Four teens who worked full time growing vegetables for area food pantries and for the school lunch program will talk about their experience with their first "real" job - what they learned, how they grew (both personally and vegetable-wise), and how they helped their communities and themselves.
Friday September 21, 2012 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Young Maine Speakers TentLocated behind the Young Maine exhibitors' tent, tucked in between the Young Maine and Environmental Concerns tents. Enter from the Common between YEZ and Young Maine.
This talk will educate and raise awareness about Taste Tests as a tool to educate children and their teachers about good nutrition and the role of local farms in promoting healthy, sustainable communities.
Saturday September 22, 2012 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Young Maine Speakers TentLocated behind the Young Maine exhibitors' tent, tucked in between the Young Maine and Environmental Concerns tents. Enter from the Common between YEZ and Young Maine.
Brad and several High Mowing (HS) students will share information about the horticulture program. They will discuss that activities and development of the program, in terms of experimental learning and integrated science curriculum. The students report feeling energized and inspired by the work and the results of that work. In addition to a hands-on experience with planting and animal care, students gain a sense of responsibility for life that is unable to care for itself, and therefore pulls them outside of their narrow views of the world.
Sunday September 23, 2012 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Young Maine Speakers TentLocated behind the Young Maine exhibitors' tent, tucked in between the Young Maine and Environmental Concerns tents. Enter from the Common between YEZ and Young Maine.
Four teens who worked full time growing vegetables for area food pantries and for the school lunch program will talk about their experience with their first "real" job - what they learned, how they grew (both personally and vegetable-wise), and how they helped their communities and themselves.
Sunday September 23, 2012 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Young Maine Speakers TentLocated behind the Young Maine exhibitors' tent, tucked in between the Young Maine and Environmental Concerns tents. Enter from the Common between YEZ and Young Maine.