Center for Regional Food Systems

News

• 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.

• CRFS Welcomes New Associate Director

  Published on May 14, 2014
  On May 19, Karen Sturdivant will join the staff of CRFS in a newly-created position of Managing Associate Director.

• Four USDA Grants Advance Regional Food Systems Research at MSU

  Published on May 4, 2014
  The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced four grant awards to CRFS staff and affiliates to support local and regional food systems research.

• CRFS at New Partners for Smart Growth Conference in Denver

  Published on March 10, 2014
  CRFS hosted "Advancing Healthy, Equitable Food Systems," in conjunction with the New Partners for Smart Growth Conference, offering many opportunities for local and regional food systems collaborators to connect and learn.

• Food Hubs Seen as Profitable Businesses, National Survey Shows

  Published on October 28, 2013
  CRFS and the Wallace Center at Winrock International released findings from their 2013 National Food Hub Survey, showing growth in food hubs across the country.