Center for Regional Food Systems

• Regulatory Routes to Purchasing Michigan Meat

  Published on July 13, 2017
  This infographic is designed the help both buyers and sellers of meat understand meat processing regulation in Michigan.

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  Tools for Assessing Economic Impact: A Primer for Food System Practitioners

  Published on July 11, 2017
  Designed for local food system practitioners, this guide presents summaries and comparisons of several tools for assessing economic impact and growth, along with related examples.

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  Developing Michigan Meat Processing, Part 1: Processing and Regulation

  Published on June 29, 2017
  This report presents challenges and opportunities for small meat processors in Michigan, as well as suggestions to increase the volumes of meat that are moved within the Michigan value chain.

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  2015–2016 MI Farm to School Grant Program Report

  Published on June 29, 2017
  The MI Farm to School Grant Program is an effort to help food program providers overcome challenges and stimulate or sustain local food purchasing programs at K–12 schools and early childhood programs in Michigan.

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  Local Food for Little Eaters: A Purchasing Toolbox for the Child and Adult Care Food Program

  Published on June 8, 2017
  This toolbox supports early childhood programs in starting local food purchasing initiatives to help meet Child and Adult Care Food Program guidelines for healthy meals.

• Implementing Collective Impact for food systems change: Reflections and adaptations from Michigan

  Published on May 9, 2017
  As Collective Impact (CI) gains popularity across food systems change efforts, few scholars and practitioners have evaluated whether this collaborative social-change framework is well suited to food systems work.

• Local Foods Impact Conference: Best Practices in Evaluation Science

  Published on May 2, 2017
  This video is from a workshop at the 2017 Local Foods Impact Conference Plenary Session on Best Practices in Evaluation Science.

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  2017-2018 MI Farm to School Grantees

  Published on May 1, 2017
  This document provides a list of MI Farm to School Grantees for 2017-2018, including K-12 schools/districts and early childcare and education programs.

• Michigan Beginning Farmer Initiatives Webinar

  Published on April 20, 2017
  This webinar features information about various beginning farmer initiatives across Michigan.

• Characterizing Rural Food Access in Remote Areas

  Published on April 17, 2017
  Chronic disease is a leading cause of poor health, disability, and death in the United States, with low dietary quality viewed as a large contributor to this burden.

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  Healthy Soil for Healthy Crops and Seeds: Action Learning Curriculum for Small-Holder Farmers

  Published on April 1, 2017
  This curriculum can be used by any educator as a guide to engage farmers to better understand soils and how management of soil impacts the crop.

• 10 Cents a Meal for School Kids and Farms 2016-2017 Legislative Report

  Published on March 29, 2017
  This mid-year legislative report on the 10 Cents a Meal for School Kids and Farms incentive pilot program outlines initial results and impacts.

• Resources for Research and Outreach on Structural Racism in the U.S. Food System Webinar

  Published on February 24, 2017
  This webinar discusses the fourth edition of the Annotated Bibliography on Structural Racism Present in the U.S. Food System. The 4th edition of the bibliography has more then 50 new citations.

• Case Study: Lessons from the University of Vermont Food Hub Management Program

  Published on February 22, 2017
  This report presents lessons learned from those who participated in the University of Vermont Food Hub Management Certificate Program and reflects on the role that the Michigan Food Hub Network has played in enriching and extending that training.

• Meat Marketing Series: Inventory Management Through Buffers

  Published on February 20, 2017
  This guide outlines methodology for managing inventory via buffering. It is intended for meat marketers that provide direct delivery to wholesale customers.

• Hoophouses for Health: Becoming a Farm to School Partner

  Published on February 16, 2017
  This presentation provides an overview of the Hoophouses for Health program and how to become a farm to school partner.

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  Increasing Understanding of the Michigan Good Food Charter Network

  Published on February 7, 2017
  In 2015, the MSU Center for Regional Food Systems worked in conjunction with the MSU Department of Psychology to conduct a survey of organizations that have signed the resolution of support for the MI Good Food Charter.

• Michigan Cherry Slurp: Event Overview Webinar

  Published on January 20, 2017
  This webinar provides an overview of the Cherry Slurp, introduces resources to support planning your own Slurp, and provides creative ideas to make your Slurp unique. There is also a recorded question and answer session.

• Seasonal Menu Planning for Farm to School: Making Michigan Recipes Work

  Published on January 20, 2017
  This webinar introduces the new Making Michigan Recipes Work resources that can help in planning a menu that matches Michigan’s growing seasons.

• Introduction to Michigan Mobile Markets

  Published on January 3, 2017
  This is a recording of an internal conversation among mobile market representatives in Michigan who came together to share operating practices for pop-up farm stands and mobile grocers, including successes and challenges.