Date
-
Time
Thursdays while in session, 6–8:00PM
Fee
$25, additional fess required if college credit is requested. Scholarships available.
Location
Virtual
Registration Details

REGISTER FOR THE SERIES

If you're applying for financial scholarship (Vermont educators only), please fill out this form. You will be sent further registration instructions.

Please note a non-refundable registration fee of $25 is required to hold your spot. If college credit is requested, scholarships are available to cover only the cost of the college credit.

 

Farm to Early Childhood in the Kitchen Workshop Series

Educator Programs

Farm to early childhood (FTEC) encourages our youngest learners to investigate their food systems, adopt healthy eating behaviors, and develop deeper connections to their communities. It connects Classrooms, Cafeterias/Kitchens, and Communities (the 3C’s)!

Whether you’re a family child care, Head Start, center-based, public pre-K, or home visiting educator , join us to explore and expand your food and nutrition programming while building and strengthening community relationships. Learn how FTEC concepts help meet multiple standards across licensing, CACFP, VELS, and STARS by promoting children’s learning, social emotional well-being, healthy eating habits, family engagement, and community building by utilizing the 3C approach.

This course will introduce participants to the Cafeteria/Kitchen part of the 3 C’s model of Farm to Early Childhood Education (FTEC). It will provide an overview of child nutrition and explore environmental, policy, and programmatic factors which support the development of children’s healthy eating behaviors. Course topics will include child nutrition, cooking with children, early educator roles and best practices, Child Adult Care Food Programming (CACFP), food procurement, menu and recipe generation, values and policy development, and community resources supporting food security.

This course will meet online on Thursday evenings 6–8:00PM from January 13 – February 10, 2022.

Additional workshops in the series: