 to childcare home providers, participating in CACFP to support farm to early care activities. Two CACFP Training Hours will be offered to CACFP childcare center staff and home providers for participating in the Farm to School and Early Care Virtual Conference on June 19th, or for viewing the conference recording at a later time. Contact Patti Delger, patti.delger@iowa.gov for more information.

REGISTER HERE by June 16! A summarized agenda is below and the Zoom link will be shared a few days before the 19th to all who’ve registered. Folks are encouraged to join via video if possible. We look forward to “seeing” you on June 19!

Virtual Conference Agenda

1–1:05 p.m.—Welcome! Using Zoom 

1:05–1:20 p.m.—Overview: the Iowa Farm to School & Early Care Coalition and Network 

1:20–2 p.m.—Presentations from around the state

1. Des Moines Schools Farm to School Challenges and Successes: Jen Ransom-Gach (DMPS Nutrition Grants Director)
2. Reading Books with Hungry Eyes: Anita Schuckert (Little Steps and Beyond Daycare)
3. Growing the Farm to School Movement in the Waukee Community School District: Kaitlyn Scheuerman, (Registered Dietitian with Waukee Community Schools)
4. What’s all of the “buzz?” An Inside Look into the GC-B Bees

• • Kelsey Wigans (Seed to Table Manager and Registered Dietitian Nutritionist) 
  • Lily Hoover (6th grade student, Assistant Gardening Manager at GC-B)
  • Tawny Hoover (GC-B School Board President)

2–2:50 p.m.— Planning for Farm to School Month amidst COVID-19

2:50–3 p.m.—Questions and additional information