Cultivate Michigan Farm to School Marketplace Event 2024
November 8, 2024
Registration Deadline: October 25, 2024 - 12:00AM
Grand Traverse Resort and Spa: 100 Grand Traverse Village Blvd, Acme, MI 49610
Contact: Megan McManus, mcmanu60@msu.edu or Garrett Ziegler at zieglerg@msu.edu
Register now for the Farm to School Marketplace event in Traverse City, MI!
The Cultivate Michigan Farm to School Marketplace event is being held in partnership with the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) as part of the 2024 MDE - SNAM Annual Conference and Exhibit Show. It is an opportunity for SNAM attendees – school food service directors and staff - to interact with local farms and food suppliers and connect to sources for more local produce (farmers, distributors, 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! Farms and local food suppliers will be stationed at tables around the room, and school food buyers will rotate to meet with suppliers of their choice. Light refreshments will be provided along with plenty of time to mix and mingle!
Who should participate?
- Food Suppliers interested in selling local foods to school food buyers in the region. Farmers, food hubs, processors and distributors of any scale are welcome.
- SNAM Annual Conference Attendees and 10 Cents a Meal Grantees seeking local food to spend their 2023-24 grant awards, and schools and ECE sites interested in applying to participate in 10 Cents a Meal in the future.
About the event:
The Cultivate Michigan Farm to School Marketplace event is being held in partnership with the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) as part of the 2024 MDE - SNAM Annual Conference and Exhibit Show. It is an opportunity for SNAM attendees – school food service directors and staff - to interact with local farms and food suppliers and connect to sources for more local produce (farmers, distributors, 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!
Farms and local food suppliers will be stationed at tables around the room, and school food buyers will rotate to meet with suppliers of their choice. Light refreshments will be provided along with plenty of time to mix and mingle!
WHEN: 3:30 – 6:00 pm on Friday, November 8th, 2024 during the MDE - SNAM Annual Conference and Exhibit Show
WHERE: Grand Traverse Resort and Spa: 100 Grand Traverse Village Blvd, Acme, MI 49610
Suppliers: Register through Cultivate Michigan. It is free for farms and local food suppliers to attend, but space is limited and registration is required. The deadline to register is Friday, October 25th.
Schools: Register through the MDE-SNAM Conference. This event will be included in your registration to the MDE - SNAM Annual Conference and Exhibit Show.
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 SNAM Annual Conference for helping us bring this event to life! This event is made possible through generous funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. 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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