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• Michigan Educators Prepare Growers for Comment on Food Safety Modernization Act

  Published on March 1, 2013
  January 4th 2011 marked an important day for food safety in fresh produce production.

• USDA Proposes New Rules for School Snacks

  Published on February 1, 2013
  The fifth goal of the Michigan Good Food Charter calls for schools to meet the Michigan Nutrition Standards for both school meals and for food sold in schools outside of the meal programs.

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  New MDCH Media Campaign: MI Healthier Tomorrow

  Published on February 1, 2013
  Last month, the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH), in conjunction with numerous public and private partners, unveiled a new media campaign- MI Healthier Tomorrow - meant to provide a unified message on healthy living for Michiganders.

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  Healthy Kids, Healthy Michigan Food Access Group Identifies Priorities

  Published on February 1, 2013
  Healthy Kids, Healthy Michigan is a statewide coalition of more than 150 organizations across Michigan dedicated to reducing childhood obesity through state policy.

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  Grand Rapids Sets the Stage for a New Downtown Market

  Published on February 1, 2013
  In keeping with the goals of the Michigan Good Food initiative, many groups across the state are striving to provide people with better access to high quality local food through the development of new and existing programs.

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  Beef Producers Involved in Local Food Research

  Published on January 2, 2013
  Moving Michigan toward its Good Food Charter goal of Michigan farmers supplying 20 percent of food in Michigan markets by 2020 involves a lot of people and businesses in many different sectors.

• Fundraising for Local Food

  Published on January 2, 2013
  Michigan Land Use Institute (MLUI) has been seeking support to implement one of the Michigan Good Food Charter agenda priorities-"10 cents a meal," whereby schools are given extra funds to purchase local, healthy food for school meals.

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  Artisan Food Processors See Food Safety Inspectors as Resources

  Published on January 2, 2013
  Many start-up entrepreneurs feel that food safety regulations require unreasonable investments and that inspectors do not understand the realities of small business.

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  Detroit Residents Voice Reservations

  Published on December 1, 2012
  Detroit has been known for its ground-up approach to solving its food issues through small-scale urban agriculture. Not only has the city put urban farming on the map locally, but it has become known nationally along with other projects.

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  Farm to School Funding Heading to Michigan

  Published on December 1, 2012
  Michigan is among the recipients of the recently awarded United States Department of Agriculture Farm to School grants.

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  Spotlight on Emerging Food Hub: Allen Neighborhood Center

  Published on December 1, 2012
  Note: Please see the November 2012 newsletter for information on the food hub projects recently receiving funding from the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

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  National Recognition for Outstanding Detroiters

  Published on November 1, 2012
  Two grassroots leaders of Detroit's Good Food movement recently received prestigious national recognition for their innovative, inclusive and inspiring work.

• Big Announcements in Michigan's Food Hub World

  Published on November 1, 2012
  Recent grant and technical assistance announcements for regional food hub development in Michigan continue a year of significant progress in that arena.

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  Winter Markets Spice Up Locavore Lives

  Published on November 1, 2012
  Who says Michigan can't do local food in the winter?!

• New Farmers' Markets Grants to Michigan

  Published on October 1, 2012
  USDA recently announced recipients of its 2012 Farmers Market Promotion Program grants.

• Michigan Culinary Tourism Update

  Published on October 1, 2012
  In 2009, the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development's Grape and Wine Industry Council has been leading an initiative called the Michigan Culinary Tourism Alliance.

• Agriculture Marketing Campaign Set to Continue

  Published on October 1, 2012
  Starting in June and running through September this year, the "Pure Michigan" promotional campaign took on a different product: "Pure Michigan Agriculture."

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  State Builds Farming Into Economic Development

  Published on October 1, 2012
  Tomm and Trilby Becker will feed 100 families again this winter from four passive solar greenhouses, or hoophouses, on their small farm near Ann Arbor.

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  Capitol Lawn Lifts Farmers Markets

  Published on October 1, 2012
  Twelve years ago, Michigan's total of 65 farmers markets paled in comparison to Illinois with 129 and Wisconsin with 147. Today, however, Michigan ranks fourth in the nation, with more than 300 farmers' markets operating in 2012.

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  Strategy: Enliven Downtowns with Local Food Products

  Published on September 1, 2012
  Many communities around the state are working to help Michigan's food entrepreneurs grow their enterprises from home-based extra income to businesses that provide jobs for others, too.