Center for Regional Food Systems

• Food Inputs and Services Career Pathway Maps

  Published on June 24, 2021
  These career pathway maps illustrate how workers might advance to higher-skill, higher-paid jobs in the food inputs and services subsector.

• Food Production Career Pathway Maps

  Published on June 24, 2021
  These career pathway maps illustrate how workers might advance to higher-skill, higher-paid jobs in the food production subsector.

• Wholesale Food Distribution or Storage Pathway Maps

  Published on June 24, 2021
  These career pathway maps illustrate how workers might advance to higher-skill, higher-paid jobs in the wholesale food distribution or storage subsector.

• Food Preparation and Service Career Pathway Map

  Published on June 24, 2021
  This career pathway map illustrates how workers might advance to higher-skill, higher-paid jobs in the food preparation and service subsector.

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  Food System Career Pathways in Michigan

  Published on June 24, 2021
  Explore an overview of food system career pathways to get a big-picture look at jobs, wages, skills and education required, and 5-year growth projections in Michigan's food system.

• Retail Food Distribution Career Pathway Maps

  Published on June 24, 2021
  These career pathway maps illustrate how workers might advance to higher-skill, higher-paid jobs in the retail food distribution subsector.

• Food Manufacturing and Processing Career Pathway Maps

  Published on June 24, 2021
  These career pathway maps illustrate how workers might advance to higher-skill, higher-paid jobs in the food manufacturing and processing subsector.

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  On-Farm Food Safety Webinar: Michigan Farm to Institution Network Virtual Network Meeting

  Published on June 4, 2021
  This webinar recording features presentations and discussions that focus on essential produce safety practices for farm to institution programs.

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  It’s a SNAP: The Value of Nutrition Incentives for Brick and Mortar Retailers

  Published on April 21, 2021
  Brick and mortar retailers who source and sell local foods can tailor their operations and marketing techniques to sell to SNAP audiences.

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  Pivoting Practice: Early Care and Education Food Procurement During a Pandemic

  Published on April 8, 2021
  While the pandemic presents many challenges for farm to early care and education, childcare providers are benefitting from opportunities to buy and serve local foods.

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  10 Cents a Meal Info Session for Farms and Food Distributors

  Published on April 8, 2021
  Farmers and food distributors can watch this info session recording to learn more about 10 Cents a Meal, including who it reaches, how it works, and results it has produced.

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  Funding Sources for Food-Related Businesses: Sixth Edition

  Published on March 31, 2021
  The sixth edition of this directory provides an overview of various financing sources available to food-related businesses in Michigan and across the United States.

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  Buying Local: A 10 Cents a Meal Training for 2020-2021 Grantees

  Published on March 12, 2021
  This training for 10 Cents Grantees in 2020-2021 school year includes a primer on procurement, sources and resources for purchasing local foods, and testimonials from school food service directors about their farm to school experiences .

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  Webinar Series: Loan Preparation for New and Beginning Farmers

  Published on March 8, 2021
  Loans are an important tool for growing any business and if approached with the right groundwork, can be a beneficial part of your farm business development.

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  A Food Retailer’s Guide to Getting Started with Offering Local Food

  Published on March 4, 2021
  This paper is an introductory guide for food retailers who want to begin offering local foods to their customers.

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  Practicing Inclusion in Meetings: A Case Study from a Michigan Food Systems Network Meeting

  Published on March 3, 2021
  This paper presents a case study of how the Michigan Farm to Institution Network sought to practice inclusion in a statewide meeting and what was learned in the process.

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  The Effects of COVID-19 on Michigan Local Food Councils and Their Communities

  Published on February 17, 2021
  How have local food councils in Michigan responded to COVID-19, what has supported or challenged their attempts to adapt, and what will a post-pandemic “normal” mean for councils and their communities?

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  Webinar - Building Relationships Across Higher Education Institutions to Address Racism in the Food System

  Published on February 15, 2021
  This webinar provides an overview of the history and policy that helped land-grant institutions develop and reimagines a model of collaborative research and outreach across these institutions to advance food system sustainability and resiliency.

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  An Introduction to Incorporating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion into Nutrition Incentive Program Research and Evaluation

  Published on February 9, 2021
  This paper overviews the role of a diversity, equity, and inclusion lens in nutrition incentive program research and evaluation.

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  Webinar - Encouraging Collaborations with Indigenous Communities: Experiences of Extension Educators

  Published on February 8, 2021
  Katie Hartmann of Colorado State University shares her research on inequitable access to Extension resources and land-grant education in the Western U.S.