Center for Regional Food Systems

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  Building More Equitable SNAP-Ed Collaborations Among Land-grant Universities and State & Community Partners, Part 3

  Published on January 31, 2023
  Learn how land grant universities and state and community partners can operate SNAP-Ed with equity approaches and structures and innovative models of collaboration in this national webinar.

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  Michigan Good Food Charter: Michigan Farm to Institution Network Virtual Meeting

  Published on January 25, 2023
  Learn how the 2022 Michigan Good Food Charter informs and aligns with the efforts of the Michigan Farm to Institution Network.

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  Sparing or expanding? The effects of agricultural yields on farm expansion and deforestation in the tropics

  Published on January 20, 2023
  Does agricultural intensification lead to more deforestation in the tropics? Explore this topic in the February 2023 article featured in Biodiversity and Conservation

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  The Big Picture: Does 10 Cents Work? - 10 Cents a Meal Evaluation Results 2020-2021

  Published on January 11, 2023
  Most grantees agreed that their food service operation was positively impacted through participating in 10 Cents. Explore the big picture of the impact of the program!

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  How Foods Move Through 10 Cents Supply Chain - 10 Cents a Meal Evaluation Results 2020-2021

  Published on January 11, 2023
  How do foods move through the 10 Cents a Meal supply chain? Learn more in these summary briefs of 10 Cents data from the 2020-2021 school year.

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  A Closer Look at Public School Grantees - 10 Cents a Meal Evaluation Results 2020-2021

  Published on January 11, 2023
  Who participated in the 10 Cents program during the 2020-2021 school year? Explore how key characteristics of public school district grantees may influence their use of the funding and participation.

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  Who is Engaged in 10 Cents Grants - 10 Cents a Meal Evaluation Results 2020-2021

  Published on January 11, 2023
  During the 2021-2022 school year, more schools participated in 10 Cents a Meal than ever before. Check out their experiences and motivators to serving local food in these summary briefs.

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  What Foods are Served through 10 Cents? - 10 Cents a Meal Evaluation Results 2020-2021

  Published on January 11, 2023
  What's on the menu of schools participating in the 10 Cents a Meal program? Learn more in these summary briefs highlighting data from the 2020-2021 school year.

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  Recommendations - 10 Cents a Meal Evaluation Results 2020-2021

  Published on January 11, 2023
  Following our evaluation of the 10 Cents data from the 2020-2021 school year, we have 8 main recommendations for the program, both in practice and in evaluation.

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  Overview- 10 Cents a Meal Evaluation Results 2020-2021

  Published on January 11, 2023
  Who was involved and how was the 10 Cents a Meal program evaluated during the 2020-2021 school year? Explore the executive summary and evaluation activities.

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  Expanded Eligibility, Increased Impacts: 10 Cents a Meal 2020-2021 Evaluation Results

  Published on January 11, 2023
  How have Michigan kids, farmers, and food businesses benefited from 10 Cents a Meal? This series of summaries presents findings from 10 Cents data from the 2020-2021 school year.

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  Appendix - 10 Cents a Meal Evaluation Results 2020-2021

  Published on January 11, 2023
  To understand how have Michigan kids, farmers, and food businesses benefited from 10 Cents a Meal in 2020-2021, four evaluation surveys were conducted. See the technical definitions and results here.

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  10 Cents Grantees Across all Years of the Program

  Published on January 11, 2023
  See this table of 10 Cents a Meal program grantees across all years of the program.

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  2020–2021 Grantees and Their Counties by MASA Region

  Published on January 11, 2023
  See this table of 2020–2021 10 Cents a Meal Grantees and their Counties by MASA Region.

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  Un-yielding: Evidence for the agriculture transformation we need

  Published on December 28, 2022
  Through a broad review of the current state of agriculture, desired futures, and the possible pathways to reach them, the authors argue that while trade-offs between some ecosystem services are unavoidable, the same need not be true of the end benefits.

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  2022 John Kinsman Beginning Farmer Food Sovereignty Prize Award Ceremony Keynote: Food Sovereignty as Showing Up

  Published on December 10, 2022
  Jahi Chappell, director of the Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems and W.K. Kellogg Foundation Endowed Chair in Food and Society provided the keynote speech for the 2022 John Kinsman Beginning Farmer Food Sovereignty Prize Ceremony.

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  Building More Equitable SNAP-Ed Collaborations Among Land-grant Universities and State & Community Partners, Part 2

  Published on December 1, 2022
  Learn about how land grant universities and state and community partners can operate SNAP-Ed through the lens of collaboration with community food access, nutrition, security and culturally appropriate education.

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  From Seed to Harvest: Summary of Michigan Procurement Pilot

  Published on November 23, 2022
  MSU Center for Regional Food Systems received funding from the WK Kellogg Foundation to address a specific goal of supporting a procurement pilot to self assess current practices, identify goals, and monitor progress in establishing Farm to ECE.

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  Local Food Incentive Programs for K-12 School and ECE Settings: Stakeholder Needs and Values

  Published on November 7, 2022
  Findings from a national survey showcase the interest and educational needs related to K–12 and ECE-based local food incentive or reimbursement programs.

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  Student Engagement: Michigan Farm to Institution Network Virtual Network Meeting

  Published on November 2, 2022
  Explore approaches for engaging students with learning about, and influencing, their food options.