Resources

Michigan Crunch Guide

Published on August 22, 2024
The Great Lakes Great Apple Crunch encourages healthy eating and supports farm to school and other local food purchasing initiatives throughout the region.
Michigan Crunch Guide for K-12 Schools

Published on August 22, 2024
The Great Lakes Great Apple Crunch encourages healthy eating and supports farm to school and other local food purchasing initiatives throughout the region.
Michigan Crunch Guide for Early Care and Education

Published on August 22, 2024
The Great Lakes Great Apple Crunch encourages healthy eating and supports farm to school and other local food purchasing initiatives throughout the region.
10 Cents a Meal Legislative Reports

Published on August 14, 2024
This resource houses all legislative reports led by MSU Center for Regional Food Systems for the 10 Cents a Meal for Michigan’s Kids & Farms program.
10 Cents a Meal Evaluation Reports

Published on August 1, 2024
This resource houses all evaluation reports led by MSU Center for Regional Food Systems for the 10 Cents a Meal for Michigan’s Kids & Farms program.
10 Cents a Meal for Michigan's Kids and Farms 2022-2023 Legislative Report

Published on March 6, 2024
Every year, the Michigan Department of Education submits a report to the state legislature about 10 Cents a Meal, to which 10 Cents a Meal partners contribute. This report shares information about the impacts of the 10 Cents a Meal program in 2022-2023.
Amplifying Impact with More Michigan Farms and Foods: 10 Cents a Meal 2021–2022 Evaluation Results

Published on January 19, 2024
The 10 Cents a Meal for Michigan’s Kids and Farms program continues to reach more children in schools, districts, and childcare sites across Michigan, with the 2021-2022 school year serving the largest number of participating grantees yet.
10 Cents a Meal 2021-2022 Grantees and Their Counties by MASA Regions

Published on November 15, 2023
The Michigan Association of Superintendents and Administrators (MASA) is arranged to serve Michigan schools across 10 regions. In this resource, the 2021-2022 10 Cents a Meal for Michigan Kids and Farms grantees are listed by their MASA region.
10 Cents a Meal Grantees Across All Years

Published on November 15, 2023
The 10 Cents a Meal for Michigan Kids and Farm is a state-funded program that matches what schools and other non-school sponsors spend on MI-grown fruits, vegetables, and dry beans with grants of up to 10 Cents per meal. Find the list of all grantees here.
MFIN Virtual Network Meeting: Michigan MarketMaker Cultivate Michigan Affiliation

Published on July 17, 2023
Michigan MarketMaker can be a useful tool for farm to institution connections.
10 Cents a Meal for Michigan's Kids and Farms 2021-2022 Legislative Report

Published on April 1, 2023
How did 10 Cents a Meal benefit Michigan in 2021-2022? The Michigan Department of Education submits a report every year to the state legislature about 10 Cents a Meal, to which 10 Cents partners contribute.
10 Cents Evaluation Report Mini-Webinar Series

Published on February 2, 2023
Learn about how the 10 Cents a Meal program works and its impacts through this webinar series! This series of five mini webinars will highlight key findings from evaluation of the 10 Cents a Meal program for the 2020-2021 year.
How Foods Move Through 10 Cents Supply Chain - 10 Cents a Meal Evaluation Results 2020-2021

Published on January 11, 2023
How do foods move through the 10 Cents a Meal supply chain? Learn more in these summary briefs of 10 Cents data from the 2020-2021 school year.
The Big Picture: Does 10 Cents Work? - 10 Cents a Meal Evaluation Results 2020-2021

Published on January 11, 2023
Most grantees agreed that their food service operation was positively impacted through participating in 10 Cents. Explore the big picture of the impact of the program!
What Foods are Served through 10 Cents? - 10 Cents a Meal Evaluation Results 2020-2021

Published on January 11, 2023
What's on the menu of schools participating in the 10 Cents a Meal program? Learn more in these summary briefs highlighting data from the 2020-2021 school year.
10 Cents a Meal 2020–2021 Grantees and Their Counties by MASA Region

Published on January 11, 2023
See this table of 2020–2021 10 Cents a Meal Grantees and their Counties by MASA Region.
Recommendations - 10 Cents a Meal Evaluation Results 2020-2021

Published on January 11, 2023
Following our evaluation of the 10 Cents data from the 2020-2021 school year, we have 8 main recommendations for the program, both in practice and in evaluation.
A Closer Look at Public School Grantees - 10 Cents a Meal Evaluation Results 2020-2021

Published on January 11, 2023
Who participated in the 10 Cents program during the 2020-2021 school year? Explore how key characteristics of public school district grantees may influence their use of the funding and participation.
Appendix - 10 Cents a Meal Evaluation Results 2020-2021

Published on January 11, 2023
To understand how have Michigan kids, farmers, and food businesses benefited from 10 Cents a Meal in 2020-2021, four evaluation surveys were conducted. See the technical definitions and results here.
10 Cents Grantees Across all Years of the Program

Published on January 11, 2023
See this table of 10 Cents a Meal program grantees across all years of the program.