We are hiring a seasonal Harvest Meal Farm Field Trip Educator! Are you interested in spending your spring outside on a local farm, helping young students build connections with the land where their food comes from and develop lifelong cooking skills? The Farm to School Seasonal Educator is responsible for leading on-farm Harvest Meal field trips for grades 3-5 and farm exploration field trips for students in preschool through second grade. On-farm activities include STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art & math) lessons, farm tours, animal husbandry, harvesting farm-fresh fruits and vegetables and cooking in an outdoor kitchen. Please visit our website for a complete job listing and information on how to apply: https://lnkd.in/g6bGyAvZ Deadline to apply is March 20!
Rogue Valley Farm to School
Non-profit Organizations
Ashland, OR 88 followers
CULTIVATING HEALTHY KIDS, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, AND THE LOCAL ECONOMY
About us
Rogue Valley Farm to School educates children about our food system through hands-on farm and garden programs, and by increasing local foods in school meals. We inspire an appreciation of local agriculture that improves the economy and environment of our community and the health of its members. Rogue Valley Farm to School is proud to serve as southern Oregon’s Regional Hub for Education and Procurement. Under the leadership of the Oregon Farm to School and School Garden Network, we work across the state with regional leaders to discuss best practices in the farm to school movement, policy and funding initiatives, annual gatherings, and more. The Digging Deeper School Partnership Program was launched in 2018 as a targeted effort to support a culture of health and project-based learning in school communities. We work with schools to identify a focused grade; then, our staff offers a layered approach of program delivery to ensure that education about living and eating healthy is intertwined in classroom subjects and beyond to give students a rich, meaningful educational experience. As of the 2023-24 school year, we are providing this program for the Phoenix-Talent and Central Point school districts.
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- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Ashland, OR
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2009
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Ashland, OR 97520, US
Employees at Rogue Valley Farm to School
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This week, we are bringing BEETS to local cafeterias! Our tasting table program brings samples of a seasonal local harvest to ten local cafeterias. Providing young students a low-barrier way to try new whole foods allows them to discover foods they never knew they liked. Recipes featuring the harvest of the month are then given to students' families and cafeterias. Thank you to JoCo Farm Collective and Daily Blessings Farm for the delectable sweet beets!
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This week, the whole team was up at the Oregon Farm to School and School Gardens Conference. Our educators provided two workshops, one on using tea to bring trauma-informed nutrition principles to your garden or classroom and another on integrating procurement and education. Connecting and learning from other individuals and organizations doing similar work in Oregon has been so inspiring. Thank you to everyone who made this experience possible! #southernoregon #farmtoschool
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Last month local food producers, school nutrition staff, and Rogue Valley Farm to School came together to discuss the heritage grain movement and procurement strategies to increase local foods in school meals. Thank you to all those attended and presented! Be sure to sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date on upcoming gatherings! https://lnkd.in/gx2uyKn6
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We are excited to share this highlight on our Phoenix-Talent Schools partnership. Thank you Joe Zavala for capturing the joy of exploring fresh foods and healthy soil!
Every school district relies on community partners to further enrich its students' educational experience, some more than others. Phoenix-Talent Schools partners with Rogue Valley Farm to School to bring our students incredible hands-on farm and garden experience and our schools delicious, locally-grown food. The video below 👇🏼highlights that partnership and the following story provides some more detail: https://lnkd.in/gKnksxuY