Sauces, Dollars, Farms, and Schools

Stuff We Love

Jan. 6, 2024

You normally see Paul Newman’s face staring at you in the grocery aisle from a jar of salsa, spaghetti sauce, or salad dressing. But now you can find the benefits of Newman’s Own at work in our community, too. After a national voting competition sponsored by the Newman’s Own Foundation, the Traverse City-based Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities was at the top of the nonprofit pack and received a $10,000 grant for their Farm to School program. The initiative, per Groundwork’s website, “supports local farms and protects farmland by helping schools serve locally grown food while educating students about why local food is good for health, environment and economy.” Farm to School got its start in 2002 and has connected children and farmers here in northern Michigan for more than two decades. Learn more at groundworkcenter.org/farm-to-school.