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Inspiration Afternoon Achterhoek ‘Getting started with food education’

Published Feb 26, 2025

Jong Leren Eten-Gelderland is organising an inspiration afternoon on Thursday 13 March together with partners for municipalities, primary schools, secondary education and nature and food organisations in the Achterhoek and surrounding area. JLE Gelderland invites you to come and listen and experience how you can get started with healthy and sustainable food choices for children and young people within education. Participants will go home with a backpack full of inspiration, practical tools and a network of enthusiastic colleagues.

Inspiration Afternoon Achterhoek ‘Getting started with food education’

The programme

13:45 – 14:00: Arrival

14:00 – 15:00: Pitches

15:00 – 15:45: Information market

16:00 – 16:30: Themed tables, discussion

16:30 – 16:45: Closing

Pitches

Be inspired by compelling examples from the field. Experienced pioneers will share their stories and successes:

School garden De Dorpsschool Vorden: Chantal Wibier.
Farm education: Marga Kroezen (vegetable garden coach).
Food education: Gea Oosterveld (Food Coach Stadsvoedsel Zutphen).
School gardening and nature lessons in secondary education: Chantal Houbiers (teacher and vegetable garden coach).
Approach to green schoolyards: Arjen Poelmans and Anne-Lena Penninx (Municipality of Winterswijk).
Healthy School Canteen and other secondary education challenges: Wieke Bonthuis and Myriam van Tol.

Information market

Go on a discovery tour of information stands, meet experts and experience how to bring food education to life:

Smaakacademie Achterhoek: Jeanne Steverink.
Arnhem approach to school gardening: Maike Nelissen.
Boerenwijs: Hanneke Stegeman.
Stadsvoedsel Zutphen: Gea Oosterveld.
Food Challenge VMBO: Judith de Rijk.
Healthy School: Marieke Laheij.
Skillz2Grow: Eva Geurken.
JOGG: Larisa Brinkhoff.
Smaaklessen WUR, come into the greenhouse.
Bureau Ger: Gerben Huurneman.
Jong Leren Eten: ‘Green table’.

Themed tables

During an interactive session, you will engage in discussion and explore concrete possibilities for your school or organisation. Discover how you can get started with food education straight away after this meeting!

This afternoon is organised by:

Jong Leren Eten-Gelderland together with JOGG coordinators, GGD Noord- en -Oost-Gelderland, vegetable garden coaches and education farmers from Boerenwijs.

You can register for the inspiration afternoon here. Participation is free.

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