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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 [email protected]
Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities
Kelly [email protected]
Grass Lake Community Schools
Montague/Whitehall Public Schools