CONFERENCE AGENDA
OSU Extension 4-H Farm Food and Fitness Conference
at Alpenrose Dairyville in Portland, OR
Friday, January 17th
8:00 am
Registration Opens
8:30 am
Opening Session “Finding That Spark: Expressive Identity and
Thriving in Adolescence”
9:00 am
Session One
Farm and Garden: Garden Design for Teaching
Food and Fitness: Food Safe Garden Practices
Youth Development: Great Teens Make Great Teachers
10:15 am
BREAK
10:30 am
Session Two
Farm and Garden: Healthy Soils- Healthy Gardens
Food and Fitness: Introduction to Food Preservation
Youth Development: Engaging Culturally Diverse Youth
12:00 noon
LUNCH BREAK
12:45 pm
Session Three
Farm and Garden: Part One: Year Round Gardening- tips, garden tools and
calendars for gardening all year
Food and Fitness: Using Kitchen Safety Practices and Knife Skills for Youth
Youth Development: Connecting High School Youth to Service Learning
Projects in Farms, Food and Fitness
1:45 pm
Session Four
Farm and Garden: Part Two: Year Round Gardening
Food and Fitness The Great Garden Detective Adventure Curriculum:
Standards based curriculum for integrating nutrition education into math, science,
English and health
Youth Development: 4-H Entrepreneurs
2:45 pm
BREAK
3:00 pm
Session Five
Farm and Garden: Working with Your School District- Guidelines for Outdoor
spaces
Food and Fitness 4-H Run for your Life: running clubs for youth
Youth Development: Leadership Skills for Youth
4:00 pm
Wrap Up and Evaluation
Saturday January 18th
8:00 am
Registration Opens
8:30 am
Opening Session “Gardens as Physical Activity Spaces”
9:00 am
Session Six
Farm and Garden: Incorporating Chicken and Poultry Sustainability Projects as
Part of Your Eco School Design
Food and Fitness: Enjoy Cooking with Whole Grains – Every Meal Every Day!
Youth Development: 4-H Loan Library: Education Kits and Curriculum for
Farm, Food and Fitness
10:15 am
BREAK
10:30 am
Session Seven
Farm and Garden: Growing Whole Grains for Teaching Healthy Eating
Food and Fitness: Seasonal Cooking
Youth Development: Effective Teaching Strategies for Engaging Youth
12:00 noon
LUNCH BREAK
12:45 pm
Session Eight
Farm and Garden: Garden Coordinators 101 – Important Consideration for
Hiring a Garden Coordinator
Food and Fitness: BEPA (Balance, Energy and Physical Activity) Toolkit
integrating physical activity and nutrition concepts through education and activity.
Youth Development: Creative Fundraising for Community Youth Based
Projects
1:45 pm
Session Nine
Farm and Garden: The Power of Seed Saving
Food and Fitness Active Garden Games for Physical Activity and Creative Play
Youth Development: The Power of Journal Writing
2:45 pm
BREAK
3:00 pm
Session Ten
Farm and Garden: Using 4-H Garden Website Templates for Promoting Healthy
Living in Your Community
Food and Fitness: Using Art as the Tool for Food Discovery
Youth Development: Nuts and Bolts for starting your own 4-H Revolution - 4-H
Clubs 101
4:00 pm
Wrap Up and Evaluation