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Amplifying Impact with More Michigan Farms and Foods: 10 Cents a Meal 2021–2022 Evaluation Results
Published on January 19, 2024
The 10 Cents a Meal for Michigan’s Kids and Farms program continues to reach more children in schools, districts, and childcare sites across Michigan, with the 2021-2022 school year serving the largest number of participating grantees yet. -
Farm to ECE: How it's growing with Public Health
Published on November 28, 2023
Farm to Early Care and Education programs align with essential public health services and promotes health equity by improving eating habits and supporting nutrient-dense diets. -
10 Cents a Meal Grantees Across All Years
Published on November 15, 2023
The 10 Cents a Meal for Michigan Kids and Farm is a state-funded program that matches what schools and other non-school sponsors spend on MI-grown fruits, vegetables, and dry beans with grants of up to 10 Cents per meal. Find the list of all grantees here. -
10 Cents a Meal 2021-2022 Grantees and Their Counties by MASA Regions
Published on November 15, 2023
The Michigan Association of Superintendents and Administrators (MASA) is arranged to serve Michigan schools across 10 regions. In this resource, the 2021-2022 10 Cents a Meal for Michigan Kids and Farms grantees are listed by their MASA region. -
Michigan Farm to Institution Network Food Waste and Recovery Virtual Network Meeting Recording
Published on November 9, 2023
Recording of the final MFIN Virtual Network Meeting of 2023 featured a discussion around food waste, recovery and composting. -
Michigan Farm to Early Care and Education Network Strategic Plan 2023-2028
Published on August 30, 2023
The Michigan Farm to Early Care and Education (ECE) Network team developed the Strategic Plan for 2023-2028 by consulting nearly 200 farm to ECE providers, farmers, families, state agencies and partner organizations. -
Using Michigan MarketMaker to Make Farm to Institution Connections
Published on July 26, 2023
These Michigan Farm to Institution Network resources will help buyers and suppliers to connect via MarketMaker. -
MFIN Virtual Network Meeting: Michigan MarketMaker Cultivate Michigan Affiliation
Published on July 17, 2023
Michigan MarketMaker can be a useful tool for farm to institution connections. -
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. -
Farmer Workshop: Bringing the Farm to Early Care and Education
Published on April 21, 2023
This training offers practical tools and relevant information to farmers and process to help plan and sell to nearby early care and education centers by providing information about ECE nutrition programs, requirements, and recommended action steps. -
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. -
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. -
Overview- 10 Cents a Meal Evaluation Results 2020-2021
Published on January 11, 2023
Who was involved and how was the 10 Cents a Meal program evaluated during the 2020-2021 school year? Explore the executive summary and evaluation activities. -
How Foods Move Through 10 Cents Supply Chain - 10 Cents a Meal Evaluation Results 2020-2021
Published on January 11, 2023
How do foods move through the 10 Cents a Meal supply chain? Learn more in these summary briefs of 10 Cents data from the 2020-2021 school year. -
Who is Engaged in 10 Cents Grants - 10 Cents a Meal Evaluation Results 2020-2021
Published on January 11, 2023
During the 2021-2022 school year, more schools participated in 10 Cents a Meal than ever before. Check out their experiences and motivators to serving local food in these summary briefs. -
What Foods are Served through 10 Cents? - 10 Cents a Meal Evaluation Results 2020-2021
Published on January 11, 2023
What's on the menu of schools participating in the 10 Cents a Meal program? Learn more in these summary briefs highlighting data from the 2020-2021 school year. -
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. -
The Big Picture: Does 10 Cents Work? - 10 Cents a Meal Evaluation Results 2020-2021
Published on January 11, 2023
Most grantees agreed that their food service operation was positively impacted through participating in 10 Cents. Explore the big picture of the impact of the program! -
From Seed to Harvest: Summary of Michigan Procurement Pilot
Published on November 23, 2022
MSU Center for Regional Food Systems received funding from the WK Kellogg Foundation to address a specific goal of supporting a procurement pilot to self assess current practices, identify goals, and monitor progress in establishing Farm to ECE.
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