Buying and Selling Top
Sample informal bid invitation for fresh local produce, Traverse City Area Public Schools

Eat Smart—Farm Fresh! A Guide to Buying and Serving Locally-Grown Produce in School Meals

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Cooking Top
Fruit and Veggies Matter, U.S. Centers for Disease Control

Michigan Team Nutrition

Michigan Apple Committee recipes

Michigan Asparagus Advisory Board recipes

Traverse City Area Public Schools recipes

Vermont Food Education Every Day recipes

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Learning Top
Fruit and Veggies Matter, U.S. Centers for Disease Control

Michigan Apple Committee curriculum tied to the Michigan Department of Education benchmarks

Michigan Team Nutrition

Rethinking School Lunch

The Edible Schoolyard, California

The Food Timeline − Teacher resources

Vermont Food Education Every Day

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Farm To School Fundraisng Top
Tired of the candy sale? Flyer on northwest Michigan opportunities for farm-to-school fundraisers.

‘Farm Raisers’ Make Cents for Schools

Farm fundraiser order template

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Learning Gardens Top
Grand Traverse Area Children’s Garden, Traverse City

The Little Artshram Art-Farm Camps, Traverse City

Growing Hope, Ypsilanti

Junior Master Gardener

Mixed Greens, Grand Rapids

Riddle Elementary School Garden, Lansing

Michigan State University 4-H Children’s Garden, Lansing

National Gardening Association’s Kids Gardening

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Assistance Top
National Farm to College Network

National Farm to School Network

National Farm to School Network funding resources

National Farm to School Network state and national policy summaries

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News Top
ABCs of Fresh Food, Traverse City Record-Eagle

Up North, It’s Local Food Time, Great Lakes Bulletin News Service

Way Better than Summer School

‘Farm Raisers’ Make Cents for Schools, Great Lakes Bulletin News Service

Farm Fresh School Lunches Can Cost More, But Worth It, Great Lakes Bulletin News Service

No Kidding. School Food that Tastes Good, Great Lakes Bulletin News Service

Congress Could Put More Local Food Into Schools, Great Lakes Bulletin News Service

Students Focus on Healthy Eating

Food for Thought at GTACS, Grand Traverse Herald