A new Food Bank Council of Michigan initiative intends to expand a model in which the second situation is treated much like the first—where produce can be given to patients as seamlessly as medication can.
For Michelle Schulte and the Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan, the food-as-medicine movement is an expression of a long-standing tradition—one in which diet and medicine have long been intertwined.
At the Health Fund, we see schools not just as places of learning, but as “health homes,” places that can help meet not only children’s academic needs, but also their mental and physical health needs.
Flint Fresh’s various programs, including a mobile market, a produce delivery system, and a new Food Hub building, signify a renewed investment in Flint’s future.
Keep Growing Detroit takes urban agriculture to a whole new level. The nonprofit is a gardening, economic development, and educational organization all in one.
The Community Foundation of St. Clair County is breaking down barriers to a healthy lifestyle, and aiming to create a culture of health in their corner of the Thumb.