ABOVE: Photo courtesy of the National Farm to School Network. Momentum!By Christina Barkel, Food Equity SpecialistMore momentum is surging through farm to school work than ever before. At the recent National Farm to Cafeteria Conference—the 10th annual—success...
ABOVE: Jane Lively, farmer at The Lively Farm. This piece first published in the Traverse City Record-Eagle Agriculture Forum. Let’s say that somewhere in the world there’s a category titled “The Best That Good Governance Can Bring.” When we think of that...
The Michigan Legislature and governor’s office have agreed upon and signed a budget deal, and we wanted to take a moment to address that 10 Cents a Meal was not included in this year’s Michigan School Aid budget. MDE issued the following statement in its...
This article first published in the Traverse City Record-Eagle Ag Forum. A budget impasse in the Michigan Legislature means we are rapidly approaching a potential state government shutdown, and schools can’t properly plan their budgets for the year and take care of...
A note from Cassidy Hough, FoodCorps Service Member, from June 2025: “I had my last lesson EVER this morning. I started the class by announcing that it was the last lesson I'd ever have with them, and in the middle of my speaking someone yelled "GROUP HUG," and I was...
ABOVE: What rural food partnerships look like. This is the diagram that resulted when partners in a regional meeting were asked to draw a line from their name to anybody they were working with to further the local food economy. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s...