In How Michigan Shaped the Field: The National Impact of Michigan's 10 Cents a Meal Program, the report authors examine how a state-funded local food purchasing initiative influenced food policy development across the United States. The report explores the history,...
Creating Healthy Schools is a program of Muskegon Area Intermediate School District, and is an effort that prioritizes students and local food. The group believes that “healthy schools make healthy students.” They work to transform schools through farm to school...
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...
On the road that leads from the farm to the tray, we encounter many folks along the way who contribute to feeding our kids. Who’s Feeding Our Kids is a series in which we explore people and organizations within the food system who are working to feed our kids and...
Above: Josh Miller and the food team at Saginaw's intermediate school district are proving what's possible with 10 Cents a Meal funding. Left to right: Leslie Blumer, Josh Miller, Allie Nye, Shari Hatfield. Photo by Leslie Blumer. “Oh I know who you are Mr. Miller—...
ABOVE: Hydroponic lettuce, by Sarah Rypma On the road that leads from the farm to the tray, we encounter many folks along the way who contribute to feeding our kids. Who’s Feeding Our Kids is a series where we explore people and organizations within the food system...