I’m in the Harbor Springs middle school cafeteria, and I can see the snow fall gracefully from the sky through large, bright windows. The warm and comforting scent of cinnamon and roasted squash dances through the air from the kitchen. It’s the quiet...
A FOOD CORPS TEAM UPDATE FoodCorps is a nationwide program aimed at providing students with access to nourishing food and food education in their schools. FoodCorps achieves this goal by connecting Food Education service members with students in the classroom,...
So, what is Farm to School, actually? I know that seems to be a question with a really obvious answer: “Something is grown on a farm and sold to a nearby school for children to eat.” But that’s only a small part of the rich and full answer to, “What is Farm to...
“We’ve got a Larry!” I peel back bristly leaves to show a curious troop of grade schoolers a plump baby cucumber. It’s the first to grow in the Kalkaska childcare center’s new Little Learners Garden. This discovery inspires the kids to look closer at all the edible...
Look up and email your district candidates here. In the FY 23 School Aid budget, the legislature recommended and the governor signed continued funding for 10 Cents a Meal at $9.3 million, more than doubling last year’s appropriation! Our goal has long been to...
FLINT, MI - Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a bipartisan education budget into law at Mott Community College Thursday, putting into place historic investments not only for per-pupil funding but also for 10 Cents a Meal for Michigan’s Kids & Farms. The budget...