by iphi | Jan 29, 2025 | Stories
The Innovation Hub is a collaboration led by the Illinois Public Health Institute (IPHI) along with State Leads in four states: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin. The Innovation Hub welcomed Action for Healthy Kids (AFHK) as a partner because they are...
by iphi | Jan 29, 2025 | Stories
The Madison School’s Growing Minds project, which is funded through USDA’s Healthy Meals Incentives Initiative, is planting seeds of lasting change that will increase the capacity of farmers to supply fresh, high-quality local food to schools in southeast Indiana....
by iphi | Jan 23, 2025 | Press Releases
Lake Michigan School Food System Innovation Hub Opens GrantApplications to Revolutionize Our Region’s School Food System: Application opens on February 14; interested grant applicants can now register for launch event CHICAGO, IL, Jan. 21, 2025 — Lake Michigan School...
by iphi | Jan 2, 2025 | Stories
On a sunny day in September, high school seniors dug into the soil to harvest over 140 pounds of potatoes at the Partridge Creek Intergenerational Farm in Ishpeming, Michigan. After being cleaned, peeled, chopped, parcooked, vacuum sealed and frozen at Northwoods Test...
by iphi | Dec 23, 2024 | Stories
In 2012, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) updated school meal requirements to reflect the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Many schools initially struggled with these new meal requirements but found ways to adjust. However, legislative...
