Our vision is a thriving economy, equity and sustainability for Michigan, the country and the planet through food systems rooted in local regions and centered on food that is healthy, green, fair and affordable.
Events
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May 27
TOPP Webinar - Building a Biological Powerhouse in Your Soil Webinar 1: Practical Processes for Cultivating Beneficial Microbes
May 27, 2026 2:00PM – 3:00PM Online
Join 2 FREE Webinars for farmers : 1. Practical Processes for Cultivating Beneficial Microbes, May 27 2pm EST; 2. Infusing Your Soil and Plants with Beneficial Microbes, July 15 2pm EST .
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May 28
SARE Farm Educator Lunch & Learn webinars: Best practices to lead round tables with farmers
May 28, 2026 12:05PM – 12:50PM Online
Join the SARE Farm Educator Lunch & Learn webinars to learn more about sustainable agriculture. This month Julie Doll will share best practices to lead round tables with farmers.
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May 28
Statewide & Regional Food Systems Plans National Community of Practice (NCoP) Session — Collective Impact: From Ideation to Action
May 28, 2026 3:00PM – 4:30PM
Collective Impact (and its updated versions throughout the years) is a framework for community-based change. This Connection Session will feature two guest speakers from Illinois and an Interactive discussion.
News
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MSU World Agriculture Center hosts students from Taiwan
Published on May 22, 2026
Scholars from National Chung Hsing University were shown how MSU Extension impacts farms across the state -
MDARD’s new Good Food for Michigan Project awards grant to U.P. initiative to bring locally grown food to seniors
Published on May 18, 2026
Upper Peninsula community advocate among first recipients of new ag initiative to bring Michigan-grown food to local institutions, schools -
Good Food for Michigan taps Genesee County school district for new grant program to get more local food to students
Published on May 7, 2026
The Good Food for Michigan Grant from new MDARD initiative to allow Bendle Public Schools to add locally grown food to cafeteria offerings for students.
Featured In the News
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UP agency among first awarded new state grant bringing locally grown food to seniors
Published on May 14, 2026
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Genesee County school district receives grant to bring local food to cafeterias
Published on May 8, 2026
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Schools, farmers say restoring Michigan’s 10 Cents a Meal Program would boost economy and student nutrition
Published on March 18, 2026
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