Center for Regional Food Systems

Resources

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  Food Systems Resilience During the Coronavirus Pandemic: CACFP Programs, Food Hub Responses, and the Michigan Good Food Charter 2.0

  Published on August 20, 2020
  How do COVID-19 and food systems resilience, advancing equity and justice, and values-based purchasing apply to the Michigan Farm to Institution Network as we work to chart our course beyond 2020?

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  Why 10 Cents Matters: A Framework

  Published on July 31, 2020
  This resource describes how 10 Cents a Meal for Michigan’s Kids & Farms works and the impacts it can have. This state-funded pilot program matches what schools spend on Michigan-grown fruits, vegetables, and legumes with grants of up to 10 cents per meal.

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  Food Systems in the Coronavirus Pandemic, Part 2: Farmworker Living and Working Conditions and State Agency Responses

  Published on June 24, 2020
  This MFIN virtual network meeting focuses on Michigan’s food and agriculture sector and conditions for farmworkers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  Celebrating, Networking, and Gathering Feedback: 2019 Michigan Farm to Institution Network Gathering Evaluation Report

  Published on June 23, 2020
  The 2019 Michigan Farm to Institution Network Gathering aimed to celebrate farm to institution successes, to facilitate peer networking, and to gather feedback to inform the direction of MFIN beyond 2020.

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  Directory of Education and Training Opportunities in Michigan's Local and Regional Food System

  Published on June 11, 2020
  Find Michigan food system education and training opportunities by county and career pathway.

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  Workforce education and training opportunities in Michigan's local and regional food system

  Published on May 21, 2020
  There are key opportunities to expand training and education for Michigan's local and regional food system workforce.

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  Farm to Early Care and Education: Toward a Shared Language

  Published on May 12, 2020
  Early care and education providers and food systems practitioners can work together to develop a shared language and a fuller understanding of the common purpose we are working towards.

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  Food Systems in the Coronavirus Pandemic, Part 1: School Food and Supply Chain Responses

  Published on April 29, 2020
  At this meeting, speakers discuss different aspects of the Michigan food system as the coronavirus pandemic takes hold.

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  Webinar - Racial Equity in the Food System: Perceptions, Reality, and the Road Ahead

  Published on April 16, 2020
  In this webinar, members of the Racial Equity in the Food System workgroup share findings from a national survey of REFS webinar registrants and discuss how organizations are reaching their equity goals.

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  Cultivating Social-Emotional Health with Farm to Early Care and Education

  Published on April 16, 2020
  Developing strong social-emotional skills early in life is important for lifelong emotional health. How can educators and caretakers can use farm to ECE activities to encourage children's positive social-emotional development?

• Webinar Series: Food and Farm Business Sales Channel Deep Dives

  Published on April 10, 2020
  Learn about selling through CSAs, farmers markets, and retail grocery. These webinars provide food and farm businesses with insight into industry adjustments to novel coronavirus and considerations for selling through that venue.

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  Webinars: Sustaining Your Food Business During the Novel Coronavirus Outbreak

  Published on March 30, 2020
  These webinars from the Michigan Good Food Fund overview strategies and tips for sustaining your food business and assessing your cash flow in this rapidly changing environment.

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  Celebrate Michigan Cherries and a Cultivate Michigan Data Brief: Michigan Farm to Institution Network Virtual Network Meeting

  Published on February 27, 2020
  In this recording we learn about Michigan’s cherry industry from an industry expert and recap the 2020 Michigan Cherry Slurp event.

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  Cultivate Michigan 2018 Data Brief

  Published on February 21, 2020
  What progress did Cultivate Michigan members make toward the goal of sourcing 20% Michigan foods by 2020?

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  Developing Michigan’s local and regional workforce: challenges and opportunities identified by surveying business owners

  Published on January 31, 2020
  How do employers perceive Michigan's local and regional food system workforce? We surveyed and interviewed them to find out.

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  A scan of jobs in Michigan’s food systems: employment, wages, the future, and more

  Published on January 24, 2020
  This food system job scan provides a better understanding of the Michigan labor market and enables us to see the types of jobs in different sectors, what the earnings for those jobs are, where there is projected growth, and where there is unfilled demand.

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  2019 Workforce Assessment of Michigan’s Local and Regional Food System: An overview of what we did, what it showed, and why it matters

  Published on January 6, 2020
  What food systems jobs exist in Michigan? How do employers see the local and regional food system workforce? What training opportunities are available to those who want to enter the workforce? Check out this report to find out.

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  Webinar Series: Michigan's 2019 Local and Regional Food System Workforce Assessment

  Published on December 12, 2019
  What does Michigan need in order to develop, train and maintain a workforce that can supply and sustain the market for local and regional food? Watch these webinars to find out.

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  Webinar - Building Partnerships to Support Food Sovereignty in African American Communities

  Published on December 5, 2019
  Learn about how and why African American communities are working together to enhance their food sovereignty.

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  Michigan Farm to School: Serving Up Local Foods

  Published on November 4, 2019
  What does farm to school mean in Michigan, and how can you participate? Inside you'll find resources to help you get started and contacts that can help you grow your farm to school program.