Resources
Brief/Fact Sheets
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Who Was in the Room and How Were They Impacted? The Reach and Value of CRFS Events 2016-2018
Published on March 21, 2019
What motivates people to attend CRFS network convenings? How are summits and network meetings impacting participants? This report uses 586 evaluations collected from 2016 to 2018 to begin to answer such questions.
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How do institutional food service professionals know that food from their suppliers is safe?
Published on December 17, 2018
Results from a brief survey asking institutional food service buyers how they know that their suppliers have followed safe food production and handling practices.
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Cultivate Michigan 2017 Data Brief
Published on May 29, 2018
This brief summarizes progress to date of the Cultivate Michigan institutional local food purchasing campaign since launching in 2014.
Guides
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Beyond the Numbers, Food Business Decision Making Series: Buying or Leasing a Food Hub Truck
Published on August 9, 2017
This guide presents the pros and cons of a food hub buying or leasing a truck for distribution.
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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.
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Making Michigan Recipes Work
Published on December 19, 2016
Making Michigan Recipes Work is a collection of resources for institutional food service professionals to learn handling and culinary skills specific to fresh, Michigan produce.
Journal & Trade Magazine Articles
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Presentations
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Reports
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10 Cents a Meal for School Kids and Farms 2018-2019 Legislative Report
Published on March 21, 2019
How did Michigan benefit from 10 Cents a Meal for School Kids and Farms? Read about the impacts in the Michigan Department of Education's 2018-2019 Legislative Report.
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10 Cents a Meal Pilot: 2017-2018 Evaluation Results
Published on February 27, 2019
What were the impacts of 10 Cents a Meal in 2017-18? View the survey results of the program's second year! The full report and the executive summary are available here.
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10 Cents a Meal for School Kids and Farms 2017-2018 Legislative Report
Published on March 20, 2018
The Michigan Department of Education 2017-2018 Legislative Report on the 10 Cents a Meal for School Kids & Farms pilot program.
Videos
Webinars
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MFIN Research Update: Local Food Purchasing in Michigan Public Universities
Published on June 10, 2019
Preliminary insights from research about food service operations at publicly-funded universities in Michigan are shared in this webinar.
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Special Presentation: National Farm to School Network's Racial and Social Equity Assessment Tool for Farm to School Programs and Policy
Published on June 6, 2019
Learn more about a tool to assess and advance equity in farm to school programs and policies.
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National Farm to Institution Metrics Collaborative Webinar Series
Published on May 7, 2019
Each 30-minute webinar in this series features a different Collaborative member and a tool or program they have used to measure farm to institution efforts.
