Mays Landing, NJ, January 30, 2012 —The New Jersey Farm to School Network will host their Winter Conference, “It Takes a Village: Collaborations in Good Food and School Gardens,” February 24 and 25, 2012 at Atlantic Cape Community College, 5100 Black Horse Pike, Mays Landing in Walter E. Edge Hall.
With support from the AtlantiCare Foundation, the conference will highlight collaborations in southern New Jersey among higher education, not-for-profit organizations, K-12 schools and community organizers who are bringing good food and nutrition education solutions to the region. The conference will be of interest to educators, healthcare providers, agricultural professionals, philanthropists, and students seeking degrees in education, healthcare, social sciences, agriculture and/or the culinary arts.
Registration each day will open at 9 a.m.
The conference agenda on Friday will feature Farm to School projects including the introduction of newly developed food products made from New Jersey-grown produce developed through the Rutgers Food Innovation Center. Organizers will also share results from a statewide Farm to School survey the Rutgers Cooperative Extension, Division of Family and Community Health Sciences conducted.
The afternoon session will highlight the Campus Kitchen at Atlantic City program, a collaboration of the Atlantic Cape Community College Academy of Culinary Arts; Atlantic City High School; The Boys and Girls Club of Atlantic City; Richard Stockton College of New Jersey and Sodexo, Inc.
Saturday’s conference agenda will showcase school and community garden programs in Atlantic, Camden and Gloucester counties. They include gardens supported by the AtlantiCare Foundation’s Growing Green Initiative in Atlantic City, The New Jersey Agricultural Society’s learning through Gardening program in Margate and Ventnor; Rutgers Cooperative Extension Division of Family and Community Health Sciences in Gloucester County and The Center for Environmental Transformation in Camden & the educational work by Green Living Technologies International (GLTi).
The New Jersey Farm to School Network was founded in 2008 to provide a statewide resource for farm to school programs. The Network works with schools, farmers, advocates, food service professionals, state agencies and others in New Jersey to improve school lunches and promote school garden programs.
Registration fee is $40 for both days and $25 for one day. Inaugural membership dues to become a member of the New Jersey Farm to School Network for one year will be available during registration for $10.
About Green Living Technologies International, LLC (GLTi) Green Living Technologies International, LLC (GLTi) is a privately held environmental / green technologies manufacturer providing patented products and services that facilitate the integration of vegetative technologies like Green Roofs, Green Walls, Vertical Agriculture and Green Education. As the technology partner for the New York City School district, we provide a complete package that includes custom manufacturing, design, consulting, products, services and warranties. CEO George Irwin is a published author and authority on green wall / roof technologies known as the “Green Wall Editor” for the number one green roof and wall website in the world, www.greenroofs.com.
GLTi is also the inventor of the edible wall technology growing food on a large scale known as GLTi Food Factories. A leader in “Zero Miles” from farm to table with indoor and outdoor edible walls for the freshest fruit and produce in urban environments, parking lots, brown field sites, schools, roof tops and job training programs with a variety of options that allow for commercial scaled production to a single mobile unit for classroom use.
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Green Living Technologies International George Irwin, CEO 1151 Titus Avenue, Ste. 8 Rochester NY 14617 www.agreenroof.com 800-631-8001
