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October 26, 2019

School Nutrition Association of Michigan

Annual Conference & Exhibit Show

Learn the Difference a Dime Makes

Today’s Presenters

Meghan McDermott

Food & Farming

Program Director,

Groundwork Center

for Resilient Communities

Kelly Bolton

Food Service

Director,

Grass Lake

Community Schools

Dan Gorman

Food Service

Director,

Montague/

Whitehall Public Schools

Why Farm to School?

• Provide students nutritious, high quality local food

• Dollars support local economies and farmers

• Helps students connect with local growing season

and have a connection with healthy foods

Why Farm to School?

• Best way to improve the image of your program

• Classroom connections help kids make healthier

choices

• Make connections in the community

Michigan’s Farm to School Policy Program

sparking healthy choices and a vibrant economy

2013: Piloted by Groundwork

with Traverse City area schools

2016-17: $250,000 in

competitive grants awarded to

schools in prosperity regions 2 &

4

2017-18: $375,000 in

competitive grants awarded to

schools in prosperity regions 2, 4

and 9

2018-19: $575,000 in

competitive grants awarded to

schools in prosperity regions 2, 4,

6, 8 and 9

2019-20: Pending Supplemental

$2,000,000Statewide

Grass Lake Schools are…supporting local farmers

Homemade Broccoli Salad

Using Local Broccoli

and Onions

Grass Lake Cooks are enjoyingmaking products like

Homemade Pasta Supreme

with Local Cucumbers and Cherry Tomatoes

Grass Lake Cooks are enjoyingmaking products like

Homemade Potato Salad

with Local Potatoes

and Onions

Grass Lake Cooks are enjoyingmaking products like

Pasta Supreme Salad

With fresh, local vegetables added

Grass Lake Kitchen Staff receives

compliments from students and staff

when they see…

Fresh Fruit

ParfaitsStudents realizing that

you can make different

things out of healthy

options and it tastes

great!

Middle School students leading a parfait tasting event held during lunch

Bring your Legislator to Lunch! Congressman Tim Wahlberg talking to students about Farm to School items.

Add fun menu names to support your local items

Apple Tasting Survey Calculated on Halloween

Grass Lake Middle and High Students finding which is

the most popular apple!

• 10 cents is really a match

• Spend $100 reimbursed

$50

• Verify with farm,

county and item

• Opportunity to support

more local purchases

• Encouraged building new

purchasing relationships

How to Buy Local

● Main Supplier (GFS, VanEerden, Sysco)○ GFS- working on reporting

● Produce company (Cherry Capital Foods)○ Provides reporting

● Local Farms - Apples● Food Hubs

• Farm to School Student Connections

• Montague Future Farmers of America (FFA)

Montague and Whitehall Schools F2S Student Connections

Cultivate Michigan w/ Culinary Career Tech

Montague and Whitehall Schools Farm to School Student Connections

Student Led Breakfast -MI Strawberries and Blueberries

Farm to School Student Connections: Shoreline Garden

Montague and Whitehall Schools

F2S Student Connections

Harvest Day - Family Lunch at RR OehrliElementary

tencentsmichigan.org

farmtoschool.tbaisd.org

Questions?

Meghan McDermott meghan@groundworkcenter.org

Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities

Kelly Boltonkelly.bolton@grasslakeschools.com

Grass Lake Community Schools

Dan GormanGormanD@mapsk12.org

Montague/Whitehall Public Schools