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,...
A Farmer Sells to a Nearby School — and a Transformation Begins
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...
Groundwork Helps Kalkaska Kids Reconnect to and Grow Their Own Food
“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...
$9.3 Million for 10 Cents! Tell Your Candidates to Keep It Going!
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...
10 CENTS A MEAL FUNDING OF $9.3 MILLION SECURED FOR FY ‘23
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...
With 10 Cents on the Verge of $9.3 Million Funding, We Take a Look at this Amazing Journey
Over $9 million to support local food for Michigan’s kids. That’s the potential for 10 Cents a Meal we are looking at for this upcoming state government fiscal year. With this recent news of dramatic budget growth on the verge of being finalized, I can’t help but...