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Curriculum, Professional, Youth Leadership Development
Convener: AmandaKreiss?
Participants: CarolWilliams?, Dela, AnitaDominique?, SharonBurdick?
Summary:
- Rural-Urban Conversations and expeditions and exchanges... realities of youth flight from rural areas due to economic hardship
- Family food culture and practices
- even wealthy families do not always provide a healthy, educated environment for food
- what is "food rich"? a values issue
- independence of young people (whether chosen or forced upon them) makes it all the more imoprtnat that they have the background to make good food choices
- hands-on experience for youth
- marshall high school's garden program... tomatoes don't come from Dominick's! it takes TASTE!
- harvest celebrations
- How do we change the 'uncoolness' of farming... let the kids share the financial rewards of their produce! ...pride of sharing food they grew from nothing.
- Curriculum resources
- food project
- candy college
- illinois ag extension
- marshall high school ag small school
- need to generate more youth-led youth-run, youth-driven projects
- mentors and role models essential for inspring possibility and teaching practices