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Have you ever considered selling your fresh fruit and/or vegetables to schools, hospitals or other area institutions? Well here is your chance to learn what it takes to do so and meet others invested or considering this type of food market.  

The greatness of this type of market is it’s variety in type of sales, with various expectations, volumes, delivery approaches, so hopefully you can find a system that works for your farm. Below is a list of meetings around the state for you to learn what is on offer and what are the expectations.


Vicki Morrone
Organic farming specialist
Center For Regional Food Systems at MSU
480 Wilson Rd Rm 303
East Lansing, MI 48824
517-353-3542/517-282-3557 (cell)
Www.MichiganOrganic.Msu.edu


Sign up for one of them by the 19th!! 

Friday the 19th of September is the deadline to register for MI Farm to School trainings! Hope to see you there. 

Sincerely, Julia 

We are excited to inform you that the MI Farm to School Trainings are getting ready! These trainings are a great opportunity for schools, early childcare programs, farmers, and other organizations interested in learning about farm to school or farm to early childcare and preschool. Below is a list of the locations and times for the trainings across the state. There is also a link for you to register for the location in which you would like to attend. Just click on the link to register. 

Please share with those who may be interested and contact me if you have any questions. 

Look forward to seeing you at the trainings! 



MI Farm to School Training Locations 

Saginaw

MSU Extension Office

1 Tuscola Street

Saginaw

48607

 

September 22nd, 12:30 to 4:30 in the main conference room



Saint Ignace

Little Bear East Arena and Conference Center

275 Marquette Street

St. Ignace

49781

 

September 23rd, 12:30 to 4:30 in the conference room in the community center



Detroit 

Catherine Ferguson Academy

2750 Selden Street

Detroit

48208

 

September 26th, 9:30 to 3:30 training will be held in the gymnasium

Lunch will be provided

Guest speakers include Vanessa Zajfen, Farm to School Regional Lead, Midwest of the USDA Food and Nutrition Service, Amy Rosenthal of School Food FOCUS and Ashley Atkinson of Keep Growing Detroit

 

 

Muskegon

Hilt Building

427 W Western

Frauenthal Center

49440

 

September 30th, 9:30 to 3:00 in Johnson Hall

Lunch will be provided

An additional presentation on Cultivate Michigan, a local food purchasing campaign of the Michigan Farm to Institution Network, will be provided.

 




Photo Courtesy of Detroit Food Warriors 


Julia Smith, PhD
Farm to School Specialist 
Center for Regional Food Systems

Department of Community Sustainability
Michigan State University
480 Wilson Rd, Rm 309
East Lansing, MI 48824

517-432-4525





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