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Farms, Food & Health Conference
January 29, 2016 @ 9:00 am - 8:00 pm
$45
Farms, Food & Health Conference Offers Opportunities for Food Service Directors, Employers, and Educators
Event is set for Jan. 29 at the Grand Traverse Resort and Spa
A conference slated for January 29, 2016, at the Grand Traverse Resort and Spa aims to build valuable connections between locally grown foods and wellness in schools, the healthcare sector, the workplace, and the broader community.
In addition to sessions for healthcare practitioners and poverty reduction advocates, the conference will offer valuable sessions for food service directors, employers and human resource professionals, and educators. Links below take you to full separate press releases about these sessions.
Hospital, school, senior center, and other community food service directors can learn best first steps and tips on buying, menuing, and marketing locally grown food for their cafeteria meals. READ MORE
Area employers, human resource professionals and workplace wellness advocates have an opportunity to learn innovative ways to add locally grown foods to their employee wellness programs. READ MORE
Teachers and principals can learn how to integrate farm to school and school garden lessons into classrooms while also meeting teaching requirements and incorporating Marzano instructional teaching strategies. READ MORE
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