8:00 – 9:00 

PRE-CONFERENCE VIDEOS (links sent to registrants) 

Accessing the Virtual Conference, Tips from our planning committee 

Mike Naig, Secretary of Agriculture, Iowa Dept of Agriculture & Land Stewardship 

9:00 – 9:15 

WELCOME 

Iowa Farm to School & Early Care Coalition 

Stacy Dean, Deputy Under Secretary, USDA Food, Nutrition, & Consumer Services 

9:15 – 10:00 

CONFERENCE KICK-OFF 

Local Food, Healthy Kids Advocacy to support farm to school & early care 

Presented by Iowa Farmers Union & State Public Policy Group 

10:00 – 10:30 

BREAK 

10:30 – 11:30 

BREAKOUT SESSION 1 

Foods Our Families Eat A culturally relevant school garden 

In The Weeds From Farmer/Food Hub Owner to Food Service Director 

11:30 – 12:00 

VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP 

Storytime & Farm to ECE Garden Tour at DMACC Child Development Center 

Virtual tour guide: Sherri Sciarrotta, Director 

12:00 – 12:30 

BREAK 

12:30 – 1:30 

BREAKOUT SESSION 2 

Growing Teachers Open-ended prompts and self-guided nature exploration

Growing the Farm to School Movement in the Waukee Community School District 

1:30 – 2:00 

BREAK 

2:00 – 3:00 

BREAKOUT SESSION 3 

Local Procurement with a Side of Education Field to Family Food Hub 

Choose Iowa Food of the Month & Student Culinary Competition 

3:00 

END OF CONFERENCE