Above photo by Meagan K. Shedd, Ph.D. By Melanie Wong, MA, RDN, Groundwork Farm to Early Care and Education Specialist, with contributions from Meagan K. Shedd, Ph.D., MSU Center for Regional Food Systems Early childhood is one of the most...
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$9.3 MILLION AVAILABLE FOR 10 CENTS A MEAL FARM-TO-SCHOOL GRANTS: APPLICATION NOW OPEN FOR 2022-23 PROGRAM YEAR
The Michigan Department of Education has announced that it is accepting applications for 10 Cents A Meal for Michigan's Kids & Farms. This state-funded program matches what schools, early care and education settings, and other non-school sponsors spend...
10 Cents a Meal Fund Application Open!
The 10 Cents a Meal application is now available in the Next Generation Grant Application and Cash Management System (NexSys) application system! We have all the resources you need to get started with...
Women Key to Advancing Climate Change Solutions
Above, from left: Lauren May, Amelia Werner, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Lola Reimers, Reese Owens On this International Women's Day, Groundwork is celebrating the remarkable contributions of women and girls around the world in advancing climate solutions. From Greta...
Soot. Boring word. Deadly thing.
What if, in our nation, there was no fossil fuel soot? (Hang onto that thought.) “Soot.” So blunt and primitive, the word is just right for the dark, greasy and pernicious thing it represents. The word time-travels us back to the dawn of the industrial age and...
Accessible Housing Moving Forward
In case you missed it, in January, Traverse City Commissioners voted in favor of a purchase agreement with HomeStretch, a nonprofit housing developer based in lower Northwest Michigan, making it possible for HomeStretch to acquire a city-owned parking lot in the heart...