Are you a CACFP sponsor in Mid-MI? If so, this event is for you!!

If you are running a Child and Adult Care Food Program in mid-Michigan, this free event is for you! 

Source Local, Serve Local: Michigan Foods for CACFP Event – Register Now!

Join a free Farm to Program event for CACFP sponsors at the Flint Fresh Food Hub on June 17, 2026! 

From 4:00 to approximately 7:00 p.m. (EST), you can explore practical, approachable ways to increase local purchasing and bring more Michigan-grown foods onto your menus. Light refreshments will be provided.

What to expect:

• The Farm to Program team will go over how to use the Michigan Farm to Program Directory to easily find local suppliers.
• Flint Fresh will share about their work connecting Michigan growers to communities.
• Registered dietitian and chef Mary Balog will lead a cooking demo designed to show realistic, simple ways to incorporate Michigan-grown foods into CACFP menus. Samples will be available for attendees to taste test.
  
  

Attendance is free, but registration is required. Please register here by this Wednesday, June 3: Source Local, Serve Local: Michigan Foods for CACFP

Have questions? Please contact the Farm to Program team at MDE-FarmToProgram@michigan.gov or schedule a virtual meeting via Microsoft Bookings. 

Julie Lehman (she/her)

Farm to Youth Network Coordinator

Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems 

Michigan Farm to ECE

Michigan Farm to School

Lake Michigan School Food System Innovation Hub

Your gift will help us support communities to realize their own food system visions.

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