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MSU Releases New Michigan Good Food Charter

Published on August 17, 2022
The newly released 2022 Michigan Good Food Charter is a guide for creating and sustaining good food systems rooted in local communities.
CRFS welcomes new director, Dr. M. Jahi Chappell

Published on August 16, 2022
Dr. M. Jahi Chappell will be the next director of the MSU Center for Regional Food Systems and W.K. Kellogg Foundation Endowed Chair in Food and Society.
Nominate a childcare provider or farmer for the Michigan Grow More Award

Published on August 8, 2022
The Michigan Grow More Award is intended to acknowledge early care and education providers and farmers and food producers doing extraordinary work in farm to ECE. Nominate a farm to ECE champion by Friday, September 9.
Michigan Good Food Charter informs recommendations to the White House Conference on Nutrition

Published on August 2, 2022
See CRFS's recommendations for the national strategy to end hunger and reduce diet-related diseases and disparities.
Michigan seafood processors are eligible for additional COVID-19 funds through MDARD

Published on July 19, 2022
Grant funding can be used to cover the activities associated with workplace safety measures, market pivots, retrofitting facilities, transportation, worker housing, and medical costs.
Today’s Great Lakes commercial fishing and fish processing industries look to future

Published on June 27, 2022
Sea Grant survey reveals need for place-based job training opportunities that include cultural and regulatory contexts specific to the region.
New MSU research supported by sustainable agriculture fund

Published on May 12, 2022
Researchers are studying land management decisions made by owners of both farmland and woodland. The work is supported by MSU alumni Doug and Maria Bayer.
CRFS celebrates Rich Pirog's career

Published on May 10, 2022
Gratitude and best wishes to Rich Pirog, former director of the MSU Center for Regional Food Systems, as he transitions out of his role at MSU.
Making local food the norm for schools, early care and education sites, and other institutions

Published on April 27, 2022
A glimpse at some of the ways MSU Center for Regional Food Systems is connecting farmers, schools, ECE sites, and other institutions.
CANR provides rankings on department, unit initiatives around DEI

Published on April 26, 2022
The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion announced the 2022 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Badge Awards recipients at the CANR Faculty and Staff Reception on Apr. 21.