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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? -
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. -
Farmer Resources
Farmers can use these resources to learn how to sell their products to early care and education sites.
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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. -
Healthy, Michigan-grown food for Michigan’s youngest eaters
Published on November 24, 2020
$90,900 grant will grow connections between early care and education providers and food producers. -
Equity and collaboration for resilient local food systems across the U.S.
Published on December 30, 2020
More resilient and equitable local food systems nationwide is the focus of a three-year, $600,000 grant awarded to the MSU Center for Regional Food Systems by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. -
Meet the 2021 Michigan Grow More Award Recipients
Published on October 27, 2021
We are excited to announce 7 early care and education sites as recipients of the first-ever Michigan Grow More Award.
