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It's almost spring! Time to get the kids outside, moving, and learning. Join service learning and place based education experts, teachers and parents to discuss how to fit hands-on learning opportunities into busy days of teaching and parenting. Hosted by Katy Farber, Founder and Author of the blog Non-Toxic Kids, and author of Change the World with Service Learning, this Hangout will give you ideas and tips about creating hands on learning opportunities in school and out. Katy's guests include Dana Hudson, the Northeast Regional Co-Lead for National Farm to School Network, who has worked extensively connecting farms and schools. She is an expert on food and farming based learning experiences and the mom of two young children, ages 2 and 5. Also joining us is John, from Life Lab. John Fisher is the Outreach Director of Life Lab located on the UCSC Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems Farm. Since 1996 John has worked exclusively in farm- and garden-based education programs teaching pre-school through high school students and provided professional development opportunities for thousands of educators. This video shares tips for teachers, parents and environmental educators looking to engage children in outdoor learning. Visit http://katyfarber.com to learn more about Katy's books, events, writing and workshops. Also see http://non-toxickids.net for news about parenting, education, green living and activism.