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Aug 26
Cultivate Michigan Marketplace: Growing Connections in Early Care and Education in Metro Detroit
August 26, 2021 6:30PM – 7:30PM Virtual - Metro Detroit
Join us on August 26 for a special Cultivate Michigan Marketplace to grow connections in early care and education in Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties.
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Aug 16
Cultivate Michigan Marketplace: Growing Connections in Early Care and Education in the Upper Peninsula
August 16, 2021 6:30PM – 7:30PM Virtual - Upper Peninsula
Join us on August 16 for a special Cultivate Michigan Marketplace to grow connections in early care and education in the Upper Peninsula.
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Aug 17
Cultivate Michigan Marketplace: Growing Connections in Early Care and Education in Southwest Michigan
August 17, 2021 6:30PM – 7:30PM Virtual - Southwest Michigan
Join us on August 17 for a special Cultivate Michigan Marketplace to grow connections in early care and education in Southwest Michigan.
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Aug 24
Cultivate Michigan Marketplace: Growing Connections in Early Care and Education in Mid-Michigan
August 24, 2021 6:30PM – 7:30PM Virtual - Mid-Michigan
Join us on August 24 for a special Cultivate Michigan Marketplace to grow connections in early care and education in Mid-Michigan.
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Aug 23
Cultivate Michigan Marketplace: Growing Connections in Early Care and Education in East Michigan
August 23, 2021 6:30PM – 7:30PM Virtual - East Michigan
Join us on August 23 for a special Cultivate Michigan Marketplace to grow connections in early care and education in East Michigan.
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Aug 19
Cultivate Michigan Marketplace: Growing Connections in Early Care and Education in Northern Michigan
August 19, 2021 6:30PM – 7:30PM Virtual - Northern Michigan
Join us on August 19 for a special Cultivate Michigan Marketplace to grow connections in early care and education in the Northern Lower Peninsula.
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Aug 18
Cultivate Michigan Marketplace: Growing Connections in Early Care and Education in West Michigan
August 18, 2021 6:30PM – 7:30PM Virtual - West Michigan
Join us on August 18 for a special Cultivate Michigan Marketplace to grow connections in early care and education in West Michigan.
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Aug 25
Cultivate Michigan Marketplace: Growing Connections in Early Care and Education in Southeast Michigan
August 25, 2021 6:30PM – 7:30PM Virtual - Southeast Michigan
Join us on August 25 for a special Cultivate Michigan Marketplace to grow connections in early care and education in Southeast Michigan.
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Michigan Farm to ECE
Farm to early care and education helps children and families eat more local foods.
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Michigan Farm to ECE Network
Helping Michigan’s children grow, choose, and eat more nutritious local food.
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Lindsay Mensch
Outreach and Communications Specialist
menschli@msu.edu
517-432-0264
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Meagan Shedd
Assistant Professor, Fixed Term, Farm to Early Care and K-12 Education
mshedd@msu.edu
517-432-4525
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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! -
Using Food Hubs to Create Sustainable Farm to School Programs
Published on April 15, 2015
This resource explores the key roles that food hubs can play in the development, support, and maintenance of successful farm to school programs. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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? -
Procurement Resources
How can your ECE program can source and serve more local foods? Learn how with these how to guides, information on federal regulations and food safety, and menu ideas.
