FoodCorps Michigan, an AmeriCorps program hosted by the MSU Center for Regional Food Systems, has been selected as a finalist for the 2013 Governor's Service Awards, in the category of Outstanding National Service Program. FoodCorps Michigan members work to help youth create a lasting, healthy relationship with food, through teaching kids about what healthy food is and where it comes from, building and tending school gardens, and bringing high-quality local food into school cafeterias.
You can find a press release on the nomination and FoodCorps Michigan program at http://foodsystems.msu.edu/uploads/file/Governor's_Award_press_release.pdf
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Liz Gensler
Communications & Grant Specialist
Center for Regional Food Systems | Michigan State University
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