Colleen Matts
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Pronouns
She/Her/Hers
Director, Farm to Institution Programs
Center for Regional Food Systems
Phone:
517-432-0310
Email:
matts@msu.edu
Colleen works throughout Michigan to help cultivate local food purchasing programs at institutions such schools, colleges, and hospitals by linking farm to institution programs and partners, developing and sharing resources, and providing technical assistance and policy support. She is a Michigan Partner for the National Farm to School Network and coordinates the Michigan Farm to Institution Network and its local food purchasing campaign, Cultivate Michigan.
Colleen has an MS in Agriculture, Food, and Environment with a specialization in community development from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University. She also recently completed an Associate in Applied Science Degree in Culinary and Hospitality Management at Washtenaw Community College.
Related Work
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10 Cents Farm to School Video
Published on August 11, 2022
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Making local food the norm for schools, early care and education sites, and other institutions
Published on April 27, 2022
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Looking Back and to the Future: Michigan Farm to Institution Network Virtual Network Meeting
Published on March 9, 2022
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Michigan Farm to School Track: School Nutrition Association of Michigan 2020 Virtual Conference
Published on November 15, 2021
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10 Cents a Meal for Michigan's Kids and Farms 2020-2021 Legislative Report
Published on November 12, 2021
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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
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What a Dime Can Do: An Evaluation of the 10 Cents a Meal Pilot
Published on September 27, 2021
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10 Cents a Meal Info Session for Farms and Food Distributors
Published on April 8, 2021
