Growing Places Indy 2013 Summer Apprenticeship Program Daily Schedule WEEK 1 Monday, May 29 Memorial Day OFF! Tuesday, May 28 9:00am-2:00pm Multi-Location First day of GPI Summer Apprenticeship Program 9:00am-2:00pm: Meet at Legacy Center. Tour of Garden sites. Reading: Ken Meter Report; Slow Food - Central Role of Food Wednesday, May 29 8:30am-12pm, 1pm-2pm, 3pm-6:30pm WRSP & Platform 8:30am-12:00pm: WRSP - CSA Harvest #1 1:00pm-2:00pm: Platform Lunch & Learn #1: Meet the GPI Apprentices 4:00-6:00pm CSA Pickup #1 Thursday, May 30 8:30am-1:00pm, 3:45pm-6:30pm Multi-Location 8:30am-11:30am: Legacy Center 11:30am: depart for The Platform 12:00-1:00pm: The Platform, Indy Food Council Conversation on Health 3:45pm: Meet at WRSP 4:00pm-6:00pm: National Travel Writer s Association tour of garden; wrap-up week one OPTIONAL RESTAURANT HARVEST Friday, May 31 8:30am-12:00pm WEEK 2 Monday, June 3 8:00am-1:00pm Chase Legacy Center 9:00am-12:00pm: Yoga as a Backdrop of Understanding Reading: Heart of Yoga pgs 5-14; Eastern Body, Western Mind pgs 2-20; Light on Pranayama pgs 6-11 Tuesday, June 4 9:00am-2:00pm Location Varies 9:00am: Agricultural Lesson - Water/Irrigation and Soil Testing Reading: Turn Here, Sweet Corn by Atina Difley (pp. 239-254) Living in the Relative Present Wednesday, June 5 8:30am-12pm, 1pm-2pm, 3pm-6:30pm WRSP & Platform 8:30am-12:00pm: WRSP - CSA Harvest #2 1:00pm-2:00pm: Public Conversation #2: Scaling Food Entrepreneurship
4:00-6:00pm CSA Pickup #2 Thursday, June 6 8:30am-12:00pm, 3:00pm-6:30pm Chase Legacy Center 8:30am: Farm Stand Harvest #1 4:00pm-6:00pm: Farm Stand #1 4:00-4:50pm: Yoga Series #1: Mimi Nguyen OPTIONAL RESTAURANT HARVEST Friday, June 7 8:30am-12:00pm WEEK 3 Monday, June 10 8:00am-1:00pm Chase Legacy Center 9:30am-10:30am: Guest Speaker: Bob Shaver, Food System Jobs 11:00am-12:00pm: Field Trip: Ivy Tech Garden and Culinary Training Facility 12:00pm-1:00pm: Lunch at Duos Kitchen Readings: Sustainability Article; The Unsettling of America pgs Tuesday, June 11 9:00am-2:00pm Location Varies 9:00am: Agricultural Lesson - Farm/Garden Planning and Record Keeping Urban Farm Visit - South Circle Farm Reading: The Organic Farmer s Business Handbook by Richard Wiswall (pp. 1-30) True Sustainability and Farm for Profit: Not Production Wednesday, June 12 8:30am-12pm, 1pm-2pm, 3pm-6:30pm WRSP & Platform 8:30am-12:00pm: WRSP - CSA Harvest #3 1:00pm-2:00pm: Public Conversation #3: Conversation on Food Culture and Food Access (Working Title) 4:00-6:00pm CSA Pickup #3 Thursday, June 13 8:30am-12:00pm, 3:00pm-6:30pm Chase Legacy Center 8:30am: Farm Stand Harvest #2 4:00pm-6:00pm: Farm Stand #2 4:00-4:50pm: Yoga Series #2: Laura Henderson OPTIONAL RESTAURANT HARVEST Friday, June 14 8:30am-12:00pM WEEK 4 Monday, June 17 8:00am-1:00pm Chase Legacy Center
9:30am-10:30am: Guest Speaker: Nic Mink, Fundraising 101 10:30am-12:00pm: Discussion & Activities: Non-Violent Communication, Consensus Process 12:00-1:00pm: Lunch from the Garden Readings: Soul of Money pgs 44-94 Tuesday, June 18 9:00am-2:00pm Location Varies 9:00am: Agricultural Lesson - Marketing and Distribution Reading: Food and the City by Jennifer Cockrall-King (pp. 182-197) SPIN Farm: Vancouver Listening: The Farm Report: Episode 157 - Chef s Garden with Farmer Lee Jones http://www.heritageradionetwork.com/episodes/3680-the-farm-report-episode-157-chef-s- Garden-with-Farmer-Lee-Jones or through itunes Wednesday, June 19 8:30am-12pm, 1pm-2pm, 3pm-6:30pm WRSP & Platform 8:30am-12:00pm: WRSP - CSA Harvest #4 1:00pm-2:00pm: Public Conversation #4: Environmental and Ecological Implications of Agriculture 4:00-6:00pm CSA Pickup #4 Thursday, June 20 8:30am-12:00pm, 3:00pm-6:30pm Chase Legacy Center 8:30am: Farm Stand Harvest #3 4:00pm-5:00pm: First Summer Eat Well Club 4:00pm-6:00pm: Farm Stand #3 4:00-4:50pm: Yoga Series #3: Laura Haehl (bilingual class) OPTIONAL RESTAURANT HARVEST Friday, June 21 8:30am-12:00pm WEEK 5 Monday, June 24 8:00am-1:00pm Chase Legacy Center 9:00am-11:00am: Discussion & Exercises: Body Tracking/True North; Most Meaningful, Daily Practice 11:00am-1:00pm: Guest Speaker: Audrey Barron, Raw Food Demo Reading: To Choose Life; Light on Pranayama pgs 43-45; The Unsettling of America pgs, Roth Guidelines Tuesday, June 25 9:00am-2:00pm Location Varies 9:00am: Urban Farm Visit - South Circle Farm Reading: Fields of Learning: The Student Farm Movement in North America by Laura Sayre and Sean Clark (pp. 306-322) Yale University: A Well-Rounded Education Wednesday, June 26 8:30am-12pm, 1pm-2pm, 3pm-6:30pm WRSP & Platform 8:30am-12:00pm: WRSP - CSA Harvest #5 1:00pm-2:00pm: Public Conversation #5: Patachou
4:00-6:00pm CSA Pickup #5 Thursday, June 27 8:30am-12:00pm, 3:00pm-6:30pm Chase Legacy Center 8:30am: Farm Stand Harvest #4 4:00pm-6:00pm: Farm Stand #4 4:00-4:50pm: Yoga Series #4: Riana Schneider OPTIONAL RESTAURANT HARVEST Friday, June 28 8:30am-12:00pm 6:30-10:00pm: IndyHub 5x5 - Georgia St., http://indyhub5x5faceyourcity.eventbrite.com, FREE VACATION Monday, July 1 Friday, July 5 Yippie!!! WEEK 6 Monday, July 8 8:00am-1:00pm Chase Legacy Center 9:00am-12:00pm: Discussion & Activities: Mapping the Self, Consciousness in Action, 12:00pm-1:00pm: Guest Speaker: Kevin McKelvey, Grant Writing 101 Reading: Consciousness in Action; Heart of Yoga pgs: 79-95; The Unsettling of America pgs Tuesday, July 9 9:00am-2:00pm Location Varies 9:00am: Agricultural Lesson - Soil Fertility and Cover Cropping (Farmer Craig Brown) Visit: Sky Farm at Eskenazi Hospital Listening: Greenhorn Radio: Episode 150 - Luke Gran (Practical Farmers of Iowa) http://podgallery.org/greenhorn-radio or through itunes Wednesday, July 10 8:30am-12pm, 1pm-2pm, 3pm-6:30pm WRSP & Platform 8:30am-12:00pm: WRSP - CSA Harvest #6 1:00pm-2:00pm: Public Conversation #6: How Local is Changing Indiana Agriculture 4:00-6:00pm CSA Pickup #6 Thursday, July 11 8:30am-12:00pm, 3:00pm-6:30pm Chase Legacy Center 8:30am: Farm Stand Harvest #5 4:00pm-6:00pm: Farm Stand #5 4:00-4:50pm: Yoga Series #5: Amanda Markland OPTIONAL RESTAURANT HARVEST Friday, July 12 8:30am-12:00pm
WEEK 7 Monday, July 15 8:00am-1:00pm Chase Legacy Center - Mirror 9:00am-11:00am: Discussion & Activities: Life Experience, Seeing & Being Seen, Embodying Beliefs, Transforming Limitations 11:00am-1:00pm: Guest Speaker: Staraya McKinstry, Basics of Ayurveda Reading: The Biological Farmer pgs 315-318, The Unsettling of America pgs Tuesday, July 16 9:00am-2:00pm Location Varies 9:00am: Urban Farm Visit - Indy Urban Acres Reading: In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan (pp. 101-136) The Industrialization of Eating: What We Do Know Wednesday, July 17 8:30am-12pm, 1pm-2pm, 3pm-6:30pm WRSP & Platform 8:30am-12:00pm: WRSP - CSA Harvest #7 1:00pm-2:00pm: Public Conversation #7: Creating a Sustainable and Just Food System 4:00-6:00pm CSA Pickup #7 Thursday, July 18 8:30am-12:00pm, 3:00pm-6:30pm Chase Legacy Center 8:30am: Farm Stand Harvest #6 4:00pm-6:00pm: Farm Stand #6 4:00-4:50pm: Yoga Series #6: Staraya McKinstry OPTIONAL RESTAURANT HARVEST Friday, July 19 8:30am-12:00pm WEEK 8 Monday, July 22 8:00am-1:00pm Chase Legacy Center 9:00am-11:00pm: Discussion & Activities: Visioning & Pitching 11:00-1:00pm: TBD Reading: Heart of Yoga pgs 107-118, Unsettling of America pgs Tuesday, July 23 9:00am-2:00pm Location Varies 9:00am: Farm Visit - Full Hand Farm Reading: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver (pp. 296-309) What Do You Eat in January? Wednesday, July 24 8:30am-12pm, 1pm-2pm, 3pm-6:30pm WRSP & Platform 8:30am-12:00pm: WRSP - CSA Harvest #8
1:00pm-2:00pm: Public Conversation # 8: Food As Medicine 4:00-6:00pm CSA Pickup #8 Thursday, July 25 8:30am-12:00pm, 3:00pm-6:30pm Chase Legacy Center 8:30am: Farm Stand Harvest #7 4:00pm-5:00pm: Final Summer Eat Well Club 4:00pm-6:00pm: Farm Stand #7 4:00-4:50pm: Yoga Series #7: Shannon Denney OPTIONAL RESTAURANT HARVEST Friday, July 26 8:30am-12:00pm WEEK 9 Monday, July 29 8:00am-1:00pm Chase Legacy Center 9:30am-10:30am: Guest Speaker: Saba Siddiki, Impact of Policy on Food Systems 10:30am-1:00pm: Discussion & Activities: Ideal Scene, Purpose, Inner Critic, Growing Edge, Small Groups & Sustainability Reading: Heart of Yoga pgs 121-133, Unsettling of America pgs Tuesday, July 30 9:00am-2:00pm Location Varies 9:00am: Urban Farm Visit - Butler University Campus Farm 1:00pm: Tim Carter - The Ecological Impacts of Agriculture Reading: Farm Together Now by Amy Franceschini and Daniel Tucker (pp. 51-57 and 120-125) City Slicker Farms and Freewheelin Farm Wednesday, July 31 8:30am-12pm, 1pm-2pm, 3pm-6:30pm WRSP & Platform 8:30am-12:00pm: WRSP - CSA Harvest #9 1:00pm-2:00pm: Public Conversation #9: TBD 4:00-6:00pm CSA Pickup #9 Thursday, August 1 8:30am-12:00pm, 3:00pm-6:30pm Chase Legacy Center 8:30am: Farm Stand Harvest #8 4:00pm-6:00pm: Farm Stand #8 4:00-4:50pm: Yoga Series #8: Lisa Riolo OPTIONAL RESTAURANT HARVEST Friday, August 2 8:30am-12:00pm SPECIAL CLOSING CEREMONY Sunday, August 4 2:45-10:00pm Hobbit Gardens, Fillmore, IN - Farm Tour + Native American Sweat Ceremony + Pitch-In Dinner
WEEK 10 Monday, August 5 8:00am-1:00pm Chase Legacy Center 9:00am-1:00pm: TBD Tuesday, August 6 9:00am-2:00pm Location Varies 9:00am: Urban Farm Visit - Fall Creek Gardens Agricultural Lesson - Looking Ahead to Growing Places Indy 2014 Farming Season Reading: The New Organic Grower by Eliot Coleman (pp. 1-6 and pp. 289-292) Agricultural Craftsmanship and A Final Question: Why Do You Want to Farm? A Nation of Farmers by Sharon Astyk and Aaron Newton (pp. 75-82) Farmer or Gardener? and Who Shall Farm? Wednesday, August 7 8:30am-12pm, 1pm-2pm, 3pm-6:30pm WRSP & Platform 8:30am-12:00pm: WRSP - CSA Harvest #10 1:00pm-2:00pm: Public Conversation #10: Apprentice Final Presentations 4:00-6:00pm CSA Pickup #10 Thursday, August 8 8:30am-12:00pm, 3:00pm-6:30pm Chase Legacy Center 8:30am: Farm Stand Harvest #9 4:00pm-6:00pm: Farm Stand #9 4:00-4:50pm: Yoga Series #9: Purvi Patel