As reported by MLive Advance Local Express Desk, Bendle Public Schools is among the first recipients of a new state grant program designed to connect Michigan-grown food with institutions that serve thousands of residents daily. [...]
As reported by Ryan Jeltema of ABC 12 News, Bendle Public Schools has received a nearly $26,000 grant to increase Michigan-grown food in its cafeterias through the Good Food for Michigan Project. The grant will [...]
Good Food for Michigan taps Genesee County school district for new grant program to get more local food to students Grant from new MDARD initiative to allow Bendle Public Schools to add locally grown food [...]
The Good Food for Michigan Project aims to expand the number of Michigan institutions purchasing local food, in order to benefit the health and well-being of people, animals, and the planet. By uplifting values-based procurement [...]
As reported by Nicole Heslip of Brownfield Ag News, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development says the ValleyHUB Food Hub at Kalamazoo Valley Community College serves as a model for the newly announced [...]
As reported by Ken Delaney of 1069 FM WKZO, a Kalamazoo Valley Community College program that connects locally grown food to nearby schools and organizations was in recently in the spotlight during an event featuring [...]
As reported by Autumn Pitchure of WMMT News Channel 3, Kalamazoo, Michigan-area leaders recently celebrated 10 years of the ValleyHUB Food Hub, an initiative the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) hopes to [...]
ValleyHUB connects locally grown food to nearby schools, organizations, paves way for future partnerships as part of Good Food for Michigan Project LANSING, Michigan – The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) on [...]
In an op-ed published Dec. 17, 2025, in the Detroit News, Dr. Tim Boring, Director of the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development (MDARD), introduces the Good Food for Michigan project as an innovative [...]
The Center for Good Food Purchasing and project partners Fullwell (formerly the Food & Agriculture team of SPUR), Community Alliance with Family Farmers, and Los Angeles Food Policy Council officially have kicked off the [...]
Kate Mackenzie, MS, RD: COVID-19 Food Hero NYC Food Policy Editor Hunter College New York City Food Policy Center Why She’s a Food Hero: Kate Mackenzie leads the Mayor’s Office of [...]
To Tackle Racial Injustice in City Contracting, Start with Food Michelle Wu and Sheldon Lloyd The Boston Globe Boston city councilor and mayoral candidate Michelle Wu and City Fresh Foods [...]
