OSU Extension 4-H Farm Food and Fitness Conference

CONFERENCE AGENDA

OSU Extension 4-H Farm Food and Fitness Conference

at Alpenrose Dairyville in Portland, OR

Friday, January 17th

8:00 am Registration Opens

8:30 am Opening Session “Finding That Spark: Expressive Identity and

Thriving in Adolescence”

9:00 am Session One

Farm and Garden: Garden Design for Teaching

Food and Fitness: Food Safe Garden Practices

Youth Development: Great Teens Make Great Teachers

10:15 am BREAK

10:30 am Session Two

Farm and Garden: Healthy Soils- Healthy Gardens

Food and Fitness: Introduction to Food Preservation

Youth Development: Engaging Culturally Diverse Youth

12:00 noon LUNCH BREAK

12:45 pm Session Three

Farm and Garden: Part One: Year Round Gardening- tips, garden tools and calendars for gardening all year

Food and Fitness: Using Kitchen Safety Practices and Knife Skills for Youth

Youth Development: Connecting High School Youth to Service Learning Projectsin Farms, Food and Fitness

1:45 pm Session Four

Farm and Garden: Part Two: Year Round Gardening

Food and Fitness The Great Garden Detective Adventure Curriculum: Standards based curriculum for integrating nutrition education into math, science, English and health

Youth Development: 4-H Entrepreneurs

2:45 pm BREAK

3:00 pm Session Five

Farm and Garden: Working with Your School District- Guidelines for Outdoor spaces

Food and Fitness 4-H Run for your Life:running clubs for youth

Youth Development: Leadership Skills for Youth

4:00 pm Wrap Up and Evaluation

Saturday January 18th

8:00 am Registration Opens

8:30 am Opening Session “Gardens as Physical Activity Spaces”

9:00 am Session Six

Farm and Garden: Incorporating Chicken and Poultry Sustainability Projects as Part of Your Eco School Design

Food and Fitness: Enjoy Cooking with Whole Grains – Every Meal Every Day!

Youth Development: 4-H Loan Library: Education Kits and Curriculum for Farm, Food and Fitness

10:15 am BREAK

10:30 am Session Seven

Farm and Garden: Growing Whole Grains for Teaching Healthy Eating

Food and Fitness: Seasonal Cooking

Youth Development: Effective Teaching Strategies for Engaging Youth

12:00 noon LUNCH BREAK

12:45 pm Session Eight

Farm and Garden: Garden Coordinators 101 – Important Consideration for Hiring a Garden Coordinator

Food and Fitness: BEPA (Balance, Energy and Physical Activity) Toolkit integrating physical activity and nutrition concepts through education and activity.

Youth Development: Creative Fundraising for Community Youth Based Projects

1:45 pm Session Nine

Farm and Garden: The Power of Seed Saving

Food and Fitness Active Garden Games for Physical Activity and Creative Play

Youth Development: The Power of Journal Writing

2:45 pm BREAK

3:00 pm Session Ten

Farm and Garden: Using 4-H Garden Website Templates for Promoting Healthy Living inYour Community

Food and Fitness: Using Art as the Tool for Food Discovery

Youth Development: Nuts and Bolts for starting your own 4-H Revolution - 4-H Clubs 101

4:00 pm Wrap Up and Evaluation