This year,
parents, plan on bringing lots of warm clothing: gloves, hats and boots for
your child to participate in outdoor activities with the Arbor Day Tree
Adventure! From COLD to HOT children
will also want to have their swimsuits to enjoy the kiddy wading or Olympic-sized
indoor pool. Thanks to a generous sponsor, youth under 10 are free to attend the conference. Email William @ healthyfarms@gmail.com for details.
Friday, January 29th. 10:00 – 2:00pm.
□ Art in the Garden. Ali Clark, Big Muddy
Urban Farm & Omaha City Sprouts.
Create garden decorations for your home garden, using natural and recycled
materials! Some of the projects will include: pinecone bird feeders, water
bottle flowers and more
□ Wacky Container
Gardening. Ali Clark. Create a fun &
unique indoor garden planter using wacky containers! We’ll provide materials
for creating your wacky container, & invite you to bring your own. Ideas
include: recycled food containers, used shoes, dishes, etc.
□ Growing fruits and
veggies in your orchard. Vaughn Hammond
from Union Orchard.
Friday, January 29th. 2 pm - 4 pm
Tree Adventure Tour & Gnome
Hunt!
We'll meet our guide in the Upper
Lobby of the Lied Lodge. We'll begin with a walk to the Tree Adventure. Once
there we'll get tour of the greenhouse, the Hero Gallery and the Education
Pavilion. About the Hero Gallery: "The Trees
for America® program embodies the Arbor Day
Foundation’s belief that each of us has a responsibility for wise environmental
stewardship."
Next we'll split into teams and begin the Gnone Hunt which will include a scavenger like hunt with clues & activities as we search for the Arbor Day Gnome! If time & weather allows, we'll continue to explore the Arbor Day Lodge Trails!
Next we'll split into teams and begin the Gnone Hunt which will include a scavenger like hunt with clues & activities as we search for the Arbor Day Gnome! If time & weather allows, we'll continue to explore the Arbor Day Lodge Trails!
Saturday, January 30th.
9:00 – 1:30pm.
□
Lil’ Chefs Cooking with Local Foods. JoAnne
Garvey Chef Instructor, Institute for the Culinary Arts, Metropolitan Community
College. Students will make
pizzas from scratch using local ingredients.
□ Identifying Beneficial Insects. We will look at the beneficial insects most
commonly found in Nebraska farms, and identify them at all of their various
life stages. Natalia Bjorklund UNL Extension Educator..
□ Creating Farmers
Market Stands. Cait Caughey from Botna Burrow & the Big Garden. In this session we will explore what goes into setting up a
farmer's market stand. We will design our own products, create samples and
signage, set prices, learning about making change and customer service. Great
for all ages -- lots of creative play!
□ Herbal Plant Medicine Making.
Cait Caughey. In this session we
will touch, taste, and smell different plants that have qualities that can heal
us like lavender, mint, lemon balm, echinacea, yarrow, and calendula! We will
learn how these plants grow. Then, we will process them to make lip balm, tea,
and an herbal chest rub great for colds! Homemade health care is amazing! Great
for all ages but little ones are suggested to have their parent along to help.
Saturday, January 30th, 1:30 – 3:30pm.
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Ground Hog Day Hike, Movie and
Craft!
We'll begin by hiking to the Tree
Adventure. Once there we'll begin the Ground Hog Day Hike. Followed by Trees in
Movies and crafts. This enjoyable 15–20 minute compilation of 90 scenes from
66 classic movies in which trees have starring roles. And just outside the
theatre, interactive tree-themed kiosks provide a fun and educational
experience for all age. The Tree Adventure will also be included!
Bios:
Ali Clark serves
as the garden manager at City Sprouts Community Garden and farmer at Big Muddy
Urban Farm. She grew up gardening and loves to be creative with natural
materials, plants and garden spaces. When she isn't farming, Ali enjoys
cooking, knitting and candy-making.
Cait Caughey
operates a family-farm in Southwest Iowa (Botna Burrow) and is the Education
Coordinator at Big Garden in Omaha. She teaches organic gardening skills, farm
to school, and entrepreneurship curricula in Omaha and SW Iowa to children and
youth ages 2-18. She loves building soil, building connections to healthy food,
and building relationships. You can contact her at ccaughey@bigmuddyumc.org
JoAnn Garvey, Full-time faculty instructor
teaching Introduction to
Culinary Arts, and proteins fabrication. With over 30 years of experience in
food service. Students will make pizza from scratch using local ingredients.
Chef Garvey brings her expertise to healthy farms conference and, is a a board
member of City Sprouts, and NSAS.
Register online @ www.NebSusAg.org/conference.shtml
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