Join us for a MI Innovation Hub Listening Session 9/12

Share your feedback on the first round of grants

RSVP for the Innovation Hub Listening Session on September 12th Did you apply for Lake Michigan School Food System Innovation Hub grant? Or did you consider applying, but didn’t? Either way, we want to hear from you!   Join a listening session with the Innovation Hub team to share what in the application process worked for you and what didn’t. Anticipated to open in early 2025, your feedback will strengthen the next round of Innovation Hub grants. Registration is now open for the Michigan listening session on September 12th at 1:00 pm EST. The regional listening session is also open to anyone and will be on September 10th at 1:00 pm EST.    Michigan Listening Session Thursday, September 12, 1pm EST Register Regional Listening Session Tuesday, September 10, 1pm EST Register More information available: Listening Session Flyer – English  Listening Session Flyer - Spanish  The MSU Center for Regional Food Systems is part of the Lake Michigan School Food System Innovation Hub, which supports people working to improve meals in schools across Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and Indiana — especially in areas that don’t have equitable access to resources. Our USDA-funded grant-making initiative offers funding, training and other assistance to partnerships that include farmers, food producers, suppliers, distributors, schools and organizations. Learn more at InnovateSchoolFood.org.  Get in touch with your State Lead Team! We’re here to answer your questions and offer support with your application. Contact Megan McManus at mcmanu60@msu.edu or May Tsupros at tsupros1@msu.edu  Additional Resources MDE's 10 Cents a Meal Map of 2023-2024 Grantees  MSU + MDE's School Food Basics Video Series  Michigan Farm to School  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.

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10 Cents A Meal Application is OPEN!

10 Cents a Meal for Michigan's Kids and Farms provides schools, early care and education centers, and other organizations participating in USDA Child Nutrition programs with grant funds to pay for Michigan-grown food item costs, local food transportation fees, and food service labor expenses to strengthen the local food supply chain and enrich nutrition and educational experiences for children in Michigan.

It is an opportunity for ALL child nutrition program sponsors state-wide to strengthen the local food supply chain and enrich nutrition and educational experiences for children in Michigan. Completed applications in NexSys are due Wednesday, September 18, 2024.  

More information, including training dates and application materials, can be found by clicking here. 

May Tsupros  (they/them)

Director, Farm to Institution Programs 

Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems 

College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Natural Resources Building, Room 312A

480 Wilson Rd., East Lansing MI

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Join us for the MI Good Food Charter Policy Action Forum Virtual Event #2!

Join us on Tuesday, August 13, 3-4:30pm

Zoom Meeting Reminder! Part Two of the Michigan Good Food Policy Action Forum Virtual Sessions!

Hello C,  This is a reminder that we'll be hosting our Policy Action Forum Virtual Session #2 one week from today and we'd love to see you there! We are so excited to be a part of building statewide collaboration on food systems policy in Michigan.   What's Next? PAF Virtual Session #2 To continue the momentum from our recent in person and virtual policy action forum events, we have another virtual event coming up on Tuesday, August 13, 3-4:30pm. The PAF Virtual Session #2 will offer an opportunity to familiarize yourself with the Michigan Good Food Charter Council and the Policy Action Forum issues and learn how you can get involved to take action that support key policy issues for food systems transformation in Michigan! Agenda Welcome, Introductions, & Agenda Overview Participant Sharing Roundtable Updates & Actions Identify Next Steps & Support Needed  Registration Please register by Friday, August 9, 2024. https://msu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2h1EtcnHKo2Ac50 Register here

What to Expect: Discussion topics will be based on the Policy Action Forum Roundtables. To learn more about the Roundtable Topics, visit: https://sites.google.com/msu.edu/policyactionforum/roundtables

The virtual event offers an excellent opportunity to familiarize yourself with the Michigan Good Food Charter Council and the PAF. Virtual Event Roundtable Topics & Speakers: (New Bonus Topic!) Cottage Food Advocacy with Amanda Shreve Building Resilient Communities and Food Equity: Ideas to Action to State Budget with Christina Barkel Farm Bill Reauthorization: Where We Are and Where We (Hope to) Go with Hagan Capnerhurst Improving Summer Food Access for Families: Co-locating Summer Food Programs and Food Pantries in Michigan Children’s “Third Spaces” with Kate Bauer & Steph Thornton 10 Cents a Meal Program: Legislative Advocacy with Amanda Brezzell Reducing Food Waste and Supporting Food Recovery in Michigan with Daniel Schoonmaker & Danielle Todd Farmer- Led Accountability Metrics with Remi Harrington Expanding Access to Locally Grown Food: Proposal for a Statewide Food Reimbursement Program with Terra Osman & Tony Vu The Intersection Between Nutrition Programs and Local Food Systems with Joe Lesausky & Alex Canepa

Michigan Good Food Charter Council New! We are launching a new way to get engaged in the MI Good Food Charter Council and inviting new members to join.  Membership is free!  Learn more about the many ways to engage here and sign up to join us here: https://www.canr.msu.edu/michiganfood/get-involved/ Get involved

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