Pellston high school students head to Bliss Gardens Farm to cultivate a culture of healthy local food at their school. Highlights: harvesting vegetables planted by their classmates in the spring and baking custom-made protein bars from vegetables.
10 Cents a Meal in Place for 57 Michigan School Districts!
As the 2018-19 school year kicks into gear, 135,000 Michigan children in 57 school districts will be enjoying healthy, locally purchased food in cafeteria lunches.
Building the Farm to School Momentum on Beaver Island
Sourcing locally on a Lake Michigan Island offers opportunities and challenges for the tiny school on Beaver Island. Our food and farming specialist Jen Schaap checks it out.
Casey Haggerty Joins Rich FoodCorps Legacy
Casey Haggerty joins a rich legacy of FoodCorps programming, working with the Groundwork team in Petoskey, and focused on the Pellston and Boyne Falls Public Schools on farm to school healthy food initiatives.
Bliss Gardens Farm With Crooked Tree Breadworks’ Greg Carpenter and Pellston School
Crooked Tree Breadworks owner Greg Carpenter spends the day with high schoolers from Pellston at Bliss Gardens Farm and Garden to create a protein bar made from black beans and other farm-raised produce.
Legislators No Longer Debating Whether to Expand 10 Cents-Now, It’s How Much
Last year at this time, the future for Michigan’s 10 Cents a Meal for School Kids & Farms program was iffy. This year, thankfully, legislators aren’t debating whether or not to continue the popular program, but instead how to expand it.