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Farm to Institution was on the menu at the SNAM annual conference
Published on December 16, 2015
Highlights from "Michigan Farm to School Marketplace" at the SNAM conference, where MFIN and Michigan Farm to School staff and partners enjoyed networking with school food service professionals and each other. -
Cultivating Collective Action: The Ecology of a Statewide Food Network
Published on November 24, 2015
The Center for Regional Food Systems was highlighted in a report published in November 2015 by the University of Minnesota. -
Local Foods Group to hold Iowa Regional Meeting
Published on November 10, 2015
Senior associate director, Rich Pirog, expressed how his two decades with the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University prepared him for his work in the Michigan local foods movement. -
Agricultural Education Programs Face Consistent Teacher Shortages, in Michigan and Nationwide
Published on October 21, 2015
There is a shortage of agricultural education teachers - in Michigan and nationwide - which means that these programs are in danger of shutting down. -
Managing Hoophouses and High Tunnels for Year-Round Farming Success
Published on September 28, 2015
The Managing Hoophouses and High Tunnels for Year-Round Farming Success course is focused on year-round production and covers topics such as site selection, construction recommendations, crop planning, crop scheduling, soil management, and more. -
MSU Farmer Field School Launched to Improve Farm Viability for New and Beginning Farmers
Published on September 14, 2015
Michigan State University Student Organic Farm in collaboration with MSU Center for Regional Food Systems rolled out the first workshop of the newly established Farmer Field School series. -
HoopHouse Radio Interview
Published on September 3, 2015
Tyler Vuillemot, Hoophouses for Health Program Manager was interviewed by anchor/reporter Julie Harker at Brownfield Ag News Radio. -
Michigan Food Hub Network to expand under renewed grant
Published on August 25, 2015
The MSU Center for Regional Food Systems has received a $450k continuation grant from the Kresge Foundation to expand the Michigan Food Hub Network. -
The Group GAP Pilot Project in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula Press Release
Published on August 5, 2015
New Report on Food Safety Pilot Project in the Upper Peninsula explored how a group-based farm-based food safety certification process could benefit small farmers. -
City Region Food Systems, Part 3b – Scale and Production Strategy Blog post by Mike Hamm
Published on July 7, 2015
CRFS Director Mike Hamm critiques the notion that smaller scale and alternative production strategies can feed the U.S. population and also considers a middle path of scale and production diversity.