Resources
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Directory of Michigan Local Food Councils & Food and Health Networks/Associations
Published on July 5, 2019
Use this directory to connect with Michigan local food councils and food policy councils, statewide food and health associations, and Michigan State University Extension staff who work with local councils.
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When Healthy Food is Out of Reach: A Food Access Survey in Northwest Lower Michigan
Published on June 28, 2019
A food access survey of Benzie and Antrim counties reveals ways that the food system can better serve community residents.
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Growing a Local and Regional Meat Industry in Michigan: The Michigan Meat Network as a Case Study of Collective Impact Theory
Published on June 26, 2019
This report summarizes the collective impacts of the Michigan Meat Network.
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Are Michigan's Food Councils Changing Policy or Prepared to Do So?
Published on June 24, 2019
How are Michigan food councils are working on food policy change?
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Fund Development Webinars for Michigan Local Food Councils
Published on June 18, 2019
This webinar series covers the basics and requirements for successful fund development to build your food council.
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Detroit Community Markets Rapid Market Assessment Report
Published on June 17, 2019
How do customers feel about Detroit farmers markets?
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Striving to Meet Food Needs: Food Access Survey of Oscoda County, MI
Published on June 14, 2019
What are the barriers to food access in rural northeast lower Michigan?
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MFIN Research Update: Local Food Purchasing in Michigan Public Universities
Published on June 10, 2019
Preliminary insights from research about food service operations at publicly-funded universities in Michigan are shared in this webinar.
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Special Presentation: National Farm to School Network's Racial and Social Equity Assessment Tool for Farm to School Programs and Policy
Published on June 6, 2019
Learn more about a tool to assess and advance equity in farm to school programs and policies.
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Alimentos Locales para Pequeños Comensales: Una Guía de Migrant & Seasonal Head Start para la Compra de Alimentos Locales
Published on May 20, 2019
Programas de Head Start Migrante y Estacional pueden aprender a comprar y usar más alimentos cultivados localmente en sus programas que sirven niños de trabajadores agrícolas migrantes y estacionales.
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Granja para los migrantes y de temporada Head Start en acción
Published on May 20, 2019
Esta guía demuestra programas de granja para Migrant and Seasonal Head Start por toda la nación, los cuales compran y sirven alimentos locales.
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National Farm to Institution Metrics Collaborative Webinar Series
Published on May 7, 2019
Each 30-minute webinar in this series features a different Collaborative member and a tool or program they have used to measure farm to institution efforts.
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Measuring Racial Equity in the Food System: Established and Suggested Metrics
Published on May 6, 2019
This tool contains 86 metrics to help hold ourselves accountable for progress towards a more equitable food system.
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Good Food Storytelling Night 2019
Published on May 2, 2019
Learn what five food system trailblazers are doing to make good food happen in Detroit.
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Land-Grant Institutions and Food Systems: Acknowledging historical disparities and exploring present-day equity initiatives
Published on April 23, 2019
What are organizations and administrators working with land-grant institutions doing to address inequities present since the inception of these institutions?
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Who Was in the Room and How Were They Impacted? The Reach and Value of CRFS Events 2016-2018
Published on March 21, 2019
What motivates people to attend CRFS network convenings? How are summits and network meetings impacting participants? This report uses 586 evaluations collected from 2016 to 2018 to begin to answer such questions.
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10 Cents a Meal for School Kids and Farms 2018-2019 Legislative Report
Published on March 21, 2019
How did Michigan benefit from 10 Cents a Meal for School Kids and Farms? Read about the impacts in the Michigan Department of Education's 2018-2019 Legislative Report.
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Anchor Institutions in Action Webinar
Published on February 28, 2019
In this special presentation, the Michigan Farm to Institution Network shares information about hospitals as anchor institutions and some of their strategies for workforce development, place-based investing, and local food purchasing.
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10 Cents a Meal Pilot: 2017-2018 Evaluation Results
Published on February 27, 2019
What were the impacts of 10 Cents a Meal in 2017-18? View the survey results of the program's second year! The full report and the executive summary are available here.
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Farming for Change: Developing a Participatory Curriculum on Agroecology, Nutrition, Climate Change and Social Equity in Malawi and Tanzania
Published on January 28, 2019
This article describes the process of developing an innovative curriculum across 2 weeks of training for smallholder farmers with limited formal education.
