Center for Regional Food Systems Michigan Farm to School

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  Everything in Good Season: Growing Farm to Early Care and Education

  Published on March 1, 2023
  This resource of activities and recipes was specifically written for family-based childcare providers caring for smaller groups of children within their homes. It contains experiences and insights from other family-based providers.

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  10 Cents Evaluation Report Mini-Webinar Series

  Published on February 2, 2023
  Learn about how the 10 Cents a Meal program works and its impacts through this webinar series! This series of five mini webinars will highlight key findings from evaluation of the 10 Cents a Meal program for the 2020-2021 year.

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  The Big Picture: Does 10 Cents Work? - 10 Cents a Meal Evaluation Results 2020-2021

  Published on January 11, 2023
  Most grantees agreed that their food service operation was positively impacted through participating in 10 Cents. Explore the big picture of the impact of the program!

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  How Foods Move Through 10 Cents Supply Chain - 10 Cents a Meal Evaluation Results 2020-2021

  Published on January 11, 2023
  How do foods move through the 10 Cents a Meal supply chain? Learn more in these summary briefs of 10 Cents data from the 2020-2021 school year.

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  A Closer Look at Public School Grantees - 10 Cents a Meal Evaluation Results 2020-2021

  Published on January 11, 2023
  Who participated in the 10 Cents program during the 2020-2021 school year? Explore how key characteristics of public school district grantees may influence their use of the funding and participation.

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  Who is Engaged in 10 Cents Grants - 10 Cents a Meal Evaluation Results 2020-2021

  Published on January 11, 2023
  During the 2021-2022 school year, more schools participated in 10 Cents a Meal than ever before. Check out their experiences and motivators to serving local food in these summary briefs.

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  What Foods are Served through 10 Cents? - 10 Cents a Meal Evaluation Results 2020-2021

  Published on January 11, 2023
  What's on the menu of schools participating in the 10 Cents a Meal program? Learn more in these summary briefs highlighting data from the 2020-2021 school year.

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  Overview- 10 Cents a Meal Evaluation Results 2020-2021

  Published on January 11, 2023
  Who was involved and how was the 10 Cents a Meal program evaluated during the 2020-2021 school year? Explore the executive summary and evaluation activities.

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  Expanded Eligibility, Increased Impacts: 10 Cents a Meal 2020-2021 Evaluation Results

  Published on January 11, 2023
  How have Michigan kids, farmers, and food businesses benefited from 10 Cents a Meal? This series of summaries presents findings from 10 Cents data from the 2020-2021 school year.

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  Appendix - 10 Cents a Meal Evaluation Results 2020-2021

  Published on January 11, 2023
  To understand how have Michigan kids, farmers, and food businesses benefited from 10 Cents a Meal in 2020-2021, four evaluation surveys were conducted. See the technical definitions and results here.

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  10 Cents Grantees Across all Years of the Program

  Published on January 11, 2023
  See this table of 10 Cents a Meal program grantees across all years of the program.

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  2020–2021 Grantees and Their Counties by MASA Region

  Published on January 11, 2023
  See this table of 2020–2021 10 Cents a Meal Grantees and their Counties by MASA Region.

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  Local Food Incentive Programs for K-12 School and ECE Settings: Stakeholder Needs and Values

  Published on November 7, 2022
  Findings from a national survey showcase the interest and educational needs related to K–12 and ECE-based local food incentive or reimbursement programs.

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  Student Engagement: Michigan Farm to Institution Network Virtual Network Meeting

  Published on November 2, 2022
  Explore approaches for engaging students with learning about, and influencing, their food options.

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  Farm to School and ECE Local Food Incentive Programs: The National Landscape Webinar

  Published on October 6, 2022
  View this webinar for a review of designs of different statewide incentive programs, results from a national survey of stakeholders about educational needs and values related to these programs, and support available for policy advocacy and education.

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  Farm to School Video Series from Michigan Department of Education

  Published on August 11, 2022
  This series from the Michigan Department of Education showcases what farm to school looks like in action and why it matters.

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  10 Cents Farm to School Video

  Published on August 11, 2022
  10 Cents a Meal for Michigan's Kids and Farms benefits school children and supports Michigan farmers.

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  2021 National Farm to ECE Survey

  Published on August 3, 2022
  See what we learned from 2,914 survey respondents across 26 states about current farm to ECE initiatives, what's needed to sustain and expand participation, and the effect, if any, of COVID-19 on farm to ECE and local purchasing practices.

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  Michigan Farm to School Track: School Nutrition Association of Michigan 2020 Virtual Conference

  Published on November 15, 2021
  The Michigan Farm to Institution Network management team compiled a farm to school track for the 2020 School Nutrition Association of Michigan Annual Conference. Here we offer that set of short how-to and reporting sessions from the virtual conference.

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  10 Cents a Meal for Michigan's Kids and Farms 2020-2021 Legislative Report

  Published on November 12, 2021
  How did Michigan benefit from 10 Cents a Meal in 2020-2021? The Michigan Department of Education submits a report every year to the state legislature about 10 Cents a Meal, to which 10 Cents partners contribute.