Center for Regional Food Systems

Reports

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  Participatory State and Regional Food System Plans and Charters in the U.S.: A Summary of Trends and National Directory

  Published on September 13, 2021
  This report offers a snapshot of national trends and a directory of food systems plans and charters that exist at state and regional levels across the United States.

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  Food System Career Pathways in Michigan

  Published on June 24, 2021
  Explore an overview of food system career pathways to get a big-picture look at jobs, wages, skills and education required, and 5-year growth projections in Michigan's food system.

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  The Effects of COVID-19 on Michigan Local Food Councils and Their Communities

  Published on February 17, 2021
  How have local food councils in Michigan responded to COVID-19, what has supported or challenged their attempts to adapt, and what will a post-pandemic “normal” mean for councils and their communities?

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  Michigan Farm to Institution Network by the Numbers 2020

  Published on December 30, 2020
  An at-a-glance overview of the Michigan Farm to Institution Network's accomplishments from 2010-2020.

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  Findings of the 2019 National Food Hub Survey

  Published on December 18, 2020
  This report summarizes key findings, trends, and takeaways and provides extensive figures to illustrate longitudinal data on food hubs in the United States.

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  A Call to Build Trust and Center Values in Food Systems Work

  Published on November 9, 2020
  This report offers the authors' reflections on transformative food systems change and resources to help food systems practitioners work toward racial justice and equity.

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  Local Food Purchasing at Michigan Schools: 2019-2020 Survey Results

  Published on October 29, 2020
  This short report shares data that shows that local food purchasing is increasing in Michigan K-12 schools, including what local food sources were used and a comparison of results for 10 Cents grantees with those for all directors.

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  Growing Michigan's Good Food Future: An Evaluation of the Michigan Good Food Fund 2015-2019

  Published on September 2, 2020
  Since 2015, Michigan Good Food Fund has invested more than $13 million supporting over 280 businesses across Michigan. Read the results of their evaluation report to learn more about the Fund's impact in our state.

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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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  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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  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?

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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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  Blending Michigan Beans with Local Meat for Institutional Markets

  Published on October 9, 2019
  Blended bean and meat products can be deployed as a strategy to help small and mid-sized regional producers and their processing partners increase sales to local institutional markets.

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  When Healthy Food is Out of Reach: A Food Access Survey in Northwest Lower Michigan

  Published on June 28, 2019
  A food access survey of Benzie and Antrim counties reveals ways that the food system can better serve community residents.

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  Growing a Local and Regional Meat Industry in Michigan: The Michigan Meat Network as a Case Study of Collective Impact Theory

  Published on June 26, 2019
  This report summarizes the collective impacts of the Michigan Meat Network.

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  Are Michigan's Food Councils Changing Policy or Prepared to Do So?

  Published on June 24, 2019
  How are Michigan food councils are working on food policy change?

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  Detroit Community Markets Rapid Market Assessment Report

  Published on June 17, 2019
  How do customers feel about Detroit farmers markets?