News
"Try-It Tuesdays" Promote Healthy Eating in Schools
Petoskey News
A group of parents and community members have came together and developed a program that allows students to taste, learn and give feedback on the produce that is given to them.
Michigan Schools Recognized for Promoting Healthy Lifestyles
Michigan Chronicle
55 Michigan schools are being recognized for fostering healthy eating, physical activity habits, and tobacco-free lifestyles among more than 24,000 students.
Events
Webinar: Farm toECE: Engaging Parents in Farm to ECE programs
June 14, 2017 1:00 PM ET
The last in our 2016-2017 MI Farm to ECE Webinar Series! This one is cohosted with Angela Lugo-Thomas from Keep Growing Detroit and will cover their strategies for engaging parents in early childhood gardens! You can catch up on all the recordings as well!
2017 All About Food: From Farm to Fork Conference
Macomb County Community College University Center
June 6, 2017 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
The Macomb Food Systems Collaborative has created a one-day conference for people who grow, produce, process, market, distribute, prepare or eat food.Register now
Webinar: Measuring the Impact of School Gardens
Tuesday June 6, 2017 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
Hear how and why School Garden Support Organizations across the nation measure the impact of school garden programming. Learn a wide range of assessment tools and strategies from different organizations.
Michigan June 2017 Nutrition Conference
June 21,2017 8:20 AM – June 23, 2017 5:00 PM EDT
Get excited! This year there's annual June conference is jam packed with local foods! Start out with the Cultivate Michigan Bean Tour on Tuesday, June 20, and join us for a CACFP focused seasonal menu planning workshop and a local food purchasing rules and regulations workshop. So much local! Register by June 6
School Garden Support Organization Leadership Institute
January 21-26, 2018 in Santa Cruz, CA
Join School Garden Support Organizations from across the nation to strength your organization's goal of enhancing professional development and ongoing support for school garden programs in your region. Apply by July 20 here
Resources
Webinar: Farm to Summer: Incorporating Local Foods into Summer Food Service Programs
It's almost summer, and what better time to look back at our Farm to Summer webinar from last year! Learn about some programs in action and how you can capitalize on Michigan's peak growing season in your summer food service program!
Webinar Recording: Farm to Early Childhood:Building the Movement through Multi-Sector Partnerships
Learn and explore how state agencies, in partnership with the business sector, nonprofits and early childhood providers, can support expansion of farm to ECE practices and programs.
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