Welcome to the Michigan Farm Day website!

Michigan Farm Day is a non-profit company based in Michigan. Our mission is to encourage a stronger connection between kids and natural, locally grown foods, along with providing supplemental education that supports this effort. Our Farm Day Events are fun and informative and allow children and adults to taste and purchase locally grown foods at school. At these events we educate participants in the superior taste and nutritional value of fresh, local foods and encourage kids to take part in the food selection process with their families.

Michigan Farm Day was created to do to the following:

  • Help kids make better food choices based on knowledge and positive experiences
  • Make it easy for kids and their parents to enjoy healthy, flavorful fruit and vegetable selections, as well as prepared foods that are created from the fresh produce, by providing them onsite, at school.
  • Provide learning opportunities to children about the importance of natural products, agriculture and how this relates to their health.

Please visit our Overview page to learn more about Michigan Farm Day. Also, feel free to Contact us if you’d like Michigan Farm Day to visit your school or would like to share your ideas for enhancing the program. Together we can drive a healthy message through Michigan one child, one adult, and one community at a time.

Monthly Nutritional Fact

Every small little bit helps!

It’s a great time for Apples!

Unpeeled apples provide their most plentiful nutrients just under the skin. Apples are a good source of potassium, folic acid, and vitamin C.

A medium apple, approximately 5 ounces, has only 81 calories and a whopping 3.7 grams of fiber from pectin, a soluble fiber. A medium apple supplies 159 mg of potassium, 3.9 mcg of folic acid, 7.9 mg of vitamin C, and 9.6 mg of calcium.

Additionally, there are trace amounts of B vitamins, iron, magnesium, and zinc.

Have you had an apple today?

Michigan Apple Committee

MichiganApples.com/Schools&Kids

Help your school win money for books, athletic equipment, maintenance and other important expenses. The Michigan Apple Committee is giving schools the chance to win up to $3,000. We will receive one entry into the School Sweepstakes for every proof of purchase you send in from bags of Michigan Apples.

For official rules, visit their Web site.

Contest prizes:

  • $3,000 (two in Michigan, one in Indiana, one in Illinois)
  • $2,000 (two in Michigan, one in Indiana, one in Illinois)
  • $1,000 (two in Michigan, one in Indiana, one in Illinois)
Contest dates:
  • Proofs of purchase due to school: April 4, 2008
  • Drawing: April 28, 2008
Start collecting Proofs of Purchase and sending them in to school. The more we send in, the greater our chance to win! We can win up to $3,000!

With Michigan Apples — it’s in the bag!*