Highlights

Late fee for Walk-Ins the Day of Conference
A late fee of $50 in addition to regular conference costs will be charged to those either completing a new registration, or paying for an incomplete registration, on July 11.

The SAEA Takes Off!

The Sustainable Agriculture Education Association is a direct, concrete outcome of participants' work during the January 2006 conference.  Learn about progress made so far and how you can help further shape the SAEA as it becomes a full-fledged organization. Over 25 members have been working since last year to organize both the SAEA and the current 2007 SAEA conference. We are prepared to take it to the next level. Please join this rewarding work!

Our business meeting will take place at 7:15 PM on Thursday night of the conference. Our launch party will follow the meeting, immediately before the Adrienne Young concert.

Mission

The Sustainable Agriculture Education Association (SAEA) promotes and supports the development, application, research, and dissemination of best teaching and learning practices in post-secondary sustainable agriculture education and curricula through communication, training, development, and collaborative activities for teachers and learners.

How to join the SAEA

SAEA will be ready to officially receive members in July. If you would like to be on our mailing list, please contact Kim Niewolny at kln23@cornell.edu.

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Goals

• Promote and disseminate curricula, best educational and experiential learning practices, and research related to the teaching and learning of sustainable agriculture.
• Serve as a vibrant network for individuals and organizations involved in sustainable agriculture education.
• Engage in activities to aid the professional development of sustainable agriculture educators and students.
• Promote and advocate the establishment of sustainable agriculture education programs.
• Obtain public and private funds to develop and disseminate sustainable agriculture education and curricula at the post-secondary level and to the general public.
• Contribute to the growth of sustainable agriculture in the U.S. and abroad (grassroots and educational institutions, farms, businesses etc.).
• Serve as an advocate for sustainable agriculture in other contexts and in collaboration with other organizations relevant to sustainable agriculture education.
• Provide public forum for addressing issues in sustainable agriculture education teaching and learning.
• Attract talented, bright individuals to teach and work in the field of sustainable agriculture.

Functions

• Provide opportunities (workshops, symposia, conferences, short courses, etc.) to learn about and develop sustainable agriculture education programs.
• Maintain an organizational web site for communication and dissemination of sustainable agriculture education information.
• Communicate with high school and college students about the opportunities within sustainable agriculture education.
• Host national conferences to provide a forum for professional development, networking, advocacy activities and publishing of proceedings.
• Advocate for resources to promote sustainable agriculture education.
• Maintain a bibliography and/or library of sustainable agriculture education curriculum materials.
• Publish a series, journal or publication with another organization to publicize scholarly research on sustainable agriculture education.
• Publish a newsletter to share information about sustainable agricultural education information.

How the SAEA started: A report from the Implementation Subcommittee founded at the 2006 Facilitating Sustainable Agriculture Education Conference 2006: PDF

What our colleagues thought: A summary of a survey to define the function and viability of a new organization: PDF

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