Farm to Table: An Earth Day Event

Tuesday, April 18, 2023 @H-Wing Auditorium (H-129)

This day of events has two purposes:

(1) to raise awareness about the Farm-to-Table initiative and the importance of eating local produce

(2) to encourage professors and students to participate in the Farm to Table initiatives at Ramapo College and Passaic County Community College, as well as K-12 schools, by suggesting possible class projects and student organization/club activities

Throughout the day there will be lectures, brainstorming class projects sessions, and a tour of the Ramapo garden. Most events will be in the H-Wing Auditorium (H-129), but also at fishbowl and outside by the Sustainability Center (see the program schedule below).

This event is supported by the PROSPER grant for the Ramapo PCCC 3+1 transfer program that encourages professors to incorporate experiential learning in classes. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Neriko Doerr at ndoerr@ramapo.edu.

Schedule:

10am-11am:

Native Plants! Bee-Cause They Have to Eat, Too! How Feeding Bees Feeds Us!

Karin LaGreca (Ramapo College)

@H-Wing Auditorium (H-129)

Recording of the lecture Native Plants! Bee-Cause They Have to Eat, Too! How Feeding Bees Feeds Us! by Karin LaGreca Password for accessing the recording: 5qJfjJR8

12pm-1pm:

Brainstorming for Experiential Learning Class Projects with Ramapo-PCCC Experiential Learning Community of Practice

1pm-1:30pm:

Ramapo Dining Service video screening

@H-Wing Auditorium (H-129)

2pm-3pm:

Purchasing Local Food for Schools

Kristy Apostolides (Cornell University Cooperative Extension)

@H-Wing Auditorium (H-129)

SLIDES: Disconnecting to Reconnect- Ditching Technology and Rooting into Our Food Systems and Ecology by Violet Reed of MEVO Purchasing Local Food for Schools by Kristy Apostolides

4pm-5pm:

Disconnecting to Reconnect: Ditching Technology and Rooting into Our Food Systems and Ecology

Violet Reed (MEVO)

@H-Wing Auditorium (H-129)

SLIDES: Disconnecting to Reconnect- Ditching Technology and Rooting into Our Food Systems and Ecology by Violet Reed of MEVO

5pm-5:30pm:

Tour of the Sustainable Agricultural Garden

Mike Wilson (Ramapo College)

@Ramapo Garden by the Sustainable Center