Center for Regional Food Systems

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  Farm to Early Childhood Programs: A Step-By-Step Guide

  Published on June 12, 2015
  This Farm to Early Childhood Program guide provides tools and resources to help early childhood program providers of all types and sizes purchase and use local foods in their meals and snacks.

• Shared Measurement Formative Research Executive Summary

  Published on May 26, 2015
  This report highlights results from interviews and surveys of stakeholders working on goals of the Charter. Results show a need for training and interest in collecting data on food access, economic impacts and institutional procurement.

• Predictors of Food Hub Financial Viability

  Published on May 25, 2015
  This research attempts to identify key differences between food hubs that appear financially viable and those that do not by examining operational characteristics and spending profiles in food hubs studied in the 2013 National Food Hub Survey.

• Michigan Food Hub Points of Contact

  Published on May 15, 2015
  This document provides important points of contact for the Michigan Food Hub Network.

• Resources for Urban Agriculture through Michigan State University

  Published on May 7, 2015
  This document is a listing of Michigan State University resources for agricultural activities in urban settings.

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  Growing Local Food Systems: A Case Study Series on Local Governments

  Published on May 5, 2015
  This report features four case studies highlighting various forms of local government support for food systems.

• Using Food Hubs to Create Sustainable Farm to School Programs

  Published on April 15, 2015
  This resource explores the key roles that food hubs can play in the development, support, and maintenance of successful farm to school programs.

• Growing Local Food Systems: A Case Study on Washtenaw County - Ann Arbor, MI

  Published on April 14, 2015
  This case study features food systems activities within Washtenaw County and the City of Ann Arbor.

• Growing Local Food Systems: A Case Study on Topsham, ME

  Published on April 14, 2015
  This case study features local food systems activities within the Town of Topsham, Maine.

• Growing Local Food Systems: A Case Study on Decatur, GA

  Published on April 14, 2015
  This case study features local food systems activities within the City of Decatur, Georgia.

• Growing Local Food Systems: A Case Study on Catawba County, NC

  Published on April 14, 2015
  This case study features local food systems activities within Catawba County, North Carolina.

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  Financing Farming in the U.S.: Bolstering Community Lending Capacity for Small to Midsized Farms

  Published on April 7, 2015
  This document reviews learnings from several years of research and dialogue on financing food production for regional food systems.

• Food Hubs: Definitions, Expectations, and Realities

  Published on March 25, 2015
  There is general agreement that food hubs are principally regional food aggregators/distributors well positioned to fill a number of social roles and services not traditionally provided by wholesale food companies.

• Discovering Ourselves: A Pilot Network of Women-in-Agriculture Genesee County and Extended Area

  Published on March 23, 2015
  This publication outlines the planning process, proceedings and lessons learned from a unique pilot project that created the Women in Agriculture of Genesee County and Extended Area Network.

• Regional Food Systems for Improved Resilience Presentation

  Published on March 17, 2015
  Mike Hamm explains what regionalized food systems are and how strengthening regional food systems can help to make food systems of all scales more resilient and secure.

• Corbin Hill Food Project: MI Food Hub Network Meeting, Battle Creek Webinar

  Published on March 4, 2015
  This is a recording of Francis Carter’s presentation on the Corbin Hill Food Project, originally delivered at the Michigan Food Hub Network Meeting at Burnham Brook Community Center, Battle Creek, MI.

• Food Safety Certification & Standard Operating Procedures for Your Hub Webinar

  Published on March 4, 2015
  Hannah Mellion is the Program Director for Food System Enterprise at Farm Fresh RI, a non-profit growing the local food system in Rhode Island. She works with Farm Fresh’s aggregation and distribution programs, including Market Mobile and Veggie Box.

• Scaling Up! Benchmarking for Success Webinar

  Published on March 4, 2015
  This webinar features Jessica Smith of This Old Farm. It also includes Michigan Food Hub Network program updates and information on funding opportunities.

• Urban Agriculture and a Planning Approach to Urban Food Systems

  Published on February 19, 2015
  This paper discusses ways to support city food systems in the global South in the context of rapidly changing environments.

• Organic Raspberry Production in Three-Season High Tunnels

  Published on February 19, 2015
  Growing organic raspberries using season extension offers a great opportunity to extend the production season and harvest high quality berries.