MISSION IN ACTION
Michigan Farm to Family: CSA
For many families, access to fresh and healthy food is a challenge. Michigan Farm to Family: CSA is an innovative program that puts fresh fruits and vegetables on the tables of Michigan families facing food insecurity, while supporting local farmers.
Michigan Harvest to Table
Michigan Harvest to Table is a supplemental nutrition education resource that provides educators with engaging tools to encourage healthy eating while highlighting Michigan grown fruits and vegetables. The program includes recipes, hands-on activities, and optional food tastings that can be used with learners of all ages in a variety of settings, including public, private, and homeschool classrooms, as well as farmers markets, food pantries, grocery stores, senior centers, libraries, and community gardens. Participants will explore featured produce items using hands-on activities and their five senses, helping build curiosity and confidence to try new foods.
PE-Nut
Physical Education and Nutrition Working TogetherTM (PE-NutTM) is our nutrition and physical education program that uses a whole-school approach to motivate students, parents, and educators to be physically active and eat healthier. PE-Nut is designed to improve health behaviors in a school environment by presenting simple, consistent nutrition and physical activity messages via multiple approaches.
SNAP-Ed at Michigan Fitness Foundation
Our statewide grantees and service providers deliver evidence-based SNAP-Ed programming that empower communities to eat healthy and move more. Through collaboration with community stakeholders our partners action sustainable strategies that increase access to affordable, nutritious food and opportunities for safe physical activity where people live, learn, work, play, eat, and shop.
