With roots firmly embedded in the pro-health, pro-environment, and pro-economy principles of a local food system, the Groundwork Food and Farming team creates markets for local farmers, and helps connect locally grown food to school children, food pantry clients and families across the state.
While much of our work begins locally in northwest lower Michigan, one of our guiding missions is to inspire a statewide culture of healthy, locally raised food.
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A Mobile Kitchen (… and a blossoming of farm to school possibilities)
Groundwork’s Building Resilient Communities program helps East Jordan Elementary expand its garden to table and Indigenous Foodways curriculum “Aanii boozhoo!” says Jen Lewis, East Jordan’s school garden coordinator from Wagbo Farm and Education Center. She welcomes...
Michigan High-Schoolers Call for Change in National School Food Policy—Their Muffin Recipe Call to Action: Bean Equity
Zoe Fauble, a senior at Whitehall Public Schools, learned to love fresh vegetables after helping her dad and grandmother in their garden. It was the most economical way for them to eat, and it was delicious. But put beans into a muffin? That’s not anything she’d ever...
From Seed to Salad, Let’s Get Growing
The public school system of East Jordan is a small but mighty player when it comes to building a culture of nutritious food for students. The district’s ongoing collaborations with Groundwork, FoodCorps, the Health Department of Northwest Michigan, and other...