MARQUETTE, MI-- On Thursday thousands of people around the state will chomp into an apple at noon.
Begun four years ago, the Apple Crunch program is a means to celebrate Michigan’s agricultural heritage, to promote local economies and to benefit from the fruit itself.
Marquette Public Schools will participate in the program, as will NICE Community Schools and Gwinn. Area businesses like the Marquette Food Co-op, Peter White Public Library, and Blue Cross/Blue Shield will also take a bite to show support for the apple and Farm to School programming.
Sarah Monte is Outreach Director for the Marquette Food Co-op and co-chair of the Central Upper Peninsula Farm to School Committee. She says Apple Crunch is a fun way to make Farm to School a tangible concept of eating regionally and locally for students.
For more information go to miapplecrunch.com
