A new state Web site is helping match schools up with local food producers to help boost Michigan's economy and encourage students to eat healthier.
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The idea of the Michigan Farm to School Web site is to create an easy resource for schools to plan local agriculture related projects. Projects like helping schools get local food for school meals programs, designing fundraisers that involve local agricultural products, and creating things like school gardens, planning farmer visits to school classrooms and cafeterias, and school field trips to local farms. Several area districts already participate in the program, including TCAPS.
For more information you can visit their new Web site at www.mifarmtoschool.msu.edu
