1. The Pepperfield Project

2. Food and Fitness Initiative

3. Farm to School

10. Food Service Training(s) Teacher Training Cross-Age Teaching Field Days/Producer Visits Northeast Iowa Farm to School

12. The education piece… Month Activity January 2010 Cross-age teaching begins with focus on local food item February 2010 Teacher training day with Luther College focusing on second grade teachers Cross-age teaching continues March 2010 Teacher training days by Luther College continue expanding to more grade levels Follow-up visits with AmeriCorps members Integration of teaching resource curricula Cross-age teaching continues April 2010 Integration of teaching resource curricula Follow-up visits by AmeriCorps members Cross-age teaching continues May 2010 Integration of teaching resource curricula Cross-age teaching continues

14. School Gardens Farm to School is offering a garden expert to help you start or expand your school garden. Luther College garden Month Garden Expert Visits January 2010 Initial contact meeting February 2010 Planning meeting March 2010 Planning/start seeds indoors April 2010 Planting indoors May 2010 Start transplanting late May June 2010 Transplanting Summer 2010 Tend garden September 2010 Harvest October 2010 Harvest/Attend garden tract for FFI Conference

15. The school garden possibility…

16. Many design options…

17. A local example: Winneshiek Medical Center Garden…

19. Farm to School: School Expectations What’s next?

20. What you’ll get in return…

21. Questions and Comments? The Pepperfield Project Rachel Wobeter AmeriCorps Intern Northeast Iowa Food and Fitness Initiative 911 South Mill St. Suite 1 Decorah, IA 52101 Email: rwobeter@istate.edu Phone: 563-382-2949 Flannery Cerbin AmeriCorps Intern Northeast Iowa Food and Fitness Initiative 911 South Mill St. Suite 1 Decorah, IA 52101 Email: fcerbin@iastate.edu Phone: 563-382-2949 Contact Information: