Groundwork Center

05/29/2026

Calling all farm to school and ECE practitioners! Join the upcoming launch of Michigan’s Farm to School & Early Care Network on June 25! Register for this virtual celebration to connect on all things farm to youth! https://pears.io/events/msuext/6533/
Save the date — June 25 — for the first meeting of Michigan’s Farm to School & Early Care Network! Register here to attend the virtual gathering to get inspiration and updates on Michigan farm to youth resources. https://pears.io/events/msuext/6533/
Here is a link to a post that you could re-share: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1602908315177049&set=pb.100063736862516.-2207520000

Are you supporting farm to school and early care work in Michigan? Then please join the launch of Michigan’s Farm to School and Early Care Network on June 25! 🍐🥕🫐

Whether you source local food, support classrooms and gardens, or just want to learn more, you are welcome!

📢 Register HERE! https://pears.io/events/msuext/6533/

05/28/2026

Ever thought about who owns your electric company?

If you’re part of a rural electric cooperative, the answer is…YOU!

Co-ops are member-owned, nonprofit utilities created to bring power to rural communities—and they still serve millions of people today. That means you’re not just a customer, you have a voice in how your energy is produced.

And when it comes to clean energy, that voice matters more than ever.

Do you know if you’re part of a co-op?

https://groundworkcenter.org/rural-electric-cooperative-clean-energy/

05/26/2026

In case you missed it: The most important election you never heard of? Interlochen Public Radio helps us understand the critical role that boards of rural electric co-ops play in shaping our energy future. Cherryland Electric Elections are now underway—be sure to vote!

It’s election season, but these races you’ve probably never heard of. They could impact your energy bill. Also, state legislatures forgive extra snow days this year.

05/20/2026

Safe streets help people fall in love with a town, and when people fall in love with a town, they take care of it and make it great. So let's make our streets safe!

05/20/2026

More pictures from the Line 5 peaceful demonstration this morning at the Great Lakes Drinking Water Conference. We cannot risk the economic and environmental sustenance of the Great Lakes for oil profits—Enbridge would make plenty enough money without Line 5. But thousands upon thousands would lose their livelihoods and businesses after a leak.

05/20/2026

Speaking the truth at the Great Lakes Drinking Water Conference!!!

05/19/2026

A lot of our work around clean energy doesn’t always look flashy.

It looks like conversations.
It looks like maps and data.

It looks like sitting down with communities and asking, “What actually works here?”

Because the goal isn’t just more renewable energy—it’s making sure it’s done in a way that benefits the people who live here.

Cleaner, more affordable power. Thoughtfully planned. Community-driven.

That’s the kind of future we’re working toward.

And it’s something we’re building together. Join in and support this work today: https://groundworkcenter.org/donate-today/

05/18/2026

Join us THIS WEDNESDAY for a peaceful demonstration against the Line 5 oil pipeline at the Great Lakes Drinking Water Conference. [8-9am, May 20, Park Place Hotel, downtown Traverse City.] Take this opportunity to tell EGLE that the Line 5 tunnel proposal must be denied! Bring a homemade sign and speak your truth! (Bonus: Bagels and coffee on site.) Register to let us know to expect you! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfFO34odVOWkpJfM3HzzrgOX-4JDlUTvoerue-Rn-kR1QeW4g/viewform

05/14/2026

One of the state's most progressive school systems in the Farm to School school realm is hiring a head chef to take over this respected and effective program. Please spread the word so that a local food–focused chef can continue the good and hard work that built Boyne Falls' program , helping children learn and grow best.
Job post:https://boynefalls-cdn.fxbrt.com/downloads/documents/head_chef__food_service_director.pdf

05/13/2026

Hello all Petoskey-area folks. Stop over to the Petoskey District Library TODAY 6-7pm to hear Groundwork's Transportation Program Manager, Carolyn Ulstad, present an update on the passenger rail project. FREE. See you there! Petoskey District Library Petoskey Regional Chamber of Commerce