Here is a note from the MSU CS Mott Group Farm to School Coordinator, Colleen Matts. This meeting will offer you with a chance to start to figure out your opportunities to sell to your local schools. -------------------------------------------- Attention Farmers and Vendors: Schools can provide new, stable, steady markets for Michigan farmers. Join us for a Meet & Greet event that will give Michigan farmers and vendors a chance to talk with school food service directors from the Saginaw, Bay, and Midland areas who are interested in purchasing local foods for school meals. Get your questions answered! Participating school food service directors will discuss: * Products of interest for schools * Bidding procedures * Delivery, packaging, and payment arrangements * And much more! Where: Arrowwood Conference Center 5410 Seidel Rd. Saginaw, MI 48638 When: Thursday, March 18th, 2010 4:00-6:00 PM Please RSVP to Colleen Matts at [log in to unmask] or 517-432-0310 by Monday, March 15th. This Meet & Greet is free of charge. Refreshments will be provided. Colleen Matts Farm to Institution Specialist CS Mott Group for Sustainable Food Systems Michigan State University 303 Natural Resources Building East Lansing, MI 48824-1222 517.432.0310 www.mifarmtoschool.msu.edu<http://www.mifarmtoschool.msu.edu/> To remove yourself from this list, email to: [log in to unmask] and include the following in the text of the message: UNSUBSCRIBE FARMMKTMI. If this method does not work, then please email [log in to unmask] in order to be removed from the list. If you would like to access previous postings to the Mich-Organic listserv you can copy and paste the following URL into your browser address bar http://list.msu.edu/archives/mich-organic.html