Cultivate Michigan Farm to School Marketplace

January 14, 2025 4:00PM - 5:00PM

Van Buren Intermediate School District Administration Building/Van Buren Conference Center, 490 S Paw Paw St, Lawrence, MI 49064

Contact: Mariel Borgman, mborgm@msu.edu

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Join us for a Cultivate Michigan Farm to School Marketplace event at the Local Foods in School Meals meeting in Lawrence, MI. This event is being held as part of a meeting with the Tri-County (Berrien, Cass and Van Buren) Food Service Directors group, and is an opportunity for meeting attendees to interact with local farms and food suppliers and connect to sources for more local produce, including farmers, distributors, and food hubs. This is a unique event for schools, including current and future 10 Cents a Meal grantees, to develop relationships with local farmers who can provide the local products you need!

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WHAT: Cultivate Michigan Farm to School Marketplace

WHEN: 4:00 – 5:00 PM Tuesday, January 14th, 2025

– Marketplace suppliers are also invited to attend the meeting from 2:30-4:00 PM to learn more about Local Food in School Meals

WHERE: Van Buren Intermediate School District Administration Building/Van Buren Conference Center, 490 S Paw Paw St, Lawrence, MI 49064

Registration

  • For Representatives from Schools: Those who wish to attend the meeting and Marketplace should email Regina Herber at rherber@vbisd.org.
  • For Farmers and Local Food Suppliers: Registration from Cultivate Michigan is available. 

Farmers and food suppliers register here

This event is brought to you by the Michigan Farm to Institution Network and Michigan Department of Education. Special thanks to the organizers of the Local Foods in Schools Meeting, Van Buren ISD Project Shine and ValleyHUB for helping us bring this event to life! The Michigan Farm to Institution Network is coordinated by the MSU Center for Regional Food Systems with support from MSU Extension Community Food Systems.

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