ABOVE PHOTO: Some school food jobs now involve helping manage and teach classes in hoop houses. Pellston schools hoop house shown under construction. My first job in northwest Michigan was at a Montessori school. It was 2006, and I saw how four- and five-year-olds...
Public Schools of Petoskey offers a shining example of how schools — and children — are becoming fans of the produce that local farms grow, providing increased sales. Consider this: in 2015 Petoskey Food Service Director Beth Kavanaugh tried farm-to-school...
Check out this summary for bill H.R. 6201 that was passed by the House on Friday regarding coronavirus testing, establishing paid leave, enhancing Unemployment Insurance, expanding food security initiatives, and increasing federal Medicaid funding. The Senate is...
Groundwork and Michigan State University Extension have opportunities to serve as FoodCorps Service Members. If you believe in the power of healthy food to change kids lives, we’d love to help you pursue your career goals. Apply or share with somebody you know!
Patients at a Petoskey ob/gyn clinic receive training in whole-foods cooking and help in purchasing as a way to increase the amount of healthy, fresh and local foods their families eat.
Groundwork’s Petoskey-based team shares favorite quotes and conversations from their work in 2018.