Farm to School Meet & Greet

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Farm to School Meet & Greet

Hi all,

This is just a reminder to be sure to register by this Friday, August 7^th if you’d like to attend the Farm to School Meet & Greet on August 10^th in East Lansing. Please help spread the word, especially to local farmers!

Thanks,

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

Farmers and school food service directors, please join us for a Michigan Farm to School Meet & Greet!

This Meet & Greet event will give school food service directors and farmers a chance to meet each other and develop farm to school programs in their areas. School food service directors from Calhoun, Ingham, and Oakland Counties, among others, are expected to attend.

If you are a school food service director who is ready to bring local foods into your school meals program or a farmer interested in selling your products to local schools, please join us for this event and get connected!

Where: Community Room at MSU Federal Credit Union

600 Crescent Rd., East Lansing, MI

When: Monday, August 10^th, 2009

1-3 pm

The Meet & Greet will be followed by an optional tour from 3:30 – 5 pm of the Student Organic Farm (3291 College Rd in Holt, MI) and its six hoophouses with Outreach Coordinator Adam Montri.

Space is limited! To register for this event, please contact me at matts@msu.edu or 517.432.0310 by Friday, August 7^th.

Feel free to pass along this notice or the attached flyer!