Growing Community Youth Connections in Community Food Systems - 2024 Michigan Family Farms Conference, SARE track
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Growing Community Youth Connections in Community Food Systems
2024 Michigan Family Farms Conference, SARE track
Presented by Emily Staugaitis, Bandhu Gardens SARE- funded summer apprenticeship with 5 Bangladeshi-American teens working with Bandhu Gardens, an urban farm in Detroit. Hear about the youths' experiences from the apprenticeship, advice for other programs looking to work with youth and reflections on their family's cultural practices as related to community food systems and sustainable agriculture farming operations.
20th Annual Michigan Family Farms Conference
Saturday March 9, 2024
Kalamazoo Valley Community College Kalamazoo, MI
This recording was produced by Dejuan Jordan, Alpine Media Company https://alpinemediaco.com/
The Michigan Family Farms Conference is a forum for beginning, small-scale, and culturally diverse farmers to network, learn, and build sustainable family farms. It is an energizing, hands-on event featuring multiple tracks of breakout sessions plus a youth track to engage the whole family. For more information about the conference visit www.miffs.org
SARE Contacts in Michigan
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Sarah Zeiler, Michigan SARE Coordinator https://www.canr.msu.edu/people/sarah-fronczak
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Emily Proctor, MI/WI Tribal SARE https://www.canr.msu.edu/people/emily_proctor
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Katie Brandt, SARE & Tribal SARE support https://www.canr.msu.edu/people/brandt
SARE grant links
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NC-SARE Grants https://northcentral.sare.org/grants/
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Michigan SARE https://www.canr.msu.edu/misare/index
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MI-WI Tribal SARE https://www.canr.msu.edu/tribal_education/tribal-sare-mini-grants
This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed within do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.