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Foraging for Wild Foods. Presented by: Doug Manning Email: [email protected]. Intro to edible foods. Edible foods all around us Right in your backyard Fun to collect Autumn olive (right). Reasons for wild food education. Childhood obesity rates out of control Good physical activity - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Foraging for Wild FoodsForaging for Wild Foods
Presented by: Doug ManningPresented by: Doug ManningEmail: Email: [email protected]@psu.edu
Intro to edible foodsIntro to edible foods Edible foods all Edible foods all
around usaround us Right in your Right in your
backyardbackyard Fun to collectFun to collect Autumn olive Autumn olive
(right)(right)
Reasons for wild food educationReasons for wild food education Childhood obesity rates out of controlChildhood obesity rates out of control Good physical activityGood physical activity Healthy eatingHealthy eating Get kids outsideGet kids outside Spur interest in the natural worldSpur interest in the natural world
ObjectivesObjectives Identify wild foodsIdentify wild foods Learn to prepare the foodsLearn to prepare the foods ID poisonous plantsID poisonous plants Get children outside moreGet children outside more Help reduce childhood obesityHelp reduce childhood obesity
Objectives continuedObjectives continued Reduce time spent Reduce time spent
indoors by childrenindoors by children Encourage healthy Encourage healthy
eatingeating Get families involvedGet families involved Wild ginger (right)Wild ginger (right)
AudienceAudience Children ages 7-12 yearsChildren ages 7-12 years From State College areaFrom State College area
Photo courtesy of FOX8TV.com
Types of MediaTypes of Media Working in schoolsWorking in schools School FieldtripsSchool Fieldtrips Videos on Videos on
YouTube.com (YouTube.com (Example videoExample video))
NewsletterNewsletter TV campaignTV campaign Wild Foraging Festival!Wild Foraging Festival!
RolesRoles Media director will Media director will
work with schoolswork with schools Volunteers for Volunteers for
different projects:different projects: Shaver’s Creek liasonShaver’s Creek liason Video designerVideo designer Fieldtrip leadersFieldtrip leaders
Within schools:Within schools: FieldtripsFieldtrips Posters (Made by the Posters (Made by the
teachers)teachers) In-class educationIn-class education
Roles continuedRoles continued
Board of Directors
Shaver’s Creek Liaison and
Festival Director
Local Schools(Posters and
fieldtrips)
Television and Internet
Media Coordinator
Media Director
Current proposed logo
TimelineTimeline Media priorities:Media priorities: Approve budgetApprove budget Get schools involvedGet schools involved Get Wild Foraging Get Wild Foraging
Festival goingFestival going Get the newsletter Get the newsletter
startedstarted Begin summer camp Begin summer camp
programprogram
$Budget Approval$
School field tripand poster project
Spring 2008begin sendingnewsletters seasonally
Television and YouTube media campaigns are
launched
Fieldtrips begin in late April Summer 2008
Fall 2008
The “Wild Foraging Festival” will take
Place. (Early August)
More school fieldtrips
Spring 2009Begin campaign
Of 2009, mimicking plan from 2008
Summer 2009
Same as 2008 plus begin summer
campprogram
ConclusionConclusion Evaluation through surveys and attendanceEvaluation through surveys and attendance Focus on prioritiesFocus on priorities Get outside and try something new!Get outside and try something new!