Michigan Farm to School Grant Program Info Session Recording

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Michigan Farm to School Grant Program Info Session Recording

Thanks to all that were able to participate in one or both of our Michigan Farm to School Grant Program Info Sessions last month!

Recordings of both of the Q&A portions of the 4/20/12 Info session and the entire presentation with Q&A portion from 4/27/12 are available now! Please follow the links listed below to hear/watch the recordings, these will also be available on the website: www.mifarmtoschool.msu.edu with other grant program applications and materials. Please remember MI Farm to School Grant Program applications must be submitted to Jekeia Murphy by 5pm on Friday, May 4, 2012.

Info Session recordings can be accessed using the following links:

4/20/12 – Q&A portion only (http://csmottgroup.adobeconnect.com/p9bq7r23udn/)

4/27/12 – Entire Session (http://csmottgroup.adobeconnect.com/p5nv5dlysd6/)

Many Thanks!

Jekeia

Jekeia Murphy
Academic Specialist

Center for Regional Food Systems

(formerly C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Food Systems)

Michigan State University
480 Wilson Road

309 Natural Resources bldg.
East Lansing, MI 48824
P: 517-432-0308
F: 517-353-3834
stilljek@msu.edu

From: Jekeia Murphy <stilljek@anr.msu.edu>
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2012 17:17:52 -0400
To: Jekeia Murphy <stilljek@anr.msu.edu>
Cc: "Matts, Colleen" <matts@anr.msu.edu>
Subject: Announcing the 2012-2013 Michigan Farm to School Grant Program!

Announcing the 2012-2013 Michigan Farm to School Grant Program!

Food service directors must often work through numerous challenges to start or expand farm to school programs. The goal of the MI Farm to School Grant Program is to help overcome some of these challenges, and initiate and expand farm to school programs across the state.

With funding from the WK Kellogg Foundation, the MI Farm to School Grant Program was able to award EIGHT Michigan K-12 schools/districts with funds to plan for or implement farm to school programs in 2011. The second grant program year is September 1, 2012 – June 1, 2013, early childcare programs are eligible to apply for planning grants.

· The MI Farm to School Planning Grant will help schools and early childcare programs plan for integrating fresh, local foods into cafeterias AND ultimately develop a Farm to School Action Plan to implement a farm to school program after the grant year.

· The MI Farm to School Implementation Grant will help schools put existing farm to school plans into action AND ultimately develop a Farm to School Sustainability Plan to keep a farm to school program going and growing in future years.

Eligibility:

· A goal of this program is to help vulnerable children find more healthy and local food choices in school meals programs. K-12 school food service programs must have at least 50% free and reduced-price meal enrollment and at least 50% of early childcare program participants must be eligible to receive Tier I reimbursement rates at the time this application is completed.

· Only school food service/nutrition directors can apply for their school district(s) or school(s). Food service directors from a school district may choose to focus on a few school buildings or an entire school district's food service program, but the district must have 50% free and reduced price meal enrollment. Private or charter schools may apply as an individual school.

· Only one application for either the planning or implementation grant (not both) is allowed per district or private/charter school per grant year.

Please review the application materials and sample grant applications attached for more information. You can also find these materials on our website athttp://www.mifarmtoschool.msu.edu/index.php?id=48.

To be reviewed, complete applications must be received by 5 pm EST on Friday, May 4^th, 2012. Email completed application as an attachment to Jekeia Murphy at stilljek@msu.edu.

Best,