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Local Schools Eating Local Foods; Food Conference March 15

March 8, 2010 – 12:58 pm

The Record-Eagle has this report on how local schools are increasing their uses of local foods to feed their students.
"Janis Groomes knows what it takes to convince kids to eat their vegetables. Locally grown cucumbers, parsnips, squash, asparagus and kale have all been used in meals at Northport Public School, where Groomes is food service [...]

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Secretary Vilsack on "Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food"

January 20, 2010 – 5:40 pm

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack on the new United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) initiative "Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food."

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Growing the Relationship between Michigan Farms and Schools

December 29, 2009 – 2:02 pm

A regional conference has been scheduled for March 15 called Farm to School: Setting the Table for Wellness. The conference will be held at the Grand Traverse Resort & Spa, in Acme.
The Great Lakes Bulletin News Service has more:
[The conference] aims to nurture healthy eating, innovative learning, and more business with area farms. The conference [...]

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Leelanau Conservancy Gets Kudos From Ag Chief

December 10, 2009 – 8:00 am

Michigan's Director of the Department of Agriculture, Don Koivisto, praised the Leelanau Conservancy in a recent interview to columnist George Weeks:
Michigan, home to 56,014 farms, has about 10 million acres of farmland. Koivisto praised the conservancy movement across the state for efforts to preserve farmland. Asked for examples, [Koivisto] said: "The best is on the Leelanau [...]

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Grand Vision to Grand Action

December 2, 2009 – 2:29 pm

Implementation of The Grand Vision began on November 19 at the Grand Vision Summit. Six issue areas were introduced: Energy, Food & Farming, Growth and Investment, Housing, Natural Resources and Transportation.
9 and 10 News was there and filed this video report on the summit, including an interview with keynote speaker Bill Rustem, senior vice president [...]

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