Photo above by Andreas Gucklhorn. Groundwork's Rural Clean Energy Specialist, Nicholas Jansen, invited Mary Reilly, a leading renewable energy siting researcher, based at Michigan State University, to share thoughts on how Michigan's Public Act 233 is reshaping the...
Press release announcing state funding for 10 Cents a Meal, fiscal year 2027 Traverse City, Mich. — After a year of determined advocacy from educators, farmers, parents, health advocates, and communities across the state, the 10 Cents a Meal for Michigan's Kids and...
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,...
Today we talk with Peter Sinclair. Videographer, journalist, and longtime contributor to Yale Climate Connections, Peter is an icon of the Michigan climate movement. For years he has worked to counter the massively funded misinformation campaign that spreads lies...
Photo above: The journey from farm to plate can be complicated and costly. Groundwork's Cori Fitzpatrick has joined 73 other food system professionals from across the country to smooth the way and help farmers and eaters. Groundwork’s Farm to Institution Specialist,...
ABOVE: Caitlin McSweeney-Steffes, farmer at Danu Hof Farm—a good farm bill is essential to sustaining her family and their farm. Photo courtesy Michigan Economic Development Corporation. A Farm Dream Just north of Mancelona, Michigan, along the US131 corridor sits the...