Center for Regional Food SystemsMichigan Farm to School

Resources

Brief/Fact Sheets

• 

  How do institutional food service professionals know that food from their suppliers is safe?

  Published on December 17, 2018

  Results from a brief survey asking institutional food service buyers how they know that their suppliers have followed safe food production and handling practices.

• 

  2018 National Farm to Early Care and Education Survey

  Published on September 11, 2018

  The results of the 2018 National Farm to Early Care and Education Survey are available for partners and supporters to use and share in their networks.

• Taking Root: Hoophouses for Health & MI Farm to School Infographic

  Published on October 9, 2017

  Learn how Hoophouses for Health helps Michigan children and families have better access to good food while supporting Michigan farmers and increasing season extension food production.

Guides

• 

  Granja para los migrantes y de temporada Head Start en acción

  Published on May 20, 2019

  Esta guía demuestra programas de granja para Migrant and Seasonal Head Start por toda la nación, los cuales compran y sirven alimentos locales.

• 

  Alimentos Locales para Pequeños Comensales: Una Guía de Migrant & Seasonal Head Start para la Compra de Alimentos Locales

  Published on May 20, 2019

  Programas de Head Start Migrante y Estacional pueden aprender a comprar y usar más alimentos cultivados localmente en sus programas que sirven niños de trabajadores agrícolas migrantes y estacionales.

• 

  Hoophouse Production and Marketing Guide

  Published on January 7, 2019

  This guide provides suggestions and parameters for hoophouse planting, crop spacing, realistic yields, common cultivars, and direct market and wholesale pack sizes and pricing.

Journal & Trade Magazine Articles

There are no documents to show at this time.

Presentations

• Hoophouses for Health: Becoming a Farm to School Partner

  Published on February 16, 2017

  This presentation provides an overview of the Hoophouses for Health program and how to become a farm to school partner.

Reports

• 

  10 Cents a Meal for School Kids and Farms 2018-2019 Legislative Report

  Published on March 21, 2019

  How did Michigan benefit from 10 Cents a Meal for School Kids and Farms? Read about the impacts in the Michigan Department of Education's 2018-2019 Legislative Report.

• 

  10 Cents a Meal Pilot: 2017-2018 Evaluation Results

  Published on February 27, 2019

  What were the impacts of 10 Cents a Meal in 2017-18? View the survey results of the program's second year! The full report and the executive summary are available here.

• 

  2018 National Farm to Early Care and Education Survey

  Published on September 11, 2018

  The results of the 2018 National Farm to Early Care and Education Survey are available for partners and supporters to use and share in their networks.

Videos

• 

  Taking Root: Hoophouses for Health + MI Farm to School Video Series

  Published on August 30, 2018

  This series of five short videos shows how the innovative combination of Hoophouses for Health and MI Farm to School works from every angle.

• 

  Michigan Farm to School: Kids in the Kitchen

  Published on July 2, 2018

  Chef Sean Gartland prepares three healthy recipes that include locally grown products. Each video shows how easy it is to prepare local, healthy, and affordable foods with children of different ages in the kitchen.

• Michigan Farm to School: Calumet Center and Sharkar Farms

  Published on October 6, 2016

  The Calumet Center, a juvenile center in Highland Park, Michigan, is partnering with Sharkar Farms through Hoophouses for Health.

Webinars

• Michigan Cherry Slurp: Event Overview Webinar

  Published on January 20, 2017

  This webinar provides an overview of the Cherry Slurp, introduces resources to support planning your own Slurp, and provides creative ideas to make your Slurp unique. There is also a recorded question and answer session.

• Seasonal Menu Planning for Farm to School: Making Michigan Recipes Work

  Published on January 20, 2017

  This webinar introduces the new Making Michigan Recipes Work resources that can help in planning a menu that matches Michigan’s growing seasons.

• Cultivate Michigan: What's in it for Schools and Early Childhood Programs?

  Published on December 14, 2016

  This webinar will give an overview of Cultivate Michigan and then dive deep into the benefits of participating. Learn how joining Cultivate Michigan can enhance and accelerate your local purchasing efforts and find out why others are jumping on board!