Center for Regional Food Systems Michigan Farm to School

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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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  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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  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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  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.

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  Seasonal Menu Planning: Michigan Farm to Institution Network Virtual Network Meeting

  Published on October 21, 2021
  In this meeting, you’ll learn about seasonality guides and recipes, tips from Making Michigan Recipes Work and creative culinary techniques.

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  What a Dime Can Do: Impacts of Michigan’s 10 Cents a Meal Program - Michigan Farm to Institution Network Virtual Network Meeting

  Published on September 30, 2021
  In this meeting, you’ll learn about the impacts of 10 Cents a Meal in its pilot years (2016-2019) as speakers share results from the new What a Dime Can Do evaluation report.

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  What a Dime Can Do: An Evaluation of the 10 Cents a Meal Pilot

  Published on September 27, 2021
  How have Michigan kids, farmers, and food businesses benefited from 10 Cents a Meal? These nine topic-specific summaries present findings from 10 Cents pilot data collected between 2017 and 2020.

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  On-Farm Food Safety Webinar: Michigan Farm to Institution Network Virtual Network Meeting

  Published on June 4, 2021
  This webinar recording features presentations and discussions that focus on essential produce safety practices for farm to institution programs.

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  Michigan Farm to Institution Network by the Numbers 2020

  Published on December 30, 2020
  An at-a-glance overview of the Michigan Farm to Institution Network's accomplishments from 2010-2020.

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  Local Food Purchasing at Michigan Schools: 2019-2020 Survey Results

  Published on October 29, 2020
  This short report shares data that shows that local food purchasing is increasing in Michigan K-12 schools, including what local food sources were used and a comparison of results for 10 Cents grantees with those for all directors.

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  2020 Michigan Good Food Summit - Farm to Institution: Pandemic Updates from the Field

  Published on October 20, 2020
  This MFIN Virtual Network Meeting brought together Foodservice professionals, farmers, food suppliers, and vendors as well as farm to institution supporters and advocates.

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  10 Cents a Meal Pilot: 2018-2019 Evaluation Results, Reflections, and Recommendations

  Published on August 26, 2020
  How did 10 Cents a Meal support children, food service directors, and farmers in the 2018-19 school year? View the evaluation survey results of the program's third year! An executive summary is also available.

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  Why 10 Cents Matters: A Framework

  Published on July 31, 2020
  This resource describes how 10 Cents a Meal for Michigan’s Kids & Farms works and the impacts it can have. This state-funded pilot program matches what schools spend on Michigan-grown fruits, vegetables, and legumes with grants of up to 10 cents per meal.

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  Farm to Pizza Lesson Plan

  Published on July 19, 2020
  Farm to Pizza Lesson Plan

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  Celebrate Michigan Cherries and a Cultivate Michigan Data Brief: Michigan Farm to Institution Network Virtual Network Meeting

  Published on February 27, 2020
  In this recording we learn about Michigan’s cherry industry from an industry expert and recap the 2020 Michigan Cherry Slurp event.

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  Michigan Farm to School: Serving Up Local Foods

  Published on November 5, 2019
  What does farm to school mean in Michigan, and how can you participate? Inside you'll find resources to help you get started and contacts that can help you grow your farm to school program.