The Organic Center - Michigan State University

Events

Farm-to-School Pre-Bid Meeting. July 18, 3:30 pm. Manistee High School Conference Room. 525 12th Street, Manistee, MI 49660.

Here is the letter inviting farmers and vendors to this pre-bid meeting. Here is the product availability and pricing form, for reference.

If you are interested in partnering with these school districts, please attend the meeting on July 18th. If you have additional questions, please contact Kathy Gutowski, Director of Nutrition Services, Manistee Area Public Schools at 231-398-3695 or kgutowski@manistee.org, or Jenice Momber, Food Service Director, Kaleva Norman Dickson/Bear Lake Schools at (231) 477-5353 ext 304 or jmomber@manistee.org.

Select Michigan Program Seeks Vendors for Summer Farmers' Markets

The Select Michigan Program is seeking farmers and specialty food producers interested in selling their Michigan products at special farmers' markets in Lansing and Detroit this summer.

Dates and locations of this year's markets are:

July 24, 2008, "Buy Fresh, Buy Local - Select Michigan" Farmers' Market, State Capitol lawn, Lansing, MI.
- For more information, click here.
- For the application form, click here.
- For the vendor bio form, click here.
August 22, 2008, "Select Michigan Marketplace", Henry Ford Hospital, Grand Blvd Campus, Detroit, MI.
September 18, 2008, "Select Michigan Day" Farmers' Market, State Capitol lawn, Lansing, MI.

High Tunnel Open House. July 31. This open house will be held at Michigan State University's Southwest Michigan Research and Extension Center. Eric Hanson, Greg Lang, Ralph Cramer, and Ron Goldy will give guided tours of the research happening in the SWMREC tunnels. The first tour, from 3:00 to 5:00 pm (ending with a cookout), is exclusively for extension educators and ag service professionals. The second tour is at 7:00pm and is open to the general public. Please contact Ron with any questions or if you plan to attend the cookout.

This Year's Annual Soil Building Workshop will be held at Morgan Composting in Sears, MI. August 20th and 21st. This year's event, titled Innovations to Build Soils to Feed Sustainable Communities, will take place from 9:00 - 4:00 each day. Through soil building, marketing, and equipment presentations, we will explore ways that farmers can sustainably expand their production. The first day will focus on vegetable production, and the second will focus on field crop production. For more information, see the flyer, the press release, or our detailed program. You can register online! Or, if you prefer, you may register by mail using the form found in the event flyer.