Michelle Markesteyn, PhD, MSEL

What's the buzz in school gardens? Part 1

Join us as for a fascinating interview with one of the world’s foremost authorities on bees and pollination - Andony Melanthopoulos with Oregon State University. We're talking about how bees fit into the world of school gardens! This is part one of a two-part series.

Michelle Markesteyn, PhD, MSEL, Rick Sherman | Jun 2024 | Podcast episode Peer reviewed (Gray level)

What's the Buzz in School Gardens? Part 2

Join us for part two of our discussion about bees and pollinators in the school garden with Oregon State University Associate Professor Andony Melanthopoulos.

Michelle Markesteyn, PhD, MSEL, Rick Sherman | Jun 2024 | Podcast episode Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Does local food make school lunches healthier? A discussion with USDA FNS Administrator Cindy Long

Join us in a conversation with USDA FNS Administrator Cindy Long as we talk about the public's role in shaping school meals.

Michelle Markesteyn, PhD, MSEL, Rick Sherman | May 2024 | Podcast episode Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Bringing Health & Wellness into School Gardens

Michelle and Rick interview Rick's co-worker, Jennifer Young, MPH, EdD, RDN, School Wellness Policy Coordinator, Oregon Department of Education Child Nutrition Programs. Join us as we discuss school wellness policies and strategies ...

Michelle Markesteyn, PhD, MSEL, Rick Sherman | May 2024 | Podcast episode Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Growing School Gardens Summit Part 4: Listen to stories from Matt Sablan from Guam Department of Education; Leona Vrbanac from Newark High School in Newark, Ohio; Andrew Tuttle with EDGEPERMA in Arlington, WA

Join Rick "on assignment" as he travels to the Growing School Gardens Summit, in San Diego California. Rick interviews a dozen people with amazing stories. This is part four of a four-part series.

Rick Sherman, Michelle Markesteyn, PhD, MSEL | Apr 2024 | Podcast episode Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Growing School Gardens Summit: Part 3: Three guests share how they connect with children garden education: Regi Jones with LifeLab in Santa Cruz, CA; Danielle Russell with Openlands in Chicago, Ill; and Erin Croom with Small Bites Adventure Club in Atlant

Join Rick "on assignment" as he travels to the Growing School Gardens Summit, in San Diego California. Rick interviews a dozen people with amazing stories. This is part three of a four-part series.

Michelle Markesteyn, PhD, MSEL, Rick Sherman | Apr 2024 | Podcast episode Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Growing School Gardens Summit: Part 2: More fabulous guests!: Kaitlyn Scheuermann with Waukee Community School District in Waukee, IA; Slema Sims with Gardeneers in Chicago, Ill; and Pam Hosimer with University of Maryland Extension

Join Rick "on assignment" as he travels to the Growing School Gardens Summit, in San Diego California. Rick interviews a dozen people with amazing stories. This is part TWO of a four-part series.

Michelle Markesteyn, PhD, MSEL, Rick Sherman | Apr 2024 | Podcast episode Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Growing School Gardens Summit Part 1: Join us for the first in a four-part series

Join Rick "on assignment" as he travels to the Growing School Gardens Summit, in San Diego California. Rick interviews a dozen people with amazing stories. This is part one of a four-part series.

Michelle Markesteyn, PhD, MSEL, Rick Sherman | Apr 2024 | Podcast episode Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Not all Schools Have Walls: A visit With North Country School, Lake Placid NY

Join Michelle and Rick as they interview Todd Ormiston, the Executive Director for North Country School in Lake Placid NY. Todd shares the strategies, challenges and philosophies for farm-based education at their school.

Michelle Markesteyn, PhD, MSEL, Rick Sherman | Mar 2024 | Podcast episode

Bringing Learning to Life In the School Garden: Special Guest John Fisher

Join us as we interview John Fisher, from Life Lab in Santa Cruz County, California. John has dedicated his life to bringing school gardens to the forefront in the USA, and has been a main architect in the school garden movement.

Rick Sherman, Michelle Markesteyn, PhD, MSEL | Feb 2024 | Podcast episode Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Everything happens for a reason: Michelle interviews her co-host Rick Sherman

From his humble beginnings as a Dockboy and competitive distance runner, to earning an ED degree and finding his dream job as a State Agency Farm to School Analyst, listen as Michelle interviews her co-host, Rick Sherman.

Michelle Markesteyn, PhD, MSEL, Rick Sherman | Dec 2023 | Podcast episode

Teeny School? No Kitchen? No problem! Find out how Lua Siegel transformed a very rural charter school into an edible landscape.

Join Rick and Michelle as they interview Lua Siegel, a School Garden Coordinator with very unique challenges.

Michelle Markesteyn, PhD, MSEL, Rick Sherman | Dec 2023 | Podcast episode

Creating a State Farm to School Movement: Michelle Markesteyn

Join us as Rick interviews his co-host, Michelle Markesteyn on how she got her start introducing Farm to School to Oregon. Not only did she do that, but she's reinvented herself many times over in order to create new ...

Michelle Markesteyn, PhD, MSEL, Rick Sherman | Nov 2023 | Podcast episode

Starting a National Farm to School Movement: Anupama Joshi

Join us as we interview Anupama Joshi, the founder of the National Farm to School Network as she details how this movement started.

Michelle Markesteyn, PhD, MSEL, Rick Sherman | Nov 2023 | Podcast episode

School Garden Sustainability: Kelly Douglas

Join us as we interview a School Garden Coordinator who transformed a high school in an underserved community by raising $30,000 to not only establish a garden, but create a garden club that had 75% of the student body ...

Michelle Markesteyn, PhD, MSEL, Rick Sherman | Oct 2023 | Podcast episode

What is Farm to School?

In this episode, Rick and Michelle explore what the term "Farm to School" means.

Michelle Markesteyn, PhD, MSEL, Rick Sherman | Sep 2023 | Podcast episode

Farm to School in Remote Areas; Rikkilyn Starliper

Learn about farm to school in a remote "frontieresque" community, a possessed greenhouse, and more with Nutrition Services Director Rikkilyn Starliper of Umatilla School District in Eastern Oregon.

Michelle Markesteyn, PhD, MSEL, Rick Sherman | Sep 2023 | Podcast episode