About"Farm to school" applies to a variety of initiatives in Michigan, including efforts to offer local foods in school cafeterias, school garden programs, fundraisers that take advantage of local products, farmer visits to school classrooms and cafeterias, and field trips to nearby farms. Michigan Farm to School is a portal for information and a venue for sharing ideas, tools, and resources to support these and other efforts to link schools with local agriculture in Michigan. Michigan Farm to School is coordinated by Colleen Matts, Farm to Institution Specialist, and Jekeia Murphy, Academic Specialist, with the C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Food Systems at Michigan State University. Find more information including contact information on this Michigan Farm to School Fact Sheet. Farm to School Partners: The C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Food Systems at Michigan State University is one of ten FoodCorps state host sites in the 2011-2012 pilot year. Through local partner organizations - YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Land Use Institute, Crim Fitness Foundation and Food System Economic Partnership - six members are placed at school sites in Michigan to help jumpstart farm to school, school garden and nutrition education projects. National Farm to School Network |