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  Meagan Shedd

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

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  Colleen Matts

  517-432-0310
  matts@msu.edu
  Farm to Institution Specialist
  

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  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.

• 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.

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  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.

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  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.

• 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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  Michigan Farm to School: Serving Up Local Foods

  Published on November 5, 2019
  What does farm to school mean in Michigan, and how can you participate? Inside you'll find resources to help you get started and contacts that can help you grow your farm to school program.

• 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!

• 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.

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  Three Michigan institutions reach milestones for local food purchasing

  Published on November 20, 2019
  Friendship Centers of Emmet County, West Ottawa School District, and Zeeland School District received Cultivate Michigan awards in recognition of their progress toward sourcing 20% Michigan foods by 2020.

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  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.