Manistique Farmers’ Market ~ 2013 Season

Manistique Farmers’ Market Opens May 15, 2013

Community to Celebrate Robert Wood Johnson Foundation – Road Maps to Health Prize

Wednesday, May 15^th will mark the beginning of the third full season for the Manistique Farmers’ Market. The Market will open with the ringing of the bell at 4pm and remain open until 6pm. Eighteen Farmers’ Markets are planned for 2013, every Wednesday May 15^th – September 11^th, 4-6pm, at Little Bear West Arena.

For the early season Markets, shoppers will be able to find a variety of greens (including kale, spinach, and lettuce), radishes, onions, garlic, eggs, maple syrup, honey, a variety of baked goods and jams, and new this year will be a local farmer featuring sheep wool and alpaca fleece fibers.

In conjunction with the start of the Farmers’ Market, the City of Manistique will also be holding a celebration to honor the work of the community that led to Manistique winning an inaugural Road Maps to Health Prize from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Events planned for the celebration event include: giveaway of 300 kites (just the right size for younger children), a light picnic lunch, other prize giveaways, representatives from Governor Snyder’s office and Senator Tom Casperson’s office, and more. Also, Jay Fisher of Radio Results Network will be broadcasting live from the Farmers’ Market and Community Celebration.

Schedule for May 15, 2013 (all events take place at Little Bear West Arena – outside if it’s nice and inside if the weather is inclement):

3pm – Farmers begin setting up for the Market
4pm – The Manistique Farmers’ Market opens for the 2013 season
4pm-5pm: kite giveaway and picnic lunches
5pm: Presentations and giveaways
6pm: The Manistique Farmers’ Market closes for the day.

For more information or updates on the Farmers’ Market or the Community Celebration, please check back here at ManistiqueFarmersMarket.com or follow us Facebook or Twitter.

Manistique Hoop House Training – February 13, 2013

Manistique Area Schools will be holding a Hoop House Training for Farmers, Gardeners, and Schools on Wednesday February 13th at the High School Auditorium. The portion of the training specific for farmers/gardeners will be from 9:30-11am; Schools will want to attend the entire session from 9:30a – 12:30p. There is no fee to attend, but you do need to register for this program. See the Hoop House Flyer for all the details.

Walk Manistique. Walk for Warmth.

After being gone from Schoolcraft County for more than six years, the Walk for Warmth is returning in 2013!

The Walk for Warmth gives area residents an opportunity to collect pledges and then walk together on February 23rd to raise money for area residents struggling to keep their families warm through the winter.

Click the image to download your pledge form today!

Manistique a Finalist in RWJF Roadmaps to Health Prize Contest

City of Manistique Selected as National Finalist in Roadmaps to Health Prize Competition

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to Award $25,000 to Six Communities for Health Promotion Efforts

The City of Manistique has been selected as one of 11 finalist communities across the Nation in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation – Roadmaps to Health Prize Competition. A team of four representatives from the RWJF visited the community on September 24^th and 25^th.

The Roadmaps to Health Prize recognizes and honors the efforts and accomplishments of U.S. communities working at the forefront of population health improvement. The Prize is rooted in the idea that every community is on a unique journey toward health and that communities’ stories of success are as diverse as their populations.

Up to six Roadmaps to Health Prize winning communities will be announced in early 2013 and each will receive a $25,000 cash prize. Winning communities’ success stories will be celebrated and shared broadly, in person and via web-based platforms, with the goal of raising awareness and inspiring locally-driven change across the country.

The Sault Tribe Strategic Alliance for Health Project in Manistique submitted an essay to be considered for the Prize in June 2012. SAH Community Partners involved in developing the essay and in the population-based health promotion work that is being done in the community include: The City of Manistique; Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital; LMAS – District Health Department; Manistique Senior Center; Manistique Area Schools; Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians; Schoolcraft County Chamber of Commerce; Manistique Farmers’ Market volunteers and farmers. The essay highlighted the development and growth of the Farmers’ Market, the Complete Streets, Non-Motorized Transportation Planning, Safe Routes to School Projects, and the Coordinated School Health projects at the schools, and the Community’s recent designation as a Community for a Lifetime.

“This is both an honor and an opportunity for Manistique to be selected as a finalist in the Roadmaps to Health Prize competition,” stated Kerry Ott, Community Coordinator for the Sault Tribe SAH Project in Manistique. “It is an honor that the work so many agencies and individuals have accomplished in recent years to create a healthier environment for all area residents is being recognized, and an opportunity to strengthen our efforts and resources to continue to build the infrastructure and environments that help make the healthy choice the easy choice.”

The RWJF/Roadmaps to Health Team Members that visited Manistique were:

David Kindig, MD, PhD, Director of the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Kirsten Siemering, DrPH, RD, Roadmaps to Health Prize Manager
Kathy Sykes, MA, Senior Advisor, Aging Initiative, Environmental Protection Agency
Julie Willems Van Dijk, PhD, RN, Deputy Director – County Roadmaps to Health Project, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.

The site visit included a tour of Manistique which featured stops at: LMAS – District Health Department, the Manistique Senior Center, Emerald Elementary School, the Sault Tribe Health Center, and the construction site for Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital, a dinner meeting with community leaders, and a two hour interview on Tuesday morning with 18 community members.

For more information about the Roadmaps to Health Prize, please visit http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/roadmaps/prize. For more information about the Manistique site visit, please contact Kerry Ott at 906-341-9561 or kott@saulttribe.net.

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