Cohort Schedules
Cohort One
Anticipated Timeline:
Congratulations on joining the first cohort of teachers participating in this grant program. The following is the anticipated timeline for the program. The exact dates are subject to change.
- Course One - Introduction to Agriculture and Culinary Connections – This course will introduce the pillars of agricultural literacy, animal and plant production methods, and sustainability.
- Instructor: Dr. Jean Hertzman, HRTM
- Dates: October 2 – December 3, 2023
- Credential Earned: Digital Badge
- Course Two - Purchasing and Supply Chain Management with Emphasis on Local and Sustainable Foods – This course will provide an overview of basic purchasing practices and the importance of supply chain management. It will compare and contrast the use of local and sustainable foods versus those from other sources.
- Instructor: Chef Pete Mitchell, HRTM
- Dates: January 8 – March 3, 2024
- Credential Earned: Digital Badge
- Course Three - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle in Foodservice and Hotels – In this course, teachers will learn the concepts of reduce, reuse, and recycle as utilized in food service and hotels incorporating best practices from programs such as Hotel Kitchen which can in turn be implemented in the classroom.
- Instructor: Dr. Keith Mandabach, HRTM
- Dates: March 11 – May 5, 2024
- Credential Earned: Digital Badge
After completion of the first three courses, each participant will be paid a $1,000 stipend.
- Immersive Summer Workshop
- Instructors: All listed for courses plus many guest speakers and field trip leaders
- Dates: June 9, 2024 – Arrival in Las Cruces/Welcome Reception June 10 – 13 – Full days of program June 14 – Departure from Las Cruces
- Accommodations – Courtyard by Marriott Las Cruces
- No charge to participants for the workshop, most meals, and accommodations. Travel reimbursement for mileage or airfare up to $500 per person. Other meal and expense reimbursements up to $200 per person.
After completion of the Workshop, each participant will earn a Certificate of Completion and will be paid a $500 stipend.
- Course Four - Agricultural Innovation and Entrepreneurship - Through this course teachers will advance their pedagogical competencies by including skills to develop, create, and sustain innovative responses to the changing environments of agriculture, with an emphasis on entrepreneurship.
- Instructor: Ms. Sandi Ringwood, Arrowhead Innoventure Center
- Dates: August 12 – October 6, 2024
- Credential Earned: Digital Badge
- Course Five - Agricultural, Culinary, and Rural Tourism (ACRT) – This course will expose the participants to the wide range of businesses and people involved in ACRT including farmers/ranchers, tour operators, agro-tourism proprietors, lodging businesses, winery, distillery and brewery operators, Native American businesses, specialty crop processors, tourism promoters, and rural residents with a focus on how to develop successful, sustainable businesses and partnerships.
- Instructor: Dr. Christina Dimitriou, HRTM
- Dates: October 14 – December 8, 2024
After completion of the last two courses, each participant will earn a Certificate of Content Mastery and will be paid a $500 stipend.