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October 26, 2019
School Nutrition Association of Michigan
Annual Conference & Exhibit Show
Learn the Difference a Dime Makes
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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
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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
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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
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Michigan’s Farm to School Policy Program
sparking healthy choices and a vibrant economy
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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
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Grass Lake Schools are…supporting local farmers
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Homemade Broccoli Salad
Using Local Broccoli
and Onions
Grass Lake Cooks are enjoyingmaking products like
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Homemade Pasta Supreme
with Local Cucumbers and Cherry Tomatoes
Grass Lake Cooks are enjoyingmaking products like
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Homemade Potato Salad
with Local Potatoes
and Onions
Grass Lake Cooks are enjoyingmaking products like
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Pasta Supreme Salad
With fresh, local vegetables added
Grass Lake Kitchen Staff receives
compliments from students and staff
when they see…
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Fresh Fruit
ParfaitsStudents realizing that
you can make different
things out of healthy
options and it tastes
great!
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Middle School students leading a parfait tasting event held during lunch
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Bring your Legislator to Lunch! Congressman Tim Wahlberg talking to students about Farm to School items.
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Add fun menu names to support your local items
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Apple Tasting Survey Calculated on Halloween
Grass Lake Middle and High Students finding which is
the most popular apple!
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• 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
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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
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• Farm to School Student Connections
• Montague Future Farmers of America (FFA)
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Montague and Whitehall Schools F2S Student Connections
Cultivate Michigan w/ Culinary Career Tech
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Montague and Whitehall Schools Farm to School Student Connections
Student Led Breakfast -MI Strawberries and Blueberries
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Farm to School Student Connections: Shoreline Garden
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Montague and Whitehall Schools
F2S Student Connections
Harvest Day - Family Lunch at RR OehrliElementary
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tencentsmichigan.org
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farmtoschool.tbaisd.org
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Questions?
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Meghan McDermott [email protected]
Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities
Kelly [email protected]
Grass Lake Community Schools
Montague/Whitehall Public Schools