Center for Regional Food Systems

Resources

• New Ways of Approaching Meat Plant Management

  Published on December 11, 2014
  This business-oriented talk focuses on identifying constraints and new ways to think about managing meat plants.

• Tomatoes Tour 2014: A Cultivate Michigan Video

  Published on December 10, 2014
  Farmers on the Move, the only cooperative of Hispanic farmers in Michigan that is on a mission to provide locally grown, sustainable produce, hosted a Cultivate Michigan Tomato tour.

• Food Hub Startup: What We've Learned in Iowa

  Published on December 2, 2014
  Nick McCann talks about his experiences as Iowa State University’s Food System Value Chain Coordinator in Northeast Iowa and the successes and challenges of starting up a small food hub in rural Iowa.

• Food Hub Benchmarking Study 2014 Webinar and Presentation

  Published on December 2, 2014
  This webinar describes financial and operational lessons learned from the National Good Food Network 2014 food hub benchmarking study.

• The Michigan Food Hub Network: A Case Study in Building Effective Networks for Food System Change

  Published on December 1, 2014
  This publication provides an overview of the Michigan Food Hub Network’s creation, implementation, short-term outcomes, and lessons learned in the first 30 months of operation.

• Growing and Buying Good Food Keynote - 2014 Michigan Good Food Summit

  Published on November 24, 2014
  Betti Wiggins, Executive Director of DPS Office of School Nutrition and Barbara Norman, owner/operator of Barbara's Blueberry Batch discuss challenges and opportunities within Michigan's food system.

• The Vision and Goals of the 2010 Michigan Good Food Charter

  Published on November 14, 2014
  These videos were created for the 2014 Michigan Good Food Summit to share progress on the six original Charter goals and highlight stories from around Michigan.

• Strengthening Relationships between Lenders and Farmers of Color

  Published on November 2, 2014
  This document shares the proceedings of a first-of-its-kind roundtable event attended by farm and financing advocates pursuing fair access to farm financing.

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  2014 Resumen de la Carta

  Published on October 1, 2014
  Este resumen se refiere a La Carta de Buena Alimentación de Michigan, escrita en 2010. Planeamos traducir la Carta actualizada, que se actualizó en 2022. Nosotros tenemos la visión de una economía próspera con equidad y para todo Michigan y su gente.

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  2014 Charter Summary

  Published on October 1, 2014
  This summary reports on progress made toward achieving the 2020 goals set by the Michigan Good Food Charter.

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  2014 Michigan Good Food Report Card

  Published on October 1, 2014
  The 2014 report card documents the increase in the number of activities and collaborations working towards the goals of the Michigan Good Food Charter since 2012 years.

• Michigan Meat Processing Capacity Assessment Final Report

  Published on September 26, 2014
  This publication details results from a 2014 study of meat processors in Michigan.

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  Michigan Food Hub Network Information Sheet

  Published on August 31, 2014
  This document provides and overview of the Michigan Food Hub Learning and Innovation Network and its work.

• Managing Soil Health From an Organic Farmer's Perspective

  Published on August 21, 2014
  The following links are videos about soil management from the perspective of an organic grain farmer in New York.

• Business Assessment Toolkit and Whole Foods Partnership Webinar

  Published on July 8, 2014
  This two-part Michigan Food Hub Network webinar is led by Darrow Isaacman-VanWertz and MaryAnn Nisley.

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  Valuing Michigan's Local Food System

  Published on May 21, 2014
  This analysis examines the value of Michigan's agricultural food products from the farm through processing, retailing, and to the consumer.

• The Local Food Movement: Setting the Stage for Good Food

  Published on May 14, 2014
  This publication provides a brief history of the U.S. local food movement and its link to “good food” - food that is healthy, affordable, fair, and green.

• Strengthening Relationships Between Lenders & Farmers of Color Summary

  Published on May 1, 2014
  This document summarizes the inaugural roundtable of farmer of color networks and community development financial institutions to strengthen the relationships between both borrowers and lenders.

• Is Anyone Better Off? A Conversation about Food System Outcomes, Indicators & Metrics Webinar

  Published on April 2, 2014
  This webinar addressed ways to effectively measure, track and communicate the community and economic development gains realized through local and regional food systems.

• Farm to School in Michigan: Still Going Strong

  Published on March 14, 2014
  This brief outlines motivators and barriers to local food purchasing in schools, and details top food items in which schools are interested.