Farm to School
Foodcorps
FoodCorps is a national nonprofit service organization that describes its purpose as connecting “kids to healthy food in school, so they can lead healthier lives and reach their full potential.” Focused on high-needs schools, members serve where 50% or more of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. Your involvement enables this essential program to continue.
In 2011, Groundwork became a founding service site for FoodCorps, and today we remain a FoodCorps service site, with a service member active in schools in Boyne Falls, Pellston, Alanson and East Jordan. Through FoodCorps, our staff and service members work directly with school administrators to prepare hands-on lessons, improve the health of meals and create a healthy food culture.
Please contact Jen Schaap for more information about how FoodCorps programming can help your school’s children establish lifelong healthy food skills.
- Take action!
- Offer to volunteer to assist FoodCorps Service members.
- During school board public comment periods, express support for FoodCorps work.
- Join or form a committee to update your school's healthy food policy.
WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW?
Foodcorps News
Who’s feeding our kids: The Farmer’s Perspective
Above: Kyle Mitchell, Mitchell's Patch of Blue farm. Photo courtesy of Kyle Mitchell. On the road that leads from the farm to the school cafeteria tray, we encounter many folks along the way who contribute to feeding our kids. Who’s Feeding Our Kids is a series where...
Get Your Crunch on!
With 11.3 million apple trees planted in the Mitten — on 825 family-run farms that produce more than a billion pounds of apples — Michiganders have a gazillion reasons to love-up and celebrate this iconic and delicious fruit. One of the easiest and most fun ways to...
How free and reduced-price school meals and 10 Cents a Meal work together to feed Michigan’s children
Above photo courtesy USDA. Free and reduced-price meals are served to kids every day across the country through programs such as the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the School Breakfast Program (SBP). In Michigan, the state-funded 10 Cents a Meal for...