Order Local Food Through The UP Food Exchange Online Marketplace
UPFE’s Online Marketplace is a great way to both market your product to a wider audience and to find products from multiple suppliers all at once. Suppliers upload inventory onto a website with price and product information for buyers to see and place orders. The site keeps track of orders, sends email notifications, and adjusts inventory automatically. It’s a great way to streamline your marketing and/or ordering to one system. If you are interested in learning more, please contact Neal Curran at 906 225 0671 x 726 or ncurran@marquettefood.coop.
Programs
educational events and opportunities
Farm to School Training
Thursday October 1
9am-3pm
Chatham MI
The annual regional Farm to School training is being held October 1 in Chatham. Whether you’re brand new to farm to school or a seasoned expert, this will be a great experience to increase your knowledge of farm to school activities, meet and collaborate with colleagues developing farm to school efforts throughout the region, and provide you with new skills for beginning or expanding your farm to school programs. Special guests include team members from the Center for Regional Food Systems, Michigan Farmers Market Association Hoophouses for Health Program, new Food Corps member Jeanette Cushway, and the UP Food Exchange, as well as local lunch provided by Rock River Cafe. More information and agenda to be shared soon
RSVP at the link below:
http://msucarrs.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_diD7k1cRWPa4gkt
UP 4 Health Summit
September 14-16
Mission Point Resort
Mackinac Island
School and public health personnel, work site wellness managers, tribal leaders, and community members are all encouraged to attend the UP 4 Health Summit to join the effort in empowering communities to improve health. Review the summit’s agenda here and register here.
North Farm Extension Workshop Series-Cold Storage
Saturday September 26
2-4pm
E3774 University Dr
Chatham, MI 49816
Cold storage is essential for extended shelf life in vegetable crops. Come learn about different options for cold storage and the benefits of each. We will discuss root cellaring, refrigeration, and cold chain considerations during transport.
Workshop starts at 2 p.m. EST and are located at The North Farm, E3774 University Drive, Chatham, MI – 1 mile north of the Village of Chatham on the Rock River RoadParticipants have two registration options:
- Individuals – select the “Participant Registration” option and select workshops you plan to attend. Workshops are $10/class/person or you can register for the entire series for $50/person.
- Farms or Groups – select the “Farm or Group Registration” option and select the workshops your group plans to attend. Workshops are $15/class/group or you can register your group for the entire series for $75/group.
For more information and to register, click here.
Master Gardner Classes Offered In Marquette
August 27, 2015 – December 3, 2015
4:30-8:30 pm
Learning Resource Center
Room 109
Tracy Street, Marquette, Michigan, 49855
The MSUE Master Gardener Program is a volunteer leader training program for people who are enthusiastic to learn science based environmentally friendly gardening practices and share this knowledge with others to help improve Michigan communities.This class will be held on Thursdays from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Learning Resource Center, Room 109, Tracy Street, Marquette, Michigan, 49855 running from Aug. 27 to Dec. 3, 2015. The cost of the 14-week program is $300, which includes the 1,000-page training manual. There are no other out-of-pocket costs. The registration deadline for this training class is Aug. 4, 2015 for payment by check and Aug. 18, 2015 for payment by credit card.
Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities Conference 2015
October 7-8
Houghton/Hancock
The 4th annual Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities (CEC) Conference is going Border to Border with two new locations in 2015. The first conference will be held in the Houghton/Hancock Communities on Oct. 7 and 8, 2015 and the 2nd conference will be in downtown Sturgis on Oct. 21 and 22, 2015. Join other like-minded communities as we learn programs and resources, share best practices and ideas, empower ourselves and others to assist entrepreneurs grow our local communities at the annual Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities (CEC) Conference brought to you by Michigan State University Extension.You will have the opportunity to learn about and experience tips and tools, best practices and success stories for fostering entrepreneurship in your community. With break-out sessions embedded in shops and venues throughout the downtown, the conference offers the unique opportunity to not only learn about, but experience an entrepreneurial community.
We encourage you to invite your colleagues, coworkers, community leaders and stakeholders. Whether you work in economic development, arts and culture, government, philanthropy, nonprofit or education, we all have a part to play in supporting local businesses and entrepreneur development in our communities.
Each conference costs only $85 and includes 2 Keynote speakers, 20+ breakout sessions, 2 lunches and a networking dinner event.
For complete information and a full listing of breakout sessions for the Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities Conference in Houghton/Hancock and Sturgis, please visit:http://msue.anr.msu.edu/program/info/cec.
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