10 Cents a Meal News!

Greetings all,

Happy to share this news about 10 Cens a Meal for School Kids & Farms, the state program that supports schools in purchasing locally fruits, vegetables, and dry beans:

A new info-graphic one-pager: You might find this handy for sharing information about the program within your own community, with colleagues, and with policymakers. It puts in infographic form some of the headings and bullets of the overview of the legislative report, and also incudes a quote from the School Nutrition Association of Michigan and Michigan Farm Bureau. Note: These are always available at tencentsmichigan.org on the Tools for Communities tab.

A new one-pager on 10 Cents agriculture impacts: Note: This is also at tencentsmichigan.org at Tools for Communities.

Blog post on where 10 Cents is at in the legislative process:  The conference committee process has started to iron out differences in the House, Senate, and Governor's budgets, including for 10 Cents. Note: This blog is available at the website of Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities  You can also find it shareable through social media at the Groundwork Facebook and Twitter sites.  

Please share widely! And when you do, if you could let me know that would be great. We are trying to keep track!

Best,

Diane

P.S. Have you signed up as a supporter of 10 Cents a Meal? Check out the Get Involved tab at tencentsmichigan.org to learn more and sign up. 

*Please note my email address has changed to diane@groundworkcenter.org. 

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Farm to Institution Learning Opportunity: Cultivate Michigan - Reflection & Lessons

 

National Farm to Institution Metrics Collaborative Webinar Series: Cultivate Michigan – Reflections and Lessons

3:30 – 4:00 pm EST (12:30-1:00 PST) on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 (GoToWebinar)

Register here

 

In this new series, each 30-minute webinar will feature a different Collaborative member and a tool or program they have used to measure farm to institution efforts. In the next webinar in this series, Colleen Matts, Farm to Institution Specialist with the Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems and Coordinator of the Michigan Farm to Institution Network (MFIN), will reflect on Cultivate Michigan, a member-based campaign launched with the network in 2014. Designed to help member institutions find, buy, promote, and track more local foods as they work toward the Michigan Good Food Charter goal of 20% Michigan foods by 2020, Cultivate Michigan has also proven to be an important platform for communication, gathering information, and network organizing.

 

 

 

 

2020 Michigan Family Farms Conference RFP Release!

Hello Michigan Farm to School Listserv!

Each year, Michigan Food and Farming Systems (MIFFS) hosts the Michigan Family Farms Conference (MFFC), a forum for beginning, small-scale, and culturally diverse farmers to network, learn, and build sustainable family farms. This year we have chosen the theme "Nurturing Resilient Farms - 2020 & Beyond." It gives us great energy to release the Request For Proposals (RFP) for both the keynote speaker and workshops; go to miffs.org/rfp to submit your proposal(s). The conference is quite a few months away (February 9, 2020) but it will be here before you know it! Even if you do not have a presentation of your own, we would like to hear your ideas for workshops or keynote speakers. Click on the same RFP to send us your thoughts.

We are also excited to announce that MIFFS will be hosting a design competition for a new MFFC logo this year! Go to miffs.org/rfp for more information about the dimensions, file type and how to submit. The chosen logo creator will receive five free tickets to the conference as well as recognition across our social platforms as well as at the conference. We look forward to many new ideas for the 17th annual conference.

Thank you for supporting MIFFS and we look forward to hearing from you! The deadline for proposals is July 19, 2019.

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Still time to register for June 18 Cultivate Michigan Farm Tour: Food Safety and Season Extension

Register now!

Cultivate Michigan Farm Tour: Food Safety and Season Extension

9:00 AM to 04:00 PM

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Bellaire, Ellsworth, Petoskey, MI

 

The Michigan Farm to Institution Network (MFIN) and MSU Extension are offering a Cultivate Michigan Farm Tour focusing on food safety and season extension on Tuesday, June 18, 2019 from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. Learn about on-farm food safety and the steps growers take to keep food safe from the field to distribution at Friske Orchards in Ellsworth and Bear Creek Organic Farm in Petoskey. Lunch will be provided. Space is limited to 56 individuals, so register today!

This tour is an optional pre-conference opportunity of the 2019 Michigan Department of Education and the School Nutrition Association of Michigan Nutrition Conference at Shanty Creek in Bellaire, MI. More information and registration are available at the conference website. To register for this tour, please follow the "register now" button on the 2019 MDE-SNAM Nutrition Conference webpage and add "Pre-Conference: MSU Center for Regional Food Systems Tour" to your ticket selection. The tour cost is $35.

 

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MSU Extension at the KVCC Food Innovation Center

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School's out for summer - time to plan for farm to school!

Get the latest Michigan Farm to School news, events, resources, opportunities, and jobs!

June 2019 Dear Michigan Farm to School subscribers, June marks the beginning of summer and vacations for some, as well as graduations and the promise of new adventures. For those in year-round settings, continued learning experiences, innovative procurement practices using Michigan products throughout the summer, and gardening opportunities abound!  News Lunch Debt and Long-Term Solutions The price of school lunches and inability to pay for them has recently become headline news, especially when lunch shaming takes place. Donations to cover lunch debt are just a short-term solution. Read about viable ways to address this long-term issue. Read more Second Graders Learn About Native Nutrition A recent visit to Seed to Table Farm in Sisters, Oregon helped second graders from the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, Oregon learn more about healthy eating and farming, but also the origins of food and its importance within Native culture.   Read more Procurement Threshold Amounts in Michigan The State of Michigan recently issued a reminder about federal procurement thresholds using USDA memo SP-20-2018S, noting the more restrictive threshold for Food Purchases of $100,000 for Public School Districts, Academies and ISDS. Any questions regarding the procurement or supply thresholds may be directed to the State’s Fiscal Monitoring Unit at 517-241-5348 or MDE-Fiscal@michigan.gov. For more information, visit Competitive Bid Threshold, FY 2019 Memo. Events Save the Date: 10th National Farm to Cafeteria Conference April 20-24, 2020 Albuquerque, New Mexico This biennial event, hosted by the National Farm to School Network, will convene a diverse group of food service professionals, farmers, educators, students, representatives from nonprofits and government agencies, public health professionals and more to learn, network, and strengthen this important movement. Visit farmtoschool.org/conference to learn more and start making plans to join us in Albuquerque! Resources Now Available in Spanish! Local Food for Little Eaters: A Migrant & Seasonal Head Start Guide to Local Food Purchasing The MSU Center for Regional Food Systems is pleased to announce Spanish translations of Local Food for Little Eaters: A Migrant & Seasonal Head Start Guide to Local Food Purchasing and profiles of successful farm to Migrant & Seasonal Head Start (MSHS) programs nationwide. This guide gives step-by-step instructions and interactive tools that MSHS programs can use to begin purchasing and using more local foods.  Find the Spanish translation at foodsystems.msu.edu/mshs-espanol. Opportunities USDA AMS Grants: Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) Deadline: June 18 The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Local Food Promotion Program (LFPP) Request for Proposals is now open. LFPP supports the development, coordination, and expansion of local and regional food businesses to help increase access to and availability of locally and regionally produced agricultural products. Grant awards range from $100,000 to $500,000 with a 25% match requirement.  Learn more and apply Jobs Senior Director, Programs & Policy, National Farm to School Network (Remote)  The Senior Director of Programs and Policy will lead the strategic direction of programming and policy advocacy aimed at institutionalizing farm to school in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and U.S. Territories. Learn more here. Strategy & Partnerships Coordinator, FoodCorps (New York, NY) FoodCorps seeks a Strategy and Partnerships Coordinator to join their growing team. The Strategy and Partnerships Coordinator will provide increased efficiency across FoodCorps’ work on systems change through strong management of logistics and projects. Learn more here. About Michigan Farm to School Farm to School centers around efforts to serve local foods in school and early care and education settings. We share ideas, tools and resources to support a range of efforts, from school garden programming to farmer visits and field trips. Visit mifarmtoschool.msu.edu >> FOODSYSTEMS.MSU.EDU ‌ ‌ ‌ You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to the MIFARMTOSCHOOL listserv. Please note that if you unsubscribe from this mailing, you will be removed from the listserv as well.

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