Bringing the School Food Revolution to NYC

The meeting – “Schools, Food and Community: An Ongoing Dialogue Concerning Nutrition in Societies and School Systems Nationwide” – will feature:

• A keynote address by Roberta Sonnino, of the University of Cardiff, Wales, on the international school food revolution. Sonnino also will speak at Teachers College on Thursday morning, April 10, from 8:30 to 10 am, in 533 Thorndike Hall,  about her soon-to-be-released book, The School Food Revolution: Public Food and the Challenge of Sustainable Development.
• An address by New York State First Lady Michelle Paterson
• A lunch prepared by the New York City Department of Education’s School Food program
• A policy forum on School Food in New York City and major international cities
• Screening and discussion of “Two Angry Moms”, the part expose, part how-to documentary film by Amy Kalafa and Susan Rubin
• A workshop on how to start a New York City school garden, conducted by community activist Karen Washington
• A “Good Food Cabaret,” offering tastings of seasonal foods prepared by the French Culinary Institute
• A seminar on research-based strategies for moving food-based education to the center of the curriculum
• A chef’s roundtable
• A look at groundbreaking cafeteria programs

Other speakers include Patrick M. Hooker, New York State Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets; David Berkowitz, head of New York City’s Office of School Food; Barbara Storper, TC alumna and the originator of “Foodplay,” a theatrical production that teaches kids about nutrition, and the Emmy-winning TV special “Janey's Junkfood Fresh Adventure”; and Peter Riggs, Founding Director of the Forum on Democracy and Trade.

Teachers College is located at 525 West 120^th Street, between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue. The two-day event will run from 3 pm to 9 pm on Friday the 11^th and 9 am to 6 pm on Saturday the 12^th. The full conference agenda and information about ticket purchase is available at www.baumforum.org

“Schools, Food and Community” is presented by the Baum Forum, a not-for-profit educational program focused on food and farming issues, and the Nutrition Program of Teachers College, recognized as a national and international leader in nutrition education and research. It is sponsored by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Marks; Pride of New York Program; Apple and Eve; The French Culinary Institute; Cornell Cooperative Extension-NYC; Great Performances and Katchkie Farm, and Jesse and Betsy Fink Foundation of Millstone Farm.