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Winter 2023 WSU Food Systems HUB Call Series: Episode 4

Wednesday May 17th, 2023

Linda McLean, Colville Reservation WSU Extension: Developing Relationships and Collaborative Efforts with Tribal Audiences

 

Download Linda McLean’s Powerpoint Presentation: Communicating with Native Audiences

 

About the Speaker:

Linda McLean is the Director and Agriculture & Natural Resources/4-H Educator for the Colville Reservation WSU Extension office. She has been employed with WSU Extension for 16 years and is a 4-H Alumni. As the Tribal Extension Director, Linda has developed good working relationships with the Tribal Natural Resources programs and maintains these connections in a professional and trustworthy manner. Linda has a strong background in agriculture and food sovereignty, with hands-on experience raising beef cattle and vegetables. She is passionate about agriculture and safe food production. As an Extension educator, Linda’s role is to help educate people about growing and producing their own food. She has organized, planned and taught a variety of different gardening workshops. Linda’s knowledge of tribal history, culture, government, and traditional ecological knowledge is an asset to maintaining a WSU Extension office on the Colville Reservation.  

 

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More about the HUB: In response to COVID-19 the WSU Food Systems Program created the HUB. We are re-vitalizing this important professional development and networking seminar in 2023. Learn More Here. @wsufoodsystems 

Winter 2023 WSU Food Systems HUB Call Series: Episode 3

Wednesday April 19th, 2023

Liz Carlisle and Marcia Ostrom on Participatory Action Research

 

 

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS: 

Liz Carlisle, Author of “Healing Grounds, Climate, Justice, and the Deep Roots of Regenerative Farming“

Liz Carlisle is an Assistant Professor in the Environmental Studies Program at UC Santa Barbara, where she teaches courses on food and farming. Born and raised in Montana, she got hooked on agriculture while working as an aide to organic farmer and U.S. Senator Jon Tester, which led to a decade of research and writing collaborations with farmers in her home state. She has written three books about regenerative farming and agroecology: Lentil Underground (2015), Grain by Grain (2019, with co-author Bob Quinn), and most recently, Healing Grounds: Climate, Justice, and the Deep Roots of Regenerative Farming (2022). She is also a frequent contributor to both academic journals and popular media outlets, focusing on food and farm policy, incentivizing soil health practices, and supporting new entry farmers. She holds a Ph.D. in Geography, from UC Berkeley, and a B.A. in Folklore and Mythology, from Harvard University. Prior to her career as a writer and academic, she spent several years touring rural America as a country singer.

 

Marcia Ostrom, Director WSU Food Systems

Marcia Ostrom is an Associate Professor and Extension Specialist in the School of the Environment and the Food Systems Program at Washington State University. She leads interdisciplinary extension and research programs to improve the sustainability and equity of regional food and farming systems. She established the Small Farms Program, the bilingual Cultivating Success Program, the Immigrants in Agriculture Program, and the WSU/Tilth Farm Walk Program. She co-leads the Washington Coming Together for Racial Understanding (CTRU) Program. Her efforts to improve the diversity and equity of agricultural extension programs have been recognized with awards from WSU; the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities; the Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society; the Fulbright Program; and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. She teaches undergraduate, graduate, and extension courses and advises graduate students in sustainable agriculture, agroecology, food systems, and extension. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin, an M.S. from Cornell, and an A.B. from Harvard.

 

Links Shared On The Call:

 

More about the HUB: In response to COVID-19 the WSU Food Systems Program created the HUB. We are re-vitalizing this important professional development and networking seminar in 2023. Learn More Here. @wsufoodsystems 

Winter 2023 WSU Food Systems HUB Call Series: Episode 2

Wednesday March 15th, 2023

Federally Funded Nutrition Programs with Jen Moss and Kylie Pybus on the WSU Food Systems HUB

 

ABOUT SNAP EBT: https://wasnap-ed.org/

 

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS: 


Jenn Moss
WA SNAP-Ed Curriclum, Training & Website Team Lead
WSU Extension Youth and Families- SNAP-Ed 

Jen is dedicated to eliminating health inequities through nutrition education and support of policies and practices that promote healthy lifestyles and well-being for under-resourced individuals and families. Through her work on the Curriculum, Training and Website Team (CTW) for the WA State Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (WA SNAP-Ed) Program, Jen provides support to SNAP-Ed staff across the state with training, curriculum choice and delivery, and two websites. She also serves on the WA SNAP-Ed Statewide Leadership Team and assists in guiding program direction, priorities, and initiatives. Through her Extension appointment, Jen participates in facilitating dialogue about racism among colleagues, community partners, and staff. She is trained as a trainer in the WSU Navigating Difference Curriculum as well as Facing Racism in a Diverse Nation. She serves on the CAHNRS DEI Committee, the WSU Coming Together for Racial Understanding (CTRU)  team, the WSU Food Systems Steering Committee, and the WA Farm to School Network Coordination Team. Jen also serves as Co-chair of the City of Seattle’s Sweetened Beverage Tax Community Advisory Board, assisting with making recommendations that ensure revenue from this ordinance is invested in the communities most impacted by health and economic inequities.  Jen studied nutrition at Bastyr University and is a Registered Dietitian. She loves being Mom to two amazing humans in their twenties and sharing adventures with her partner, friends, and family.  

 


Kylie Pybus 

Kylie Pybus is the Assistant Director for the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) at Washington State University. She works with educators delivering EFNEP classes to youth and adults in their community. In addition she facilitates policy, systems, and environmental change regarding food security and nutrition education in Washington. Currently, Kylie serves as President of the Spokane Food Policy Council who recently released their Regional Food Action Plan. Kylie received her Master of Public Health from the Colorado School of Public Health in 2016. Her interests include program evaluation, food systems, youth curriculum development, and health promotion and literacy. 

 

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More about the HUB: In response to COVID-19 the WSU Food Systems Program created the HUB. We are re-vitalizing this important professional development and networking seminar in 2023. Learn More Here. @wsufoodsystems 

Winter 2023 WSU Food Systems HUB Call Series: Episode 1

Wednesday February 15th, 2023

Debra Hansen and Clea Rome:​ Ripple Effects Mapping

 

ABOUT RIPPLE EFFECTS MAPPING:

Ripple Effects Mapping (REM) is a versatile participatory evaluation tool. The intent of REM is to collect the untold stories and behind-the-scene activities that can ripple out from a specific program or activity. Designed to work effectively for gathering evaluation data from program participants, community or coalition partners, or other groups. Effectively identifies what has occurred, as well as what is not occurring Provides an opportunity to decide what direction the community, coalition, or group should head next. Overall, the REM process is an effective way to get information from participants and on to paper in a visual way.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS: 


Debra Hansen is a professor and WSU Stevens County Extension Director, focusing on Community and Economic Development in rural Stevens County.  She was one of the original architects of Ripple Effects Mapping, developed in 2008 to discover poverty reduction outcomes in individual communities who participated in Washington’s Horizons community leadership programs.  She continues to map programs and train others to use this engaging tool. Debra has a Masters degree in Adult Education from Penn State.

 


Clea Rome is an Associate Professor of Community and Economic Development and Director of WSU Clallam County Extension. She oversees Extension programs in agriculture, community food security, and waste reduction.  Prior to joining WSU Clallam County Extension, she worked with the US Department of Agriculture working on resource-based community and economic development projects. Clea has a Masters degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of Michigan School of Natural Resources and Environment. 

 

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More about the HUB: In response to COVID-19 the WSU Food Systems Program created the HUB. We are re-vitalizing this important professional development and networking seminar in 2023. Learn More Here. @wsufoodsystems 

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