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Michigan Farm to ECE

Farm to early care and education helps children and families eat more local foods.
Meagan Shedd

Assistant Professor, Fixed Term, Farm to Early Care and K-12 Education
mshedd@msu.edu
517-432-4525
Lindsay Mensch

Outreach and Communications Specialist
menschli@msu.edu
517-432-0264
Family Engagement Resources

Find resources for engaging families in farm to ECE.
Racial Equity Resources

Build racial equity into your farm to ECE program.
Additional Resources

Learn about other resources you can use to grow your farm to ECE program - including Great Start to Quality, evaluation tools, policy and advocacy, and Head Start.
Nutrition and Agriculture Education Activities

Find curricula to support learning activities on nutrition, agriculture, and local food.
Additional Farm to ECE Resources

Published on October 11, 2019
Looking for more resources on farm to ECE? Find additional information from our partners and other organizations.
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.
Gardening Resources

Use these resources to start and sustain a garden at your ECE site.
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.
2018 National Farm to Early Care and Education Survey

Published on September 11, 2018
The results of the 2018 National Farm to Early Care and Education Survey are available for partners and supporters to use and share in their networks.
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.
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.
Local Food for Little Eaters: A Purchasing Toolbox for the Child and Adult Care Food Program

Published on June 8, 2017
This toolbox supports early childhood programs in starting local food purchasing initiatives to help meet Child and Adult Care Food Program guidelines for healthy meals.
Granja para los migrantes y de temporada Head Start en acción

Published on May 20, 2019
Esta guía demuestra programas de granja para Migrant and Seasonal Head Start por toda la nación, los cuales compran y sirven alimentos locales.
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!
Michigan Farm to School: Kids in the Kitchen

Published on July 2, 2018
Chef Sean Gartland prepares three healthy recipes that include locally grown products. Each video shows how easy it is to prepare local, healthy, and affordable foods with children of different ages in the kitchen.
How do institutional food service professionals know that food from their suppliers is safe?

Published on December 17, 2018
Results from a brief survey asking institutional food service buyers how they know that their suppliers have followed safe food production and handling practices.
Local Food for Little Eaters: A Migrant & Seasonal Head Start Guide to Local Food Purchasing

Published on November 1, 2018
Using the step-by-step instructions and interactive tools, Migrant and Seasonal Head Start programs can learn how to purchase and use more local foods in their programs serving children of migrant and seasonal farmworkers.