Michigan State University offers several resources to help students access affordable, nutritious food options. The Student Organic Farm provides organic produce on campus every Thursday. Additionally, the MSU Food Bank assists families and students with grocery costs by providing supplemental food bi-weekly. Many Big Ten schools have similar programs like farmers markets, food co-ops, or pantries to increase access to healthy, low-cost meals for students.

1. Myth: All healthy food is
expensive

2. Michigan State University’s Student Organic Farm offers
nutritious, organic produce every Thursday on campus from
11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

3. The Michigan State University Food Bank provides
supplemental support to families and students to help
relieve some of the financial stresses of buying groceries.
The MSU Student Food Bank is open bi-weekly on
Wednesdays, from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. in the Olin Health Center
Dining Room.

4. See what all Big Ten schools have to offer:
Michigan State University: MSU Food Bank-
https://www.msu.edu/~foodbank/
The University of Michigan: Ann Arbor Student Food Co-
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ann-Arbor-Student-Food-Co/327046564002206
The Ohio State University: Farmer’s Market
http://defiance.osu.edu/topics/agriculture-and-natural-resources/farmers-market
Purdue University: Local Food Pantries
http://www.purdue.edu/hr/pdf/Resources.pdf
Northwestern University: Campus Kitchen
http://www.campuskitchens.org/location/northwestern/
University of Illinois: Farmer’s Market
http://web.extension.illinois.edu/jsw/stephensonlf/1044.html
Pennsylvania State University: Farmer’s Market
http://www.innovationpark.psu.edu/coolblue/farmers-market
University of Wisconsin: Cooperative Extension
http://grant.uwex.edu/nutrition-education/food-resource-guide/
Indiana University: Sustainable Food Options
http://www.indiana.edu/~sustain/Food/index.html
University of Iowa: Sustainable and Local Food Options
http://sustainability.uiowa.edu/food/
University of Nebraska: Farmers’ Markets
http://food.unl.edu/web/localfoods/fmcsa
University of Minnesota: Farmer’s Market
https://events.umn.edu/University-of-Minnesota-Farmers-Market-013740.htm