The Brooklyn Food Conference is TODAY (May 2, 2009) and there are two sites for this ambitious event: adult and teen
events are at John Jay HS (Seventh Avenue between 4th and 5th Streets) and will run all day from 9-5 and end in a
dinner/dance.
And the Kids Food Fair runs from 11-3 at PS 321 (180 Seventh Avenue).
Here's a list of BFC activities for kids at PS 321. For more
information on the whole thing, you can
log onto brooklynfoodconference.org.
The following is a list of events for kids at the Kids Food Fair at PS 321
All children must be accompanied by an adult, please!
Keeping Chickens in the City: A Community Gardner Shares His Chickens and Expertise
Gregory Anderson, Walt L. Shamel Community Garden
Big Feast: A Menu-Building Game Using Food from the Farmers Market
Sarah Poten, Greenmarket Youth Education Project, CENYC
Making Yummy Guacamole!
Laura Stanley, The Sylvia Center
Breakfasts For Babies: Wholesome Baby Food From Around The World To Your Kitchen
T.I. Williams, Educator and Activist
Bread-ucation: Learn, Create and Interact with the Bakers of HotBread Kitchen
Jessamyn Waldman, HotBread Kitchen
Puppet Show: Alicia’s Adventures in Bodegaland
Anna Sobel, Talking Hands Theatre
YOGA!
Jen Henriquez, International School of Brooklyn
Amy Quinn-Suplina, Bend and Bloom Yoga
Lauren Maples, BijaKids
‘Ask Me’ Clinic: Educated Advice on Food, Health, Nutrition and Allergies
Danielle Green, Brooklyn College
Maurice Washington, Maurice Healthworks
Nancy Tanney, Mother and Kindergarten Teacher, Brooklyn Friends
Sung Uni Lee, Holistic Health Educator and Chef
Lillian Hope, Mother and Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, New York Presbyterian Hospital
Sweet and Savory Muffins: A Cooking Activity
Nadia Rohrs, Occupational Therapist, PS 261
Eila Masur, Occupational Therapist, PS 321
Farm to Table: An Art Mural Painting Activity
Isabel Cruz, PS 27 Art Teacher
Go, Slow, Whoa!: A Physical Exercise Activity
Dina Lipkind, MS, RD, CDN; Yeled V’ Yalda Early Childhood Center-Eat Well, Play Hard in Community Project
Butter Churning and Apple Cider Making
Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum
Making Vegetable Summer Rolls
Ellen Barker, Go! Healthy The Children’s Aid Society
Urban Organic Farming: A Seed Sprouting Tutorial
Anastasia Andreyeva, Brooklyn College
Alex Sherman, Brooklyn College
What Does Hunger Look Like?: Learning about World Hunger
Shelton Walker, Mercy Corps
Let’s Make Ice Cream!
Farmer Rick, Ronnybrook Farms
Story and Art Activities from the Librarians of the Brooklyn Public Library
Lana Adlawan,
Lauren Anduri,
Janet Conton
Rakisha Kearns-White
Wiggly Worm Composting
Michelle Piano, Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment
Janet Pedersen, Children’s Book Author, Illustrator, and Composting Enthusiast
Scavenger Hunt for a Sustainable World
Barry Weinbrom, Environmental Educator
A Fair Trade Chocolate Tasting: Smell and Touch Real Cacao Beans and Learn How Chocolate Is Made
Ruthie Orland, Equal Exchange
Letter Writing Campaign/Art Project
Claudia Friedetsky, Parents for Climate Protection
Jacqueline Smith, Parents for Climate Protection
Dinneropoly: Travel the World to Gather a Sustainable Dinner
Katherine Borowitz, Green Mom
Marietta and Peter Brill, Green Parents
Story Pie: A Tasty Series of Readings and Activities
Robert Weinstock reads Food Hates You, Too and Other Poems and leads a poetry workshop
Emily Goodman reads Plant Secrets and we’ll plant a pizza garden
Janet Pederson reads Pino and the Signora’s Pasta and we’ll draw food portraits!
Green Smoothies!
Amie Hamlin, New York Coalition for Healthy School Food
Brooklyn Bees: All about Beekeeping in the City from Brooklyn’s Own Artisanal Urban Honey Maker
John Howe, Brooklyn Bee
Acrobatics!
Big Apple Circus Afterschool Kids, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Film
Preview: What’s on Your Plate? A Provocative New Documentary about City
Kids Exploring Their Place in the Food Chain. Includes Q & A with
the film’s stars Sadie Rain Hope-Gund and Safiyah Kai Russell Riddle
Hip Hop Applesauce: Cool Moves from STATIC
Tilden High School’s Hip Hop Dance Troupe