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Keep it Local, keep it Fresh: MSU's Center for Regional Food Systems' work for Good Food
Published on March 24, 2016
The MSU Center for Regional Food Systems is working to engage the people of Michigan, the United States, and the world in applied research, education, and outreach to develop regionally integrated, sustainable food systems. -
A Taste of ICMA-MSU’s 2015 Local Food Survey Results
Published on February 9, 2016
In the coming months, ICMA will release the full findings from its survey on local government engagement in food system activities. -
Concentration and Power in the Food System - New book by CRFS Affiliate Philip H. Howard
Published on January 28, 2016
Concentration and Power in the Food System Who Controls What We Eat? Book by Philip H. Howard Associate Professor at Michigan State University. -
Commentary: Energy use, GHG and blue water impacts if US diet aligns with new USDA dietary recommend
Published on January 25, 2016
CRFS Senior Fellow Mike Hamm uses a case study to show why a broad range of multi-disciplinary researchers should be consulted when studying the environmental implications of dietary choices. -
Michigan's Emerging Farmers - Matching Funds Program Application
Published on January 21, 2016
Through a USDA Beginning Farmer & Rancher Development Grant the MSU Center for Regional Food Systems, Michigan Food and Farming Systems and MSU Student Organic Farm will provide a limited number of $2,000 stipends to beginning farmers in Michigan. -
Rich Pirog Succeeds Mike Hamm as Director of MSU Center for Regional Food Systems
Published on January 18, 2016
Pirog will guide CRFS as it continues to engage partners across Michigan, the United States and the world in developing regionally integrated sustainable food systems through applied research, education and outreach. -
It's Quite Natural for States to Regulate Labeling
Published on January 15, 2016
In this post, CRFS affiliate Michaela Oldfield explores ways that state laws could impact federal food policy. -
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.