Resources

Todo en buena temporada: La agricultura en la atención y la educación tempranas

Published on May 23, 2023
Este recurso de actividades y recetas se redactó específicamente para proveedores familiares de cuidado infantil a cargo de grupos pequeños de niños en sus hogares. Contiene experiencias y conocimientos de otros proveedores familiares.
How Much Should I Buy? A Guide to Fresh Fruits and Vegetables for Home Cooking

Published on May 11, 2023
MSU Extension, with the assistance of Project FRESH-Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, has produced this guide to assist consumers with assessing proportions of fresh produce needed for specific meals.
Findings of the 2021 National Food Hub Survey

Published on April 28, 2023
Explore the findings of the 5th biennial survey of food hubs across the United States.
10 Cents a Meal for Michigan's Kids and Farms 2021-2022 Legislative Report

Published on April 1, 2023
How did 10 Cents a Meal benefit Michigan in 2021-2022? 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.
Celebrate Week of the Young Child with Farm to ECE (April 1-7)

Published on March 27, 2023
The first week of April is recognized as the Week of the Young Child by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). Check out these ideas to support young children's development through farm to early care and education activities.
Funding Sources for Food-Related Businesses, Eighth Edition

Published on March 21, 2023
The eighth edition of this directory provides an overview of various financing sources available to food-related businesses in Michigan and across the United States.
What is Farm to ECE? Chances are you’re already doing it

Published on March 20, 2023
Farm to Early Care and Education is a collection of activities and strategies that connects young children to gardening and locally sourced foods.
Charter Discussion Guide for Councils

Published on March 17, 2023
The goal of this discussion guide is to support councils to make connections between their work and the MI Good Food Charter. This guide can support your team to understand how The Charter can validate and give power to the work you are already doing.
Producing a Value-Added Product on the Farm Series

Published on March 13, 2023
Producing a value-added product on your farm can be a great way to generate additional revenue. The information on this sheet may help you decide if adding a product is right for your farm business and take you through the major steps involved.
Everything in Good Season: Growing Farm to Early Care and Education

Published on February 28, 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.
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.
Building More Equitable SNAP-Ed Collaborations Among Land-grant Universities and State & Community Partners, Part 3

Published on January 31, 2023
Learn how land grant universities and state and community partners can operate SNAP-Ed with equity approaches and structures and innovative models of collaboration in this national webinar.
Michigan Good Food Charter: Michigan Farm to Institution Network Virtual Meeting

Published on January 25, 2023
Learn how the 2022 Michigan Good Food Charter informs and aligns with the efforts of the Michigan Farm to Institution Network.
Sparing or expanding? The effects of agricultural yields on farm expansion and deforestation in the tropics

Published on January 20, 2023
Does agricultural intensification lead to more deforestation in the tropics? Explore this topic in the February 2023 article featured in Biodiversity and Conservation
Recommendations - 10 Cents a Meal Evaluation Results 2020-2021

Published on January 11, 2023
Following our evaluation of the 10 Cents data from the 2020-2021 school year, we have 8 main recommendations for the program, both in practice and in evaluation.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.