Michigan Farm to School Track: School Nutrition Association of Michigan 2020 Virtual Conference

November 15, 2021 - Colleen Matts<matts@msu.edu>, Abbey Palmer<palmerab@msu.edu>, Noel Bielaczyc<bielacz1@msu.edu>, Garrett Ziegler<zieglerg@msu.edu>, Mariel Borgman<mborgm@msu.edu>, and Zaire Parrotte<zaire@msu.edu>

The Michigan Farm to Institution Network management team compiled a farm to school track for the 2020 School Nutrition Association of Michigan (SNAM) Annual Conference. Here we offer that set of short how-to and reporting sessions from the virtual conference.

Farm to School: Connect with Your Local MSU Extension Educator

Abbey Palmer, MSU Extension

Farm to school is still growing in Michigan, and there MSU Extension Educators around the state who can help you get started or go deeper with your local food purchasing efforts.

How Food Hubs Can Support Your Farm to School Efforts

Noel Bielaczyc, MSU Center for Regional Food Systems

Learn more about food hubs and how to connect with hubs in Michigan to meet your local food sourcing needs and goals.

Sourcing Local Foods through Winter: Tips, Information, and Resources for Sourcing Local All Year Long

Garrett Ziegler, MSU Extension

You can purchase local foods for your school food service programs all year long! Learn how with these tips and resources.

Cultivate Michigan Sourcing Guide: Overview and Tutorial

Mariel Borgman and Garrett Ziegler, MSU Extension

Take a deeper dive into this handy guide designed to make it easier for schools to find and purchase more local, seasonal foods.

How to Join Cultivate Michigan

Zaire Parrotte, MSU Center for Regional Food Systems

Cultivate Michigan is the local food purchasing campaign of the Michigan Farm to Institution Network. Learn how to join this effort that helps farm to institution programs grow in Michigan!

10 Cents a Meal 2018-2019 Evaluation Results

Colleen Matts, MSU Center for Regional Food Systems

Food service directors participating in the 2018-2019 year of 10 Cents provided feedback about the program and its outcomes and impacts through evaluation survey results that are presented here.

Local Food Purchasing at Michigan Schools: 2019 MEGS+ Survey Results

Colleen Matts, MSU Center for Regional Food Systems

Learn about the latest results of this tracking effort of local food purchasing at Michigan schools.

Tracking Local Food Purchases Through Cultivate Michigan

Colleen Matts, MSU Center for Regional Food Systems

Cultivate Michigan helps institutions track their local food purchasing progress. Learn about 2018 tracking results, including for seasonal featured foods and purchases by 10 Cents grantees.

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