Michigan Farm to School News

 

Greetings,

 

Here’s the latest news of interest…

 

EVENTS

Farms Selling Foods to Schools Workshop

10-3 pm at April 29^th at Mid-Michigan Community College

For questions and to RSVP, contact Kable Thurlow, MSU Extension at thurlowk@msu.edu

 

Michigan Junior Iron Chef Competition

Recipe contest entries from high school teams are due May 8^th, 2009.

For more information and to download forms, click here.

 

 

NEWS

Manistee Area Schools are accepting bids until April 27^th, 2009 from area farmers for fresh, local fruits and vegetables for the 2009/10 school year.

Please see the attached request for bids for contact information and to learn more.

 

The Michigan Farmers Market Association (MIFMA) membership drive is underway! Check out their website for more information.

 

 

GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

The Michigan Department of Education will soon release applications for the equipment grants for school food authorities. In advance of this, I here’s a list of kitchen equipment suggestions for schools that are interested in farm to school programs or simply purchasing, preparing, and serving more fresh, whole fruits and vegetables. Thanks to our friends at Wisconsin Homegrown Lunch for passing this along!

 

If you’re interested in school gardens, check out Garden ABCs, a handy website which has a list of grant opportunities, media, research, up-coming events and much, much more!

 

 

Happy Earth Day,

 

Colleen Matts

Farm to School Specialist

CS Mott Group for Sustainable Food Systems

Michigan State University

303 Natural Resources Building

East Lansing, MI 48824-1222

517.432.0310

www.mifarmtoschool.msu.edu