Food & Farming
Farms, Food & Health
Together with supporters like you, we bring together health practitioners, employers, schools, hospitals, farmers, and others interested in connecting the dots between health care, wellness, and locally grown food, to open dialogue and idea-sharing, and inspire a new and healthier food culture.
Culinary Medicine
Culinary Medicine is a new evidence-based field in medicine that blends the art of food and cooking with the science of medicine. Learn more about Groundwork's involvement here.
Farms, Food & Health Conference
The Farms, Food & Health Conference brings together professionals from the worlds of health care and food systems to examine the connection between health care, wellness and locally grown food. Learn more about the conference here.
FARMS, FOOD & HEALTH
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story: free healthy food expo with cooking demonstrations and presentations

STORY: CULINARY MEDICINE GAINS MOMENTUM IN TRAVERSE CITY

STORY: CONNECTIONS LINK FOOD, WELLNESS, AND BUSINESS
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Farms, Food & Health News
Groundwork Launches Local Food Relief Fund
To support local farmers and out-of-work families during the coronavirus pandemic, Groundwork has partnered with Manna Food Project, Northwest Food Coalition, and Food Rescue to raise donations for purchasing locally grown food for food pantry families.
Urgent Action: Contact Congress to Support Farms and Local Food in Pandemic
Please support the relationships that we are so fortunate to have with local growers by contacting your representatives and senators in Congress now.
Farm to School Month Celebrates Healthy Local Food for Kids and Healthier Budgets for Farm Families
As Farm to School Month draws to a close, we honor schools doing it right! Farm to school is one of the most important movements alive in America today, because it’s about creating a healthy food culture, and without that big does of prevention, our health care system doesn’t stand a chance.