Events

  • Dec 4

    Safe Food Handling for Food Donations: Basic Training - December 4 2025

    December 4, 2025 1:00PM – 2:30PM online zoom webinar

    Safe Food Handling for Food Donations: Basic Training is designed for food banks, pantries, drives, and other organizations that distribute food to alleviate food insecurity.

  • Dec 4

    Safe Food Handling for Food Donations: ADVANCED Training - December 4 2025

    December 4, 2025 3:00PM – 4:30PM online zoom webinar

    Safe Food Handling for Food Donations: ADVANCED Training is designed for food banks, pantries, drives, and other organizations that distribute food to alleviate food insecurity.

  • Dec 4

    SARE Farmer Rancher Grant deadline

    December 4, 2025

    SARE Farmer Rancher Grants fund $15K for one farmer or $30K for 2 or more farmers to lead on-farm research, education or demonstration projects on sustainability: profitability, environmental stewardship and quality of life. Apply by December 4.

  • Dec 4

    SARE Research & Education Grant deadline

    December 4, 2025

    SARE Research & Education grants fund $10K to $250K for projects that explore and promote environmentally, economically, and socially responsible food and/or fiber systems with a strong outreach component . Apply by December 4.

  • Dec 5

    Pesticide Applicator Core Review and MDARD Core Testing – 12-5-2025 Sterling

    December 5, 2025 8:00AM – 5:00PM Check-in for the program is 8 to 8:30 a.m. Deep River Township Hall - 525 E State Street, Sterling, MI

    A review of the Pesticide Applicators Core Manual to prepare for the MDARD Pesticide Applicators Certification Exam in the afternoon. THE CORE REVIEW IS MANDATORY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE IN-PERSON TESTING. Refreshments and light lunch will be served.

  • Dec 5

    PEARS Crash Course - December

    December 5, 2025 9:00AM – 11:30AM Zoom

    Learn what to report in PEARS, how often to report, and how to get help

  • Dec 6

    Mindful Moments: A Series of Mindfulness Workshops

    December 6, 2025 10:00AM – 11:30AM Online

    The goal of this workshop is to give participants a workshop with a variety of mindfulness practices to use every day.

  • Dec 7

    Mindful Moments: A Series of Mindfulness Workshops

    December 7, 2025 7:00PM – 8:00PM Online

    The goal of this workshop is to give participants a workshop with a variety of mindfulness practices to use every day.

  • Dec 8

    PEARS Deeper Dive - Program Activities - December

    December 8, 2025 9:00AM – 11:00AM Zoom

    This PEARS Deeper Dive should be attended after you attend the PEARS Crash Course. During this deeper dive you will learn how to enter a Program Activity - including how to collect and enter demographic data of participants

  • Dec 8

    Financial Disaster Preparedness and Recovery - December 8, 2025

    December 8, 2025 12:00PM – 1:00PM Zoom

    Facing a disaster is tough, but your finances don't have to be another casualty. This course guides you through proactive steps to protect your assets and streamline recovery.