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Food Day: Overcoming Obstacles to Improving School Food
Audubon Greenwich, the Fairfield Green Food Guide & Slow Food Metro North are very pleased to present:
"Overcoming Obstacles to Improving School Food"
With Two Nationally Recognized Experts, Amy Kalafa and John Turenne
Join nationally recognized experts Amy Kalafa, author of Lunch Wars: How to Start a School Food Revolution and Win the Battle for Our Children's Health, and John Turenne, Founder & President of Sustainable Food Systems, for a high impact workshop that teaches attendees successful approaches for overcoming common obstacles to making school meals more healthful and sustainable. This workshop is designed for all stakeholders in our children's health and wellness.
Time: 12:00 noon until 1:00, followed by a Q&A session, book sale and signing of Lunch Wars, and networking. Kindly arrive at 11:45 to register, pick up your lunch and be seated. This is a working lunch.
Admission: $10 admission includes a Slow Food Metro North $5 Challenge lunch catered by Concierge Foods of Bedford Hills. RSVP required via online registration.
Location: Audubon Greenwich, 613 Riversville Road, Greenwich, CT. Please call event organizer Analiese Paik at 203.520.3451 with any questions.
This workshop will be followed by a Q&A session and book sale and signing.
Tickets must be purchased online in advance so we can obtain an accurate lunch count. This is a working lunch. Vegetarian and vegan lunch options are available. Walk-ins are discouraged and cannot be guaranteed a seat or lunch. Click here to register and pay online by October 23.
Admission: $10 per person fee includes a $5 fresh-from-scratch lunch which celebrates Slow Food Metro North's $5 Challenge.
About Our Guest Presenters:
Amy Kalafa has produced award-winning films and television programs, and has written magazine articles related to health education for more than twenty-five years. The producer/director of the acclaimed documentary film Two Angry Moms: Fighting for the Health of America's Children, she has been featured on Good Morning America, Rachael Ray, and Fox News Live, and in USA Today and The New York Times. Kalafa lives with her family in Weston, Connecticut. http://angrymoms.org/
LUNCH WARS: How to Start A School Food Revolution and Win the Battle for Our Children's Health (Tarcher/Penguin, August 2011) not only exposes the scary, hidden truth behind school lunches, but also gives parents the tools to do something about it. After author Amy Kalafa produced and directed the acclaimed documentary, Two Angry Moms, she was flooded with questions from parents who saw the film and wanted to know how to rid their own children's schools of unhealthyand sometimes dangerousfood. LUNCH WARS is Kalafa's definitive response and an all-inclusive guide to help parents stage their own cafeteria coup.
LUNCH WARS is an invaluable reference. From First Lady Michelle Obama and her Let's Move! campaign against childhood obesity to the average parent who's struggling to instill good habits in their children, every American family has a stake in the book's message. The nextand most crucialstep is to learn what LUNCH WARS teaches and integrate it into every school in America, on every day of the year.
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John Turenne, founder and President of Sustainable Food Systems, is a nationally recognized leader and innovator in sustainable food practices. In his role as Executive Chef at Yale University and in the creation of the Yale Sustainable Food Project, John recognized the impact of food service decision-making on the world around us. His consulting company is on the cutting edge in developing best-practices tailored to benefit both the planet and the bottom line for clients. Turenne led the behind-the-scenes team that made Jamie Oliver's "Food Revolution" work in the Huntington, West Virginia school system.
John and his team at Sustainable Food Systems have worked with visionaries across the country who have had the desire to make positive changes to the way they do business. Sustainable Food Systems brings those ideas and desires to reality through careful assessment, planning, teaching and development.
Sustainable Food Systems' client list includes The Culinary Institute of America; Yale University; Harvard Medical School; The East Harlem School; Jamie Oliver Ltd.; Cabell County, WV Public Schools; St. Lukes Wood River Medical Center as well as multiple other public hospital and school systems.
John Turenne and Sustainable Food Systems were also instrumental in working with the Obama Administration in the development of the USDA's Chefs Move to Schools initiative and continue to harvest national and international recognition. http://www.sustainablefoodsystems.com/
WEB RESOURCES FOR BETTER SCHOOL MEALS:
Amy Kalafa:
http://angrymoms.org
http://www.tarcherbooks.net/?tag=lunch-wars
John Turenne:
http://www.sustainablefoodsystems.com
Fairfield Green Food Guide:
http://fairfieldgreenfoodguide.com/
Slow Food Metro North:
http://slowfoodmetronorth.org/
Food Day:
http://foodday.org/
WHAT IS FOOD DAY?
Aimed at promoting healthy, sustainable, affordable, and just food systems in America, Food Day is a national grassroots mobilization backed by some of the most prominent voices for energizing the food movement. On October 24, 2011, people will gather at events big and small and from coast to coast in homes, schools, colleges, churches, city halls, farmers' markets, supermarkets, and elsewhere to raise awareness about food issues and advocate for change. Think of it as an Earth Day for food!
Spearheaded by the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest, Food Day is organized around six main policy goals:
1. Reduce diet-related disease by promoting safe, healthy foods
2. Support sustainable farms and limit subsidies to big agribusiness
3. Expand access to food and alleviate hunger
4. Protect the environment and animals by reforming factory farms
5. Promote health by curbing junk-food marketing to kids
6. Support fair working conditions for food and farm workers
Who is partnering with Food Day?
Food Day's advisory board is co-chaired by Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa and Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut and includes such members as Michael Pollan, Alice Waters, Marion Nestle, David Kessler, and Professor Walter Willett. Partners include the American Dietetic Association, National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, UNITE Here, Humane Society of the U.S., Sierra Club, and Slow Food USA.
A full list of advisors and partner organizations can be found at www.FoodDay.org.
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LocationAudubon Greenwich (View)
613 Riversville Road
Greenwich, CT 06831
United States
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