Resources

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.
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.
Growing the Next Generation: Grandfriends and Gardens

Published on June 30, 2021
Seniors in Ionia County, Michigan garden with preschoolers to grow the next generation of learners and gardeners.
Pivoting Practice: Early Care and Education Food Procurement During a Pandemic

Published on April 8, 2021
While the pandemic presents many challenges for farm to early care and education, childcare providers are benefitting from opportunities to buy and serve local foods.
Farm to Early Care and Education: Toward a Shared Language

Published on May 12, 2020
Early care and education providers and food systems practitioners can work together to develop a shared language and a fuller understanding of the common purpose we are working towards.
Cultivating Social-Emotional Health with Farm to Early Care and Education

Published on April 16, 2020
Developing strong social-emotional skills early in life is important for lifelong emotional health. How can educators and caretakers can use farm to ECE activities to encourage children's positive social-emotional development?
Farm to Early Care and Education: Growing Healthy Eaters

Published on November 5, 2019
This document provides an overview of farm to early care and education, steps to successfully purchase local food, and highlights available resources.
Additional Farm to ECE Resources

Published on October 11, 2019
Looking for more resources on farm to ECE? Find additional information from our partners and other organizations.
Special Presentation: National Farm to School Network's Racial and Social Equity Assessment Tool for Farm to School Programs and Policy

Published on June 6, 2019
Learn more about a tool to assess and advance equity in farm to school programs and policies.
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.
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.
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.
Farm to Migrant and Seasonal Head Start In Action

Published on November 1, 2018
This guide profiles Farm to Migrant and Season Head Start programs nationwide who are purchasing and serving local food.
Local Food for Little Eaters: A Migrant & Seasonal Head Start Guide to Local Food Purchasing

Published on November 1, 2018
Using the step-by-step instructions and interactive tools, Migrant and Seasonal Head Start programs can learn how to purchase and use more local foods in their programs serving children of migrant and seasonal farmworkers.
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.
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.
Local Food for Little Eaters: A Purchasing Toolbox for the Child and Adult Care Food Program

Published on June 8, 2017
This toolbox supports early childhood programs in starting local food purchasing initiatives to help meet Child and Adult Care Food Program guidelines for healthy meals.
Making Michigan Recipes Work

Published on December 19, 2016
Making Michigan Recipes Work is a collection of resources for institutional food service professionals to learn handling and culinary skills specific to fresh, Michigan produce.
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!
Farm to Early Care and Education Webinar Series

Published on November 28, 2016
Farm to Early Care and Education centers around buying and using fresh, local foods in early childcare and education programs. The 2016-2017 Farm to ECE webinar series will cover a variety of topics in short webinar format.