“Why I’m a Victory Grower” video contest
Attention Kids!
Get Involved: Submit Your “Why I’m a Victory Grower” Vision Video
Do you love growing food in your garden? Maybe your dream is to become a farmer and spend your days outside in the field? Do you hope to one day feed others with the food you grow? That makes you a Victory Grower, one of hundreds of thousands of kids who realize growing your own food is fun, healthy and patriotic. Please join in on telling us “Why I’m a Victory Grower” and submit your “vision video” on as part of Food Independence Day!
To participate and receive a free one-year membership and a packet of seeds from Seed Savers Exchange, log on to TEL•A•VISION (www.telavision.tv) to access the free tools that will help you easily create a vision video.
Tell us why you’re a Victory Grower and how that affects who you want to be and what you want to do in the future. Maybe you really just like playing in the dirt, but deep down, gardening, farming or otherwise raising good food supports the American economy, preserves natural resources and can help stamp out hunger.
The top five videos will be shown at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) Food and Society Fellows Conference in Washington, D.C. on September 9-11.
FoodIndependenceDay.org’s “Why I’m a Victory Grower” Project Details
* Tell us “Why I’m a Victory Grower” and submit your “vision video” as part of Food Independence Day! Visit http://www.onetruemedia.com/gallery/food_independence_day?pid=45213 for examples of “Why I’m a Victory Grower” videos other kids across the nation have already created.
* Participating kids will receive a free packet of seeds and one-year membership to Seed Savers Exchange (www.seedsavers.org).
* The top five “Why I’m a Victory Grower” videos as chosen by the Food and Society Fellows will be announced and featured at the (IATP) Food and Society Fellows Conference in Washington, D.C. on September 9-11.
* Deadline for submissions is Sept. 1 at Noon Eastern.
Get Started!
* It is easiest to print out these instructions so you’ll have something to refer back to as you make your video.
* Go to www.telavision.tv and sign up for a free account (you’ll need your parents permission).
* After you’ve signed up, visit the “For Students” section on the TEL•A•VISION Website for helpful tutorials and instructions on creating your video. www.telavision.tv/tutorials
* Click on “Create” to get started.
* To submit an entry for “Why I’m a Victory Grower”, make sure the first slide in your video is the Victory Growers logo. You can get the logo two ways:
1) Right click on the image at the top of this page and select “Save As.” Save it to your desk top as “Victory Growers.jpg” and then upload it to the TEL•A•VISION site.
2) You may also find the logo at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fasfellows/sets/72157619231574962/
* The second slide should include your first name and last initial.
* Try to use complete sentences describing “Why I’m a Victory Grower” of 6 words or less. Have fun!
* Create a TEL•A•VISION Video of around three minutes or less, matching each sentence with at least one meaningful picture related to the words. Take photos of your garden, the fresh vegetables on your dinner plate, the farmers market or community garden, local farms or choose from free images from the Food and Society Fellows flickr site http://www.flickr.com/photos/fasfellows/sets/72157619231574962/
* Add video, effects, music — anything you want to enliven your video.
* Be sure all pictures that are not your own are from the TEL•A•VISION site, flickr page or Creative Commons photos approved for non-commercial use.
* Be sure the music is from the TEL•A•VISION site or that you have the artists rights to use it.
* At the end of your video, list any photographers whose photos were used. The last slide needs to be the TEL•A•VISION logo.
When your vision video is finished do the following:
* From Video/Project Home select “Share and Post Online”.
* At the bottom of the page select “Change My Share Options”.
* On the Share Options page put a check mark in the box for “Allow viewers to remix this project”. This will allow us to download your file if it is selected as one of the top five.
* Click “Save.”
* You will now be back on the Share page. Click “Add to the Gallery.”
* If you haven’t already, create a video title. This is the title for your video that will appear online.
* Keep the “Available Styles” in “Large format.”
* Click the green “Continue” button.
* Under “Category” select “Food Independence Day” and click submit.
* Click “Return to Project.”
* Click “Share and Post Online” and click “Grab Links and Code.”
* Click “Select” for the second select option (the URL), it will become highlighted. Then, copy and paste the code in an email to angie.tagtow@mac.com, along with your full name, address, city, state, zip code, phone number and email address. This information will only be used for your free Seed Savers Exchange membership and seed packet.
* Congratulations! You have now completed your submission. All of these guidelines must be met to qualify as part of the Victory Growers group and receive your free packet of seeds along with the one-year membership to Seed Savers Exchange.
* To see all of the “Why I’m a Victory Grower” videos, click on “Watch” from any of the telavision.tv Web pages and select “Food Independence Day.”
For more information on kids gardening, visit:
http://www.kidsgardening.com/
National Gardening Association Site
http://groups.ucanr.org/victorygrower/
University of California
http://www.jmgkids.us/
4-H Junior Master Gardener Program
http://blogs.cornell.edu/garden/
Cornell Garden-Based Learning
http://www.mastergardenerssandiego.org/schools/schools.php
University of California Master Gardeners – school gardens
ABOUT THE “WHY I’M A VICTORY GROWER” PROJECT
The “Why I’m a Victory Grower” project was created as part of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy’s (IATP) Food and Society Fellows “Food Independence Day” campaign, in partnership with TEL•A•VISION. The goal of the project is to empower children to cultivate healthy lifestyles by growing and eating fresh, whole foods and directly involves them in the themes of Independence Day, victory and patriotism through growing their own food.
Rekindling the WWI and WWII Victory Garden campaigns to build hope and positive thinking among American families, the project taps the creativity of children nationwide by calling on them to create and share short “vision videos” online about how gardening, raising good food, soil stewardship and preserving natural resources can transform the food system in communities and the world. The “Victory Growers” theme additionally enables kids to explore related, integral themes beyond the garden to cultivate independence through other sustainable lifestyle choices.
ABOUT THE FOOD INDEPENDENCE DAY CAMPAIGN
The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) Food and Society Fellows Food Independence Day campaign (www.FoodIndependenceDay.org) was developed to raise public awareness and media attention to the importance of home gardening and related resources as well as to introduce broader issues of personal health and nutrition, self-reliance, sustainability and independence and how these concepts relate to a good, healthy food system and public health.
ABOUT TEL•A•VISION
TEL•A•VISION, a partnership between George Johnson and Haberman & Associates (www.modernstorytellers.com), a national brand public relations firm, was formed to help create a world that works for all. Its purpose is to counteract negativity by promoting visions of hope and possibility among youth throughout the world. For more information, or to create and share a vision for a better world, visit www.telavision.tv.
ABOUT SEED SAVERS EXCHANGE
Seed Savers Exchange is a nonprofit, member-supported organization that serves its members, and the public, through its charitable mission of safeguarding our food future by saving and sharing the world’s diverse but endangered garden heritage. Founded in 1975, Seed Savers Exchange is the largest non-governmental seed bank in the United States. The 890-acre Heritage Farm is located in Decorah, Iowa, and permanently maintains many thousands of rare and endangered vegetable varieties. The collection includes varieties native to the Americas, plus many more seeds brought to the United States by members’ ancestors who immigrated from the far corners of the world. For more information, visit www.seedsavers.org.
