Center for Regional Food Systems

Resources

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  A Closer Look at Public School Grantees - 10 Cents a Meal Evaluation Results 2020-2021

  Published on January 11, 2023
  Who participated in the 10 Cents program during the 2020-2021 school year? Explore how key characteristics of public school district grantees may influence their use of the funding and participation.

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  Appendix - 10 Cents a Meal Evaluation Results 2020-2021

  Published on January 11, 2023
  To understand how have Michigan kids, farmers, and food businesses benefited from 10 Cents a Meal in 2020-2021, four evaluation surveys were conducted. See the technical definitions and results here.

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  10 Cents Grantees Across all Years of the Program

  Published on January 11, 2023
  See this table of 10 Cents a Meal program grantees across all years of the program.

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  Who is Engaged in 10 Cents Grants - 10 Cents a Meal Evaluation Results 2020-2021

  Published on January 11, 2023
  During the 2021-2022 school year, more schools participated in 10 Cents a Meal than ever before. Check out their experiences and motivators to serving local food in these summary briefs.

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  Expanded Eligibility, Increased Impacts: 10 Cents a Meal 2020-2021 Evaluation Results

  Published on January 11, 2023
  How have Michigan kids, farmers, and food businesses benefited from 10 Cents a Meal? This series of summaries presents findings from 10 Cents data from the 2020-2021 school year.

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  Overview- 10 Cents a Meal Evaluation Results 2020-2021

  Published on January 11, 2023
  Who was involved and how was the 10 Cents a Meal program evaluated during the 2020-2021 school year? Explore the executive summary and evaluation activities.

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  Un-yielding: Evidence for the agriculture transformation we need

  Published on December 28, 2022
  Through a broad review of the current state of agriculture, desired futures, and the possible pathways to reach them, the authors argue that while trade-offs between some ecosystem services are unavoidable, the same need not be true of the end benefits.

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  2022 John Kinsman Beginning Farmer Food Sovereignty Prize Award Ceremony Keynote: Food Sovereignty as Showing Up

  Published on December 10, 2022
  Jahi Chappell, director of the Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems and W.K. Kellogg Foundation Endowed Chair in Food and Society provided the keynote speech for the 2022 John Kinsman Beginning Farmer Food Sovereignty Prize Ceremony.

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  Building More Equitable SNAP-Ed Collaborations Among Land-grant Universities and State & Community Partners, Part 2

  Published on December 1, 2022
  Learn about how land grant universities and state and community partners can operate SNAP-Ed through the lens of collaboration with community food access, nutrition, security and culturally appropriate education.

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  From Seed to Harvest: Summary of Michigan Procurement Pilot

  Published on November 23, 2022
  MSU Center for Regional Food Systems received funding from the WK Kellogg Foundation to address a specific goal of supporting a procurement pilot to self assess current practices, identify goals, and monitor progress in establishing Farm to ECE.

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  Local Food Incentive Programs for K-12 School and ECE Settings: Stakeholder Needs and Values

  Published on November 7, 2022
  Findings from a national survey showcase the interest and educational needs related to K–12 and ECE-based local food incentive or reimbursement programs.

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  Student Engagement: Michigan Farm to Institution Network Virtual Network Meeting

  Published on November 2, 2022
  Explore approaches for engaging students with learning about, and influencing, their food options.

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  The Michigan Farm to Institution Network's Framework for 2022 and Beyond

  Published on October 11, 2022
  A guiding framework based on feedback from network members.

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  Building More Equitable SNAP-Ed Collaborations Among Land-grant Universities and State & Community Partners, Part 1

  Published on October 10, 2022
  Learn about how land grant universities and state and community partners can build more equitable collaborations around SNAP-Ed in this recording from the Oct. 6, 2022 national webinar.

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  Farm to School and ECE Local Food Incentive Programs: The National Landscape Webinar

  Published on October 6, 2022
  View this webinar for a review of designs of different statewide incentive programs, results from a national survey of stakeholders about educational needs and values related to these programs, and support available for policy advocacy and education.

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  All Briefs from 2021 National Farm to ECE Survey Now Available

  Published on September 22, 2022
  All of the briefs from the 2021 National Farm to ECE survey are now available

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  New Briefs from the 2021 National Farm to ECE Survey

  Published on September 13, 2022
  A new series of briefs focuses on farm to ECE participation and practices as well as motivations and barriers.

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  Racial Equity in the MI FTECE Network: Facilitation Debrief

  Published on August 31, 2022
  The Michigan Farm to ECE Network offers the results of the most recent racial equity discussion in this facilitation debrief by Bumblebee Design & Evaluation.

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  Harvesting Quality: Supporting Standards with Farm to Early Care and Education

  Published on August 29, 2022
  Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS) are program standards developed by states to systematically approach assessment, improvement, and communication in early care and education.

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  Boletín E-3424SP Comercialización de productos frescos a través de mercados intermedios y directos al consumidor

  Published on August 25, 2022
  Descripción general de los canales de marketing directos y posteriores, incluidos los estándares de calidad, los seguros y las consideraciones de seguridad alimentaria, la comunicación, las habilidades, los precios y los perfiles típicos de los clientes.