10 Cents a Meal Mini Webinar Series

Hi all,

Sharing info about our 10 Cents a Meal mini-webinar series that may be of interest to you! This series features short 30-minute webinars that explore the 10 Cents a Meal program and share key findings from the report, Expanded Eligibility, Increased Impacts: 10 Cents a Meal 2020-2021 Evaluation Results. The webinars are perfect for 10 Cents grantees, food program managers and staff, and those seeking to support farm to school efforts. Farms and food businesses interested in selling to grantees are also encouraged to attend!

Upcoming Dates:

• March 1, 2023: How Foods Move Through the 10 Cents Supply Chain 
• Featuring guest speaker Lori Yelton, Nutrition Food Management Consultant at Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD)
• March 8, 2023: The Big Picture: Does 10 Cents Work? 
• Featuring guest speaker Wendy Crowley, Farm to Program Consultant at Michigan Department of Education (MDE)

Best,

Megan McManus 

(she/her/hers)

Farm to Institution Specialist

MSU Center for Regional Food Systems

480 Wilson Road – Natural Resources Building

East Lansing, MI 48824

e: mcmanu60@msu.edu

w: https://www.canr.msu.edu/foodsystems/​

Re: 20 years and out!

Diane,

Congratulations on your well-deserved retirement. I am so grateful for the work that you have done and things you have accomplished. I want to take this opportunity to thank you for your work in changing school meals in Michigan.

I want to express my deepest gratitude for your dedication to this important cause. Your legacy will continue to inspire and guide us for years to come. On behalf of the school meals community, I wish you a happy, healthy and fulfilling retirement.

Dan

Dan Gorman

Food Service Director

Montague Area Public Schools

 

We need to be successful in nutrition because our students can't be successful without it

 

 

On Tue, Feb 28, 2023 at 9:39 AM Diane Conners <diane@groundworkcenter.org> wrote:

Greetings all,

For anyone who knows me, this is just to let you know I am retiring from Groundwork Center today, after nearly 20 years with this fine organization and working on local food systems. My new email is dianeconners55@gmail.com.

Some other news: For the last year, I've been writing a book for Groundwork with profiles of more than 55 people who are making local food systems happen. From farms to food pantries, schools, health care providers, and more, they share tips and lessons learned along the way over the last 22 years. Most of the profiles are from northwest lower Michigan, where we started our work. But we've included a heartfelt nod to to everyone doing this great work across the state and you'll find some profiles from Detroit, Flint, Lansing, Muskegon, and Grand Rapids as well. We started our work 22 years ago (when we were called the Michigan Land Use Institute) with research for a 20-page report called The New Entrepreneurial Agriculture, which urged a focus on building local food economies in Michigan. It is extraordinary all that has happened since. My deepest respect to you all.

The book will be released in June, including a release party here in Traverse City scheduled for June 15. I'll be there, and would love to see any of you. Please follow Groundwork's newsletter and social media for updates (F Groundwork Center T @grndwk).

Who to contact in the future:

 

Many of you have worked with me on 10 Cents a Meal for Michigan's Kids & Farms, and we have stellar staff continuing this work:

• Melanie Wong, our Farm to ECE Specialist, who is based in Grand Rapids, can be reached at melanie.wong@groundworkcenter.org
• Amanda Brezzell, our Policy & Engagement Specialist, who is based in Detroit, can be reached at amanda.brezzell@groundworkcenter.org 

Learn more about them and our other staff here.

Thanks for all that you do. This is an exciting time, and there are so many more people across the state doing this work who I wish I could meet. But…off into spring I go.

Diane

 __________________________

Diane Conners  |  Senior Policy Specialist

Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities

P   231-499-3937

W  groundworkcenter.org

F   Groundwork Center

T   @grndwk

A  148 E Front St, Suite 301  |  Traverse City, MI 49684 

Service site of FoodCorps.

Member Cultivate Michigan; Healthy Kids, Healthy Michigan; and Northwest Michigan Food & Farming Network

Join us at tencentsmichigan.org  & Farm to School Northwest Michigan

MIFARMTOSCHOOL is a listserv that links farm-to-school stakeholders and practitioners in Michigan, from school food service directors and school administrators to growers and distributors. Content posted to MIFARMTOSCHOOL does not necessarily reflect the views of Michigan State University or the Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems.

20 years and out!

Greetings all,

For anyone who knows me, this is just to let you know I am retiring from Groundwork Center today, after nearly 20 years with this fine organization and working on local food systems. My new email is dianeconners55@gmail.com.

Some other news: For the last year, I've been writing a book for Groundwork with profiles of more than 55 people who are making local food systems happen. From farms to food pantries, schools, health care providers, and more, they share tips and lessons learned along the way over the last 22 years. Most of the profiles are from northwest lower Michigan, where we started our work. But we've included a heartfelt nod to to everyone doing this great work across the state and you'll find some profiles from Detroit, Flint, Lansing, Muskegon, and Grand Rapids as well. We started our work 22 years ago (when we were called the Michigan Land Use Institute) with research for a 20-page report called The New Entrepreneurial Agriculture, which urged a focus on building local food economies in Michigan. It is extraordinary all that has happened since. My deepest respect to you all.

The book will be released in June, including a release party here in Traverse City scheduled for June 15. I'll be there, and would love to see any of you. Please follow Groundwork's newsletter and social media for updates (F Groundwork Center T @grndwk).

Who to contact in the future:

 

Many of you have worked with me on 10 Cents a Meal for Michigan's Kids & Farms, and we have stellar staff continuing this work:

• Melanie Wong, our Farm to ECE Specialist, who is based in Grand Rapids, can be reached at melanie.wong@groundworkcenter.org
• Amanda Brezzell, our Policy & Engagement Specialist, who is based in Detroit, can be reached at amanda.brezzell@groundworkcenter.org 

Learn more about them and our other staff here.

Thanks for all that you do. This is an exciting time, and there are so many more people across the state doing this work who I wish I could meet. But…off into spring I go.

Diane

 __________________________

Diane Conners  |  Senior Policy Specialist

Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities

P   231-499-3937

W  groundworkcenter.org

F   Groundwork Center

T   @grndwk

A  148 E Front St, Suite 301  |  Traverse City, MI 49684 

Service site of FoodCorps.

Member Cultivate Michigan; Healthy Kids, Healthy Michigan; and Northwest Michigan Food & Farming Network

Join us at tencentsmichigan.org  & Farm to School Northwest Michigan

Register by Fri, Feb 24 for the Cultivate Michigan Marketplace Detroit event on March 6!

Register by this Friday, February 24^th to attend the Cultivate Michigan Marketplace Detroit event on Monday, March 6! These regional networking events are an opportunity for local and regional food suppliers and institutional food service buyers to connect around local food!

 

• DETROIT - Monday, March 6, 4:00 – 6:00 pm

Register by February 24, 2023 (Deadline extended!)

Eastern Market Shed 5

2934 Russell St, Detroit, 48207

Co-Host: Eastern Market

 

This event for the Detroit, Detroit Metro, and surrounding Southeast Michigan region is one of four Marketplaces that will be held around the state in March 2023. These events are free for institutional food buyers, farmers, and food suppliers to attend, but space is limited and registration is required by the dates listed. Register at bit.ly/Marketplaces2023 and see more details below and at canr.msu.edu/events/cultivate-michigan-marketplaces-2023.

 

 

 

 

Who should participate?

• Institutional food buyers and program managers interested in purchasing local food products from farmer and food suppliers in their region.
• 10 Cents a Meal grantees from previous years, and schools and ECE (early care and education) sites intending to participate in the 2022-2023 year of 10 Cents.
• Farmers and local food suppliers interested in selling local foods to institutional food buyers in the region. Farmers, food hubs, processors, and distributors of any scale are welcome. Note that not all institutions use products developed by makers (ex. pre-made desserts, canned salsa), so it is important to consider if your products are right for a Marketplace event.  

 

How do these events work?

They're a mix between a trade show and a matchmaking event! Buyers will be stationed at tables around the room, and suppliers will rotate to meet with buyers of their choice. Light refreshments will be provided along with plenty of time to mix and mingle.

 

Coordinated by the Michigan Farm to Institution Network (MFIN), the Michigan Department of Education, and local co-hosts, Cultivate Michigan Marketplace events are unique in that they focus on meeting the needs of institutional food buyers. Each event is regional in scope and intended for institutional food buyers, farmers, and food suppliers of all scales.

 

Marketplace events are free for both institutional food buyers and food suppliers to attend, but space is limited and registration is required by the dates listed below. Register to participate in one or more of these regional events at bit.ly/Marketplaces2023.

 

When and where are the next marketplace events?

Four regional Cultivate Michigan Marketplace events will be held around the state in March 2023!

 

• DETROIT - Monday, March 6, 4:00 – 6:00 pm

Register by February 24, 2023 (Deadline extended!)

Eastern Market Shed 5

2934 Russell St, Detroit, 48207

Co-Host: Eastern Market

 

• ALPENA - Thursday, March 16, 4:00 – 6:00 pm

Register by March 2, 2023

Alpena ISD Central Office

2373 Gordon Road, Alpena MI, 49707

Co-Host: NEMI Healthy Food Project

 

• ANN ARBOR - Monday, March 20, 4:00 – 6:00 pm

Register by March 10, 2023

St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor

Exhibition Room and Auditorium

5305 Elliott Dr, Ypsilanti, MI 48197

Co-Hosts: The Farm at Trinity Health and MSU Extension

 

• FLINT - Thursday, March 23, 4:00 – 6:00 pm

Register by March 10, 2023

Flint Fresh Food Hub

3325 E Court St, Flint, MI 48506

Co-Hosts: Flint Fresh Food Hub and MSU Extension

 

Register at https://bit.ly/Marketplaces2023. If you have any questions about the registration form, contact Megan McManus (mcmanu60@msu.edu). Please contact Mariel Borgman (mborgm@msu.edu) or Garrett Ziegler (zieglerg@msu.edu) if you have questions about an event, including if it is the right fit for you or if do not wish to have your registration information shared at an event.  

 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - -

This series of Cultivate Michigan Marketplace events is brought to you by the Michigan Department of Education and the Michigan Farm to Institution Network (MFIN) with support from the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) Specialty Crop Block Grant Program and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. MFIN is coordinated by the MSU Center for Regional Food Systems with support from MSU Extension.

 

 

Four regional Cultivate Michigan Marketplaces events will be held in March 2023!

 

Four Cultivate Michigan Marketplace events will be held around the state in March 2023. These networking events are an opportunity for local and regional food suppliers and institutional food service buyers to connect around local food!

 

Who should participate?

• Institutional food buyers and program managers interested in purchasing local food products from farmer and food suppliers in their region.
• 10 Cents a Meal grantees from previous years, and schools and ECE (early care and education) sites intending to participate in the 2022-2023 year of 10 Cents.
• Farmers and local food suppliers interested in selling local foods to institutional food buyers in the region. Farmers, food hubs, processors, and distributors of any scale are welcome. Note that not all institutions use products developed by makers (ex. pre-made desserts, canned salsa), so it is important to consider if your products are right for a Marketplace event.  

 

How do these events work?

They're a mix between a trade show and a matchmaking event! Buyers will be stationed at tables around the room, and suppliers will rotate to meet with buyers of their choice. Light refreshments will be provided along with plenty of time to mix and mingle.

 

Coordinated by the Michigan Farm to Institution Network (MFIN), the Michigan Department of Education, and local co-hosts, Cultivate Michigan Marketplace events are unique in that they focus on meeting the needs of institutional food buyers. Each event is regional in scope and intended for institutional food buyers, farmers, and food suppliers of all scales.

 

When and where are the next marketplace events?

Four regional Cultivate Michigan Marketplace events will be held around the state in March 2023!

 

Marketplace events are free for both institutional food buyers and food suppliers to attend, but space is limited and registration is required by the dates listed below. Register to participate in one or more of these regional events at https://bit.ly/Marketplaces2023.

 

• DETROIT - Monday, March 6, 4:00 – 6:00 pm

Register by February 22, 2023

Eastern Market Shed 5

2934 Russell St, Detroit, 48207

Co-Host: Eastern Market

 

• ALPENA - Thursday, March 16, 4:00 – 6:00 pm

Register by March 2, 2023

Alpena ISD Central Office

2373 Gordon Road, Alpena MI, 49707

Co-Host: Northeast Food Initiative

 

• ANN ARBOR - Monday, March 20, 4:00 – 6:00 pm

Register by March 10, 2023

St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor

Exhibition Room and Auditorium

5305 Elliott Dr, Ypsilanti, MI 48197

Co-Hosts: The Farm at Trinity Health and MSU Extension

 

• FLINT - Thursday, March 23, 4:00 – 6:00 pm

Register by March 10, 2023

Flint Fresh Food Hub

3325 E Court St, Flint, MI 48506

Co-Hosts: Flint Fresh Food Hub and MSU Extension

 

Register at https://bit.ly/Marketplaces2023. If you have any questions about the registration form, contact Megan McManus (mcmanu60@msu.edu). Please contact Mariel Borgman (mborgm@msu.edu) or Garrett Ziegler (zieglerg@msu.edu) if you have questions about an event, including if it is the right fit for you or if do not wish to have your registration information shared at an event.  

 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - -

This series of Cultivate Michigan Marketplace events is brought to you by the Michigan Department of Education and the Michigan Farm to Institution Network (MFIN) with support from the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) Specialty Crop Block Grant Program and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. MFIN is coordinated by the MSU Center for Regional Food Systems with support from MSU Extension.

 

 

Colleen Matts

(she/her)

Director, Farm to Institution Programs

Coordinator, Michigan Farm to Institution Network

Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems

matts@msu.edu | 517.432.0310

foodsystems.msu.edu | cultivatemichigan.org | mifarmtoschool.msu.edu

 

Hiring: Nutrition Facilitator at Northwest Education Services

Hello! 

Northwest Education Services in Traverse City is seeking applications for a Nutrition Facilitator.  The Nutrition Facilitator will work under the LifeSPAN (Supporting Physical Activity and Nutrition) program, a SNAP Ed-funded grant. The Nutrition Facilitator will provide nutrition education through classroom lessons, taste testing, and cooking classes in low income schools in the Northwest Education Services (North Ed) service area. In addition to direct education, the Nutrition Facilitator collaborates with community organizations to identify and facilitate interventions that address community needs around healthy food access and physical activity. The position will also support the Farm to School Coordinator.

Please see the full position description here.

Apply online at this link: Nutrition Facilitator Position

-Elena

ELENA MOSHER
Farm to School Coordinator and Nutrition Facilitator,  Northwest Education Services (formerly TBAISD)
1101 Red Drive, Traverse City, MI 49684
emosher@NorthwestEd.org  |  231.633.7418  
She, her, hers 

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Michigan Family Farms Conference 2023! Back in Person!

You're invited! Michigan Family Farms Conference - Feb 25 - Kalamazoo, MI

Join us at Kalamazoo Valley Community College on Saturday, February 25, 2023 for this can't-miss conference for beginning farmers, small scale farmers, family farmers and culturally diverse farmers. This will be an excellent opportunity to network, learn and build sustainable farms. Register at https://bit.ly/mffc2023registration

With almost 30 workshops to choose from, you can learn about topics including beginning bee keeping, permaculture, finance & lending, grant brainstorming & collaboration, the Farm Bill, farm to school, selling to food hubs, increasing revenue streams through food assistance programs, soil health, farming with a disability, branding & content marketing and much more! We will also have a lunchtime discussion for CSA farmers.

The conference is fun for the whole family with youth sessions available for ages 5+.

Roundtrip, discounted fare bus transportation is available to the conference from Detroit, Flint, Lansing and Battle Creek Buses are wheelchair accessible. You can find information about the bus transportation here: https://www.miffs.org/transportation

There is also carpool signup here: https://bit.ly/mffc2023carpool

The schedule, workshops, registration link, and all other information can be found here: https://www.miffs.org/mffc2023

Please email info@miffs.org or call 517-709-8271 with any questions.

We hope to see you there!

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DEADLINE EXTENDED: Call for Nominations for 2023 Advisory Committee for MI Farm to Institution Network (MFIN)

Greetings,

Upon request, the deadline for nominations for the Michigan Farm to Institution Network Advisory Committee has been extended to 5 pm on Wednesday, February 8, 2023! Please see more information below, and through the links, to learn more.

 

 

The Michigan Farm to Institution Network (MFIN) seeks nominations to fill open seats on the 2023 Advisory Committee!

 

Since its launch in 2014, MFIN has relied on an advisory committee of Michigan-based farm to institution practitioners  - institutional food service professionals, farmers, and food vendors/suppliers - to apply their experiences to guide and inform its work, including the Cultivate Michigan campaign. By serving in this role, MFIN advisory committee members say they have benefited by Increasing their knowledge of farm to institution, engaging more deeply in related activities, and growing their networks.

 

Call for Nominations

Nominate yourself or someone else to help guide MFIN's activities in 2023!

Find the nomination form in the call for nominations, and learn more about the responsibilities of this one-year commitment, open seats we hope to fill, and some of MFIN's work and impacts over the years. Submit nominations through the nominations form by the EXTENDED DEADLINE - 5 pm on Wednesday, February 8, 2023.

 

If you're not ready to commit to serving as a MFIN Advisory Committee member, join MFIN to participate as much as you are able.

 

Best,

 

Colleen Matts

(she/her)

Director, Farm to Institution Programs

Coordinator, Michigan Farm to Institution Network

Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems

matts@msu.edu | 517.432.0310

foodsystems.msu.edu | cultivatemichigan.org | mifarmtoschool.msu.edu

 

Fw: 📢 Garden grant opportunity from Scots Miracle-Gro Foundation: GroMoreGood Grassroots Grant deadline February 10, 2023

Sharing in case you hadn't seen this opportunity

 

The GroMoreGood Grassroots Grant, brought to you by The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation and KidsGardening, is designed to bring the life-enhancing benefits of gardens to communities across the United States. The Grassroots Grants are part of Scotts Miracle-Gro's larger GroMoreGood initiative, which aims to bring the life-enhancing benefits of gardens and greenspaces to 10 million children by the end of 2023. Any nonprofit organization, school district, university, government entity, or tax-exempt organization like religious organizations and Tribal governments in the United States and US Territories serving at least 15 youth is eligible to apply. Applicants must be planning to use the funds to install new or expand existing youth gardens or greenspaces. Award Packages In 2023, 160 programs will receive $500 - $1,500 in funding to start or expand their youth garden or greenspace. This year, programs will have the opportunity to apply for additional funding through the following specialty award categories: Plus Specialty Award: Designed to fund new and existing garden programs that have greater funding needs due to, but are not limited to, financial, environmental, safety, health, and regulation challenges. The award will provide five programs an additional $1,000, for a total of $1,500 in funding. Pride Specialty Award: Designed to fund new and existing garden programs that serve a majority of LGBTQ+ youth. The award will provide five programs an additional $1,000, for a total of $1,500 in funding. Equity Specialty Award: Designed to fund new and existing garden programs led by people of color that serve a majority of youth of color. The award will provide five programs an additional $1,000, for a total of $1,500 in funding. Applicants must provide proof of 501(c)(3) status or qualify as tax-exempt. If your organization has not achieved 501(c)(3) or tax-exempt status, you may apply for a GroMoreGood Grassroots Grant by partnering with a fiscal sponsor who has achieved this status. Previous winners of the GroMoreGood Grassroots Grant must wait two years after receiving an award to apply again. Deadline: February 10, 2023 Learn More and Apply Meagan K. Shedd, PhD Assistant Professor, Farm to Early Care and K-12 Education Center for Regional Food Systems | Michigan State University Department of Community Sustainability | College of Agriculture and Natural Resources 480 Wilson Rd, Room 309 | Natural Resources Building | East Lansing, MI 48824-1039 mshedd@msu.edu www.foodsystems.msu.edu | www.mifarmtoschool.msu.edu

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Call for Applications for GROWING JUSTICE: The Fund for Equitable Good Food Procurement

Greetings,

A call for applications is now open for GROWING JUSTICE: The Fund for Equitable Good Food Procurement.

 

Learn more about the fund, eligibility and how to apply (including an eligibility quiz), and answers to FAQs at the Growing Justice website. The fund seeks to support community-led efforts with awards between $50,000 and $250,000. Applications are due by 8:00 PM ET on March 16, 2023.

 

From the fund's website:

"GROWING JUSTICE aims to invest in efforts to solidify leadership, dignity and power or Tribal, Indigenous, Black, Latinx, Asian and immigrant people to identify and drive solutions that expand the market for good food from locally and regionally owned, and environmentally and economically sustainable farms, ranches, fisheries, and food businesses.

 

Support will be offered to efforts with the most promise to:

• Build power for people of color in the food value chain
• Stabilize and strengthen the efforts of people of color in the value chain to deliver good food to institutions
• Leverage resources and shift institutional procurement practices to become more equitable and sustainable
• Seed innovation and grow models for equitable good food procurement across regions and sectors
• Support the spread and scale of equitable good food procurement."

 

Funders of GROWING JUSTICE include: The Rockefeller Foundation, Native American Agriculture Fund, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, The Kresge Foundation, Panta Rhea Foundation and Clif Family Foundation. Read more about the fund in this recent news article from The Kresge Foundation.

 

Best,

 

Colleen Matts

(she/her)

Director, Farm to Institution Programs

Coordinator, Michigan Farm to Institution Network

Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems

matts@msu.edu | 517.432.0310

foodsystems.msu.edu | cultivatemichigan.org | mifarmtoschool.msu.edu