School Garden Networking Dinner and Mini-Conference January 23, 2020

Life Lab is hosting a networking dinner and mini-conference with 50+ School Garden Support Organization Leaders from across the country.

Mix it up and share our school garden culture with these garden champions from afar. This will be a stellar and unique opportunity to learn about great school garden work taking place across the country while enjoying some delicious food and drink together in a beautiful, beach front location!

These garden champions from across the nation will be attending our Third Annual School Garden Support Organization Institute from January 19-24th. Learn more about the institute and see which organizations will be attending at www.lifelab.org/sgso.

School Garden Networking Dinner and Mini-Conference
Thursday, January 23rd, 2020
3:00 - 5:15 Mini Conference
5:30 - 6:30 Networking and Drinks
6:30 - 7:30 Dinner

We will be serving food from our Healthy School Partner Charlie Hong Kongs and sharing drinks & desserts.

The event will take place at the De Anza Community Center (next to Natural Bridges State Park, Westside Santa Cruz). 

Mini-Conference Topics

Round 1:

• Bigger Impact with Systems Thinking Using the GREEN Tool, Jenna Bacalor, Ann Arbor Public Schools

• Assessment and Evaluation, Jennifer Weber and Matthew Gallimore, American Heart Association

• Grant Writing Workshops and Partnership Development, Tristana Pirkl, Whole Kids Foundation               

Round 2:

• School Garden Workshops on a Shoestring, Neha Shah, Ann Arbor Public Schools

• Infiltrating Your School's Food Culture, Grace McGuirk and Dawn Mayeda, Sage Garden Project, Encinitas, CA

• Honeybees and Hens, Sam Ullery, Washington, DC

Round 3:

• School Garden Support through High School Internships and Apprenticeships, Leah Hillman and Jerone Wiggins, Jones Valley Teaching Farm, Birmingham, AL

• Fruit Trees, Michael Flynn, Common Vision, Oakland, CA

• Diversity and Cultural Relevance, Wanda Stewart, Common Vision, Oakland, CA