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Resources for Farm to School

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

 

Farmers List your cafeteria or fundraiser products and your education opportunities here; and find buyers, too.

This is your opportunity to promote your products to schools and camps for cafeteria and fundraiser sales, offer field trips and class visits; find school and camp food service directors interested in buying your products; and more.

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Cafeteria products: Buyers:

Recipes 		 

Resources: Find business, education, assistance, news, and other tools here.

Assistance: Check out our Get Farming! page for workshops, technical assistance, and land-matching services

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Farmers Look for field trip opportunities, fundraiser items, and more.

Find farmers with cafeteria, fundraiser, field trip, and classroom opportunities; curriculum resources, and more.

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Field trip or Class Visit opportunities

Fundraiser products: For sale

  

Recipes

Resources: Find educational tools here, including curriculum ideas, learning gardens, assistance, news, and fundraising linked to farms.

Share stories! Ask questions! Make announcements!

 

Farmers Find local food suppliers here, and let them know about your interest in buying local products.

List your school or camp in a directory that lets farms and food companies know you’re interested in buying local food; find farms and companies interested in selling to you; and more.

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Cafeteria products: For sale

 

  

Recipes


Resources: Find business, cooking nutrition, education, assistance, news, and other tools here.

Share stories! Ask questions! Make announcements!

 

  
       
       
 
   
 
 
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