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Six Ways to Center Students in School Meal Transformation

Six Ways to Center Students in School Meal Transformation

by iphi | Jan 20, 2026 | Featured

Students are key collaborators in creating more nourishing school meals that align with their needs and preferences. This belief was shared by several Lake Michigan School Food System Innovation Hub grantees, whose projects are underway across the...
Nourishing Futures: Transforming School Meals with the Ideas List

Nourishing Futures: Transforming School Meals with the Ideas List

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...
Farm Stops and Celebration Salads: Students, Farmers and Community Collaborate to Create a Strong School Food System in SE Indiana

Farm Stops and Celebration Salads: Students, Farmers and Community Collaborate to Create a Strong School Food System in SE Indiana

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....

Lake Michigan School Food System Innovation Hub Opens Grant Applications to Revolutionize Our Region’s School Food System

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...
Partridge Creek Farm Cooks Up a Recipe for Success with Partners

Partridge Creek Farm Cooks Up a Recipe for Success with Partners

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...
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