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$65 Arboretum Members & Conference Affiliates
$75 General Registration
Fee includes Arboretum admission, lunch and coffee breaks.
Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. and the Conference Welcome at 8:30 a.m.
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Amanda Maria Edmonds is the founding executive director of Growing Hope, a 15-year-old nonprofit dedicated to helping people grow and access healthy food. Since 2014, she has also served as the Mayor of the City of Ypsilanti, Michigan. Originally from St. Louis, Missouri, she co-founded a nonprofit called Snail while in high school, and served on her school board at age 16. She has lived in Michigan since the mid 1990s, and is a twice alum from the University of Michigan's School of Natural Resources & Environment. Growing Hope's farmers markets, home vegetable gardening program for low-income families, leadership training for community gardens, urban farm, and policy work are showing people that they can be the healthy change they wish to see in the world. Growing Hope believes in giving people-- across lines of class and race and ability that usually divide us-- that chance to participate in positive change. She has served as a policy leader both as a gubernatorial appointee to the Michigan Food Policy Council and as Vice Chair of the Washtenaw Food Policy Council. Edmonds travels nationally as a speaker and trainer in community food systems, organizational development, policy, program evaluation, and being a changemaker.
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CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
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Stephanie Heim, University of Minnesota Extension, Amy Mastin from Laporte Schools, Tim Lutz from Kelliher Schools, and Kathy Connell from Wadena Schools
(Moderated by the Minnesota Schoolyard Garden Coalition Stewardship Team)
Sustainability Through Policy Panel
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Kara Wattenun, Hopkins School District, (2017 Minnesota Innovator Award Winner)
"Incorporating SEL into Gardening"
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Uli Koester & Deb Dilley
Greater Minnesota Networking Lunch Presentation |
Molly Butala, Minnesota Department of Education
"Farm to Early Care Works!" Multi-speaker panel |
Lynn Olson and Susan Fleming, Extension Master Gardeners, Hennepin County
"Building successful relationships between Schoolyard Gardens and Master Gardeners" |
Kerry Crawford & Niko Gruss, Alice Smith Elementary
"Just Add Water: How to start a school garden and make it grow!" |
Kirsten Saylor, Seeds for Success, Peter DeLong, Bruce Vento Elementary and Bhaskar Upadhyay, University of Minnesota Associate Professor of STEM Education
"School Garden Program for the Whole School: A Case Study of Bruce Vento Elementary"" |
Kathryn Sloan and Elizabeth Quackenbush
"The Green Thumb Initiative: Using Project Based Learning in the School Garden" |
AJ Dombeck, Community Education Director and Amy Mastin, Middle School Science Teacher, LaPorte School
"Building a School and Community Garden" |
Darcy Dahna, High School Agriculture & Plant Science Teacher and Jake Tietje, High School Principal, Windom Area Schools
"Hydroponic Tower Gardens for Education"
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Erin Rupp, Pollinate Minnesota
"Pollinator Friendly School Grounds- Connecting Your Students to School Policy through Gardens" |
Heidi Auel, Discovery Woods School, Brainerd
"Funding Your School Garden" |
Judy Barka, AgCentric, Staples
"Integrating a Technology Trailer Into Your Classroom" |
Cody Mastel & Megan Mastel, Land by Hand
"Gardens & Beyond: Permaculture Design for Schools, Families & Communities" |
Meghan Holmes and Anna Edlund, Bluff Creek Elementary School
"From the Ground Up: Creation of a Parent-Run School Garden" |
Uli Koester, Midwest Food Connection
"Bringing the Whole School into the Garden" |
Susan Hoeft, Linda Flanagan, Jodi Nordland
"Greenway Grows: A Recipe for a Healthy School & Community!" |
Renee Willemsen and Josh Gorham, Duluth
"Growing Farm to School through Policy, Systems & Environmental Change" |
Lida Casper, Melanie Shaw, Jody Peterson and Connie Schied, Riverside Community School, Rochester
"Engaging School and Community in Your Garden" |
Mark Sorteberg, Dave Berger, Lisa Wong, Gayle Boswell & Rachel Beehler
Moderated by Lynne Hagen
"Gardening with Class: ISD. 15, St. Francis: Crossroads School Victory Garden"
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Sam Johnson, Minnesota State Horticultural Society
"Finding Support Outside your School: Insights from the MSHS Garden-in-a-Box Program" |
Sue Knott, Minnesota Ag in the Classroom
"Common Core in the Garden" |
Michael McCullough, Project Sustainability and Dr. Mollika Sajady, University of Minnesota
"Vertical Gardens and Schools - A Natural Affinity" |
2nd ANNUAL INNOVATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING SHOWCASE
The 2018 Schoolyard Garden Conference Planning Committee is currently looking for 10-12 school programs to participate in the second Innovative Problem Solving Showcase. This year's winner will receive the Innovative Garden Award Plaque, promotion from the Schoolyard Garden Conference Web site and Minnesota Schoolyard Garden Coalition, and a chance to speak at the 2019 Schoolyard Garden Conference. If you are interested or know a program that would like to participate, please fill out the form linked above with the name, organization, a short abstract about your problem that was solved and the committee will be in touch!
Participants are also allowed to bring one student to present their exciting work. The range of issues solved could include no water on site, summer months, rabbits, funding, partnerships etc. Come share with us the problems that you have creatively solved! |
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For more information about schoolyard gardens
Email: ArbEdu@umn.edu
Or mnsgcoalition@gmail.com
Visit the Minnesota Schoolyard Garden Coalition Facebook page for more information
Cancellation Policy: Registration cancellations must be made two weeks prior to class date in order to receive refund. A $5 processing fee will apply.
A certificate of completion for continuing education contact hours will be available to participants upon completion of the day.
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Financial Sponsor: Please contact Carrie Stowers at cstowers@umn.edu to discuss options and benefits for your organization.
Sponsoring Organization Guidelines
Endorse: This no-cost option shows your support by helping to promote the program to your constituents. Contact Carrie Stowers at cstowers@umn.edu to confirm your endorsement.
Endorsing Organization Guidelines
SPONSORS
University of Minnesota Extension
Master Gardener Volunteer Program
Minnesota Department of Education
Minnesota State Horticulture Society
Youth Farm
ENDORSING ORGANIZATIONS
Academy for Sciences and Agriculture
Middle School & High School
AgCentric
Anaphylaxis & Food Allergy Association of MN
Central Lakes College
Check & Connect, University of Minnesota
Civic League Day Nursery
Climate Generation: A Will Steger Legacy
College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences
Crow Wing Energized
Edina Public Schools
Harvest Moon Edible Landscapes
Java Cycle
Jeffers Foundation
Kinderberry Hill Child Development Centers
Land by Hand
Midwest Food Connection
MN Action for Healthy Kids
Minnesota Agriculture in the Classroom
Minnesota Association for Environmental Education
Minnesota Children and Nature Connection
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Minnesota Department of Health
Minnesota Green Schools Coalition
Monarch Joint Venture
Pollinate Minnesota
Roots Return Heritage Farm, LLC
SaveOurMonarchs Foundation
Seeds for Success
SLP SEEDS
Synergy & Leadership Exchange
University of Minnesota Ramsey County Master Gardeners
University of Minnesota Extension Houston County Master Gardeners
University of Minnesota Monarch Lab
USGBC-MN
PREFERRED CONFERENCE ACCOMMODATIONS
 Country Inn & Suites By Carlson
Chanhassen, MN
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Financial hardship assistance may be available. Please call 612-301-1210 to inquire
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