Farm to School Podcast Share! 🍐🥕🫐

What a delight to see the Director of Farm to Institution programs at MSU's Center for Regional Food System as a guest in the Farm to School Podcast's most recent episode! This monthly podcast is always a fun listen, but it is extra great to hear a fellow Michigander share their expertise and joy! 

Meet the Principal Farmer (yes, that’s a real job!)

 

Today we’ll meet a principal who rides a horse to school, runs a campus with peacocks, emus, and tortoises, and believes learning should start with wonder. Joined by May Tsupros—self‑described “fire starter” and connector extraordinaire. We talk about agriculture as the great equalizer, disrupting broken systems, and what happens when the right people collide in a conference hallway. Equal parts laughter, philosophy, and farm dirt, this conversation will have you rethinking what school can look like when we let kids wander, adults listen, and food bring us together.

 

You can listen to the episode here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2201490/episodes/19431090-meet-the-principal-farmer-yes-that-s-a-real-job

Available on approximately 30 platforms.  Simply search for “Farm to School Podcast.”

Show notes and much more will be available soon on our hosting site:  https://extension.oregonstate.edu/podcast/farm-school-podcast

 

 

Photos courtesy of Patrick Muhammad and May Tsupros

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

My personal Zoom room link is below. 

Online for drop-in hours every Tuesday from 10:30-11:30am

Zoom link: https://msu.zoom.us/j/5658155119 

Meeting ID:  565 815 5119 
Passcode: lovelocal