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City Region Food Systems, Part 3a – Scale and Production Strategy Blog post by Mike Hamm
Published on June 25, 2015
CRFS Director Mike Hamm discusses contested issues that are linked to the challenges posed by growing urbanization. This is the first of a two-part blog looking at scale and production strategy. -
Bayer Gift Helps Harvest Hope
Published on June 17, 2015
CRFS Director Mike Hamm discusses the Bayer's endowment and how it will catalyze a broad range of good food research. -
City Region Food Systems, Part 2 – Conceptualization Blog post by Mike Hamm
Published on June 9, 2015
CRFS Director Mike Hamm discusses contested issues that are linked to the challenges posed by growing urbanization. This is the second in a short series in which Hamm explores the value of city-region food systems, obstacles to their development. -
City Region Food Systems, Part I – Conceptualization Blog post by Mike Hamm
Published on May 26, 2015
CRFS Director Mike Hamm discusses contested issues that are linked to the challenges posed by growing urbanization. This is the first in a short series in which Hamm explores the value of city-region food systems, obstacles to their development. -
From Field to Fork: Food Ethics for Everyone - New book by CRFS Affiliate Paul B. Thompson
Published on May 6, 2015
From Field to Fork: Food Ethics for Everyone by Paul B. Thompson - W.K. Kellogg Chair in Agricultural Food, and Community Ethics at MSU and CRFS Affiliate, will be released June 5 2015. It is available for pre-order on Amazon. -
U.S. Dietary Guidelines Report - What's the Fuss Over Sustainability?
Published on April 2, 2015
Mike Hamm was one of two sustainability consultants to the 2015 US Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC). In this blog, Hamm responds to comments that misinterpret the 2015 DGAC report's findings about diet and sustainability. -
"Feeding Cities - with Indoor Vertical Farms?" New blog post by Mike Hamm, CRFS Director
Published on March 31, 2015
Mike Hamm compares three potential solutions to make urban agriculture more sustainable: fully indoor vertical farming, greenhouses and hoophouses. -
Michigan Good Food Fund introduced at 2014 Michigan Good Food Summit
Published on October 28, 2014
The Michigan Good Food Fund will improve the lives of Michigan children and families living in underserved communities throughout the state by expanding access to healthy foods, catalyzing economic development, and creating new permanent jobs. -
MSU Receives Grants to Support 'Good Food’ in Michigan
Published on August 25, 2014
CRFS has been awarded two grants by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to support research and outreach on good food, Farm to School, and Hoophouses for Health projects. -
CRFS at W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s 2014 Food & Community Gathering
Published on June 4, 2014
CRFS staff presented and participated in panels at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation's 2014 Food & Community Gathering: Harvesting Change, held last month in Detroit.