Food, Land & People (FLP), established in 1988, is based in Chandler, Arizona. Food, Land & People is a nonprofit organization committed to helping people of all ages better understand the interrelationships among agriculture, the environment, and people of the world.
Food, Land & People's science- and social sciences-based curriculum, Resources for Learning, currently serves Pre-K to 12th grade students throughout the United States. The curriculum consists of 55 hands-on lessons, developed and tested by more than a thousand educators. The subjects range from environmental science and stewardship ("Don't Use It All Up!") to human populations and land use issues ("What Will the Land Support?")
As of 12/31/08, 41,975 educators have been trained to use
Food, Land & People's lessons in 28 states. It is estimated
that they have reached over 11.6 million students since 1998. Food, Land
& People has pioneered an innovative dissemination model based on
state coalition building and facilitator training workshops. Twenty-seven
state coalitions are currently introducing Resources for Learning
to educators. Food, Land & People's goal is to have coalitions formed
in all 50 states by 2012. Within five years, Food, Land & People's
educational resources will reach one million students annually.
| 1988 |
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Fifty people from the education, agriculture, natural resource conservation, and environment fields met in Colorado to discuss the concept and need for an educational project integrating agriculture, the environment and cultures of the world. They came from 12 different states. |
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| 1989 |
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Conceptual Framework developed and reviewed by 1,600 people nationally. |
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| 1990 |
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Lesson-writing conferences held in California, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Iowa, Colorado, and Texas. |
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First issue of the Food, Land & People newsletter distributed.
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| 1991 |
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120 potential lesson plans selected from the writing conferences. Copies of two edited lesson plans distributed for evaluation. |
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Material development working committee formed. |
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| 1992 |
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Technical Review task force created and begins its work. |
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Policy committee reviews all policy decisions and creates a policy handbook. |
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| 1993 |
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Material Development committee meeting prepares a formal pilot testing and field testing process. |
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| 1994 |
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California, Connecticut, and Missouri selected as the field test states. |
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Receive first EPA grant for material development and translation of ten lessons into Spanish. |
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| 1995 |
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25 lessons identified for printing in a FLP Trial Edition. |
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Ten lessons selected for translation into Spanish. |
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Expand FLP to include three programs - USA, World Learning Center, and International. |
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Memoranda of Understanding signed with FFA, Council for Agricultural Science and Technology, and Agriculture Council of America. |
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| 1996 |
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Implementation trial begins in Iowa with facilitator workshop. Fifteen educator workshops conducted with the Trial Edition between February and early May reaching 300 teachers. |
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Field testing begins in California and Connecticut using the Field-test Edition. |
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| 1997 |
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Field test begins in Ohio. |
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First edition of FLP's educational materials, Resources for Learning, completed with 40 lessons. |
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Ten additional lessons selected for translation into Spanish. |
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| 1998 |
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Coalitions created and Licensing Agreements signed with Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Kentucky, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Utah. |
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FLP national training team conducts facilitator training workshops in Arizona, Florida, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Tennessee. |
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5,000 copies of Resources for Learning printed. |
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FLP hires Mark Linder as President. |
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| 1999 |
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Coalitions created and Licensing Agreements signed with California, Lincoln Park Zoo (Chicago), Maine, North Carolina, and Vermont. Seventeen states now have coalitions. |
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Facilitator training workshops conducted in ten states. |
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A generous gift from the Olson Foundation supports FLP's initial move to temporary quarters at the Presidio National Park. |
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The FLP World Learning Center begins a "Chat with the Farmer" program and holds its first annual symposium, "Building Bridges of Understanding Among Agriculture, Education and the Environment" at the Presidio. |
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1st Annual State Coordinator's Conference held in Nashville, TN. |
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| 2000 |
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Coalitions created and Licensing Agreements signed with Delaware, New Mexico, and South Dakota. Nineteen states now have FLP coalitions. |
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Facilitator training workshops conducted in five states. |
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The first Spanish edition of the FLP Resources for Learning completed with 20 lessons. 5,000 copies printed. |
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Fifteen new lessons underway for second English edition of RFL. |
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President Linder announces the establishment of the FLP Community Service Award and
recognized the first two winners--Al Pope, United Egg Producers, and Dean Kleckner, American Farm Bureau Federation. |
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The FLP Headquarters moves into its permanent office space at the Presidio and recognizes the Paulsen Foundation for its gift that made this possible. |
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Second annual FLP World Learning Center symposium at the Presidio. |
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Supplement to the first edition of the FLP Resources for Learning released with 15 new lessons. |
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The USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service details an employee to FLP for a two-year term doing public relations and marketing. |
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2nd Annual State Coordinator's Conference held in Des Moines, IA. |
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| 2001 |
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Coalitions created and Licensing Agreements signed with Wyoming, Mississippi, New Jersey and New Hampshire. Twenty-three states now have FLP coalitions. |
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Facilitator training conducted in Vermont, Wyoming, and Mississippi. |
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In July, reorganized with a 15 member Board of Governors representing the three divisions (USA, World Learning Center, and International), the advisory board and 3 at large members. |
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Third annual FLP World Learning Center Symposium at the Presidio |
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3,700 copies of the Resources for Learning printed. |
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3rd Annual State Coordinator's Conference held in Raleigh, NC. |
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| 2002 |
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Coalitions created and Licensing Agreements signed with Nevada. Twenty-four states now have FLP coalitions. |
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Facilitator training conducted in New Hampshire. |
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In September, the Board of Governors disbanded, returning the leadership of FLP to the original USA steering committee. |
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FLP headquarters moved to Chandler, Arizona |
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4,100 copies of the Resources for Learning printed. |
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4th Annual State Coordinator's Conference held in Phoenix, AZ. |
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| 2003 |
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Coalitions created and Licensing Agreements signed with Minnesota, Arkansas and Nebraska. Twenty-seven states now have FLP coalitions. |
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Facilitator training conducted in Minnesota, Nevada and Nebraska. |
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5th Annual State Coordinator's Conference & Symposium held Feb 5-7 in Orlando, FL. |
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The 2nd Edition of Resources for Learning was released May 1st. First printing was for 5000 copies. |
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| 2004 |
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Facilitator training conducted in Arkansas. |
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6th Annual State Coordinator's Conference & Symposium held Feb 17-19 in Las Vegas, NV. |
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Reprinted 5000 copies of Resources for Learning. |
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Created 2000 copies of Resources for Learning in CD format. |
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2005 |
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7th Annual Symposium and Conference
June 9-11 in Indianapolis, IN. Held in partnership with the National
AITC organization. |
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Reprinted 10,000 copies of Resources
for Learning |
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| 2006 |
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Created an additional 2000 copies
of Resources for Learning in CD Format. |
| 2007 |
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Coalition created in New York
- 28th State |
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Facilitator training
conducted in New York |
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| 2008 |
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Created an additional 2000 copies
of Resources for Learning in CD Format. |
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2009 |
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Created an additional
3000 copies
of Resources for Learning in CD Format. |
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Annual State Coordinator's
Conference held in Louisville, KY |
